The renewed sharp falls in the ruble today will fuel speculation that the authorities could resort to increasingly unorthodox measures to help stabilise the currency, including capital controls. But while we would not rule out the possibility that the Russia could impose low-level capital controls in an effort to halt the slide in the ruble, we think there are good reasons why more stringent controls will remain a measure of last resort.
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