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Foreign traders banned from Russian markets · 2007-04-02 19:04
A ban on foreign nationals selling goods in Russia's popular retail markets has come into force, Mosnews reported.
The ban has been presented by Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, as a way of improving employment prospects for Russian citizens.
Sergei Simakov, a district councillor from Ussuriysk, said: “We had hoped good sense would prevail”
“This could disrupt the economy and bring many problems,” he added.
The government order announced last November and effective from April 1 bans foreigners from conducting transactions at market stalls, although they are still allowed to own such stalls.
Up to 12 million foreign nationals are believed to work illegally in Russia.
A spokesman for the federal migration service, Konstantin Poltoranin, promised that enforcement would be carried out in an orderly fashion.
“This doesn't mean that from April 1 we will start large-scale raids and special operations. We view this date calmly and will check compliance with migration legislation … as we did before.”
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