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Brett Cooke here--with only a partial answer to your list of questions>

If you wish to trade in travellers checks for cash, I suggest you go to
Vneshtorgbank on Novy Arbat, same side of the street as Dom Knigi, about
two blocks west. They charge a comission of only 1%, which I regard as an
excellent deal. I was able to obtain $8000 on one transaction. However, it
is best to avoid them on Monday mornings, when they have a lot of
customers. I recommend American Express checks because they have offices
in Moscow (about at two blocks SW of the Mayakovsky statue) and St.
Petersburg (Evropejsky Hotel).

        I find that few vendors take Amex cards. Visa is accepted in many
places, but it is hard to avoid carrying lots of cash in your pocket.
There are a number of banks that will accept either or both for cash--but
I do not know the terms.

        Hope this is a help.

Brett Cooke
Texas A&M University

On Fri, 6 Jul 2001 murphydt at SLU.EDU wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
>         Could any of you provide me with the latest information on how one
> obtains dollars in St. Petersburg and Moscow?
>
>         More specifically, are there limits on the number of dollars that
> one can obtain at the American Express offices in these cities? Are those
> limits per transaction?
>
>         What about travelers checks? Not for use at stores, etc., but just
> at the Amex office?
>
>         What about ATM cards? Necessary? Advisable?
>        What about ATM cards? Necessary? Advisable?
>
>         What about credit cards or debit cards? Necessary? Advisable?
>
>         Any and all advice is much appreciated.
>
>         Thank you, Dave Murphy
>
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