The Syndicate Of Supermarket Owners announced in a statement that “all of its members have started applying the new payment method, based on 50% cash and 50% in the bank card.”

The statement indicated that “the syndicate was forced to adopt the new payment mechanism, under the pressure of the strict measures taken by the Central Bank.”

The syndicate also hoped that “the monetary situation in the country will be stabilized as soon as possible so that things will return to the way they were in the past, which is in the interest of everyone, especially the citizens.”