MINSK, Belarus - Belarus has imposed a 30 percent fee on currency exchange transactions in an effort to contain panic that has spilled over from neighboring Russia. The Belarusian National Bank announced on Dec. 19 that it was mandating the fee for both businesses and individuals using Belarusian rubles to buy foreign currency.
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A pedestrian walks past a board listing foreign currency rates against the Russian ruble outside an exchange office in central Moscow on Nov. 10, 2014.
