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Russian central bank, finance ministry agree on banking rules for state firms
July 10th, 2014
Russian state companies, the backbone of the economy, can only have accounts at banks with capital of no less than 10 billion rubles ($296 million) or at those with ties to the government, a senior finance ministry official said ...
Ruble’s slump has killed hopes of further rate cuts in Russia
October 6th, 2020
Traders are betting that the Bank of Russia will put interest rate cuts on hold after the ruble’s 9% slump against the dollar in the past three months. Forward-rate agreements, which have been predicting more monetary easing for most ...
Putin signs law giving cryptocurrency legal status in Russia
August 4th, 2020
Russia’s bill to regulate cryptocurrencies has been signed into law by President Vladimir Putin. The new law gives legal status to cryptocurrency but prohibits its use as a means of payment. Russian Crypto Bill Signed Into Law Russian President ...
Bank of England cuts rates, and stock markets rise
March 11th, 2020
European markets opened higher on Wednesday despite a lackluster performance in Asia. Still, futures markets indicated that Wall Street could be in for a tough opening. Major indexes in London, Frankfurt and Paris opened 1.8 percent higher, shortly after ...
Russia plans another move out of Dollar, into Euro, Yuan
November 13th, 2019
Russia is planning to cut the dollar’s share in its $125 billion sovereign-wealth fund, following a major move last year out of U.S. assets by the central bank. “Geopolitical risks are one of the key factors for changing the ...
As US piles on sanctions, foreign investors pour more money into Russia
February 14th, 2019
Russian companies’ stocks attracted the most foreign investment in 5 years, adding nearly $576 million in January, the Central Bank of Russia reported. Investors also actively poured money into Russian bonds despite US sanctions. The ruble-based Moscow stock exchange ...
Gold demand up 42 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2018 among central banks
October 29th, 2018
Central banks around the world are turning to gold as an alternative to the US dollar, which they see as being undermined by America’s aggressive trade policy and geopolitical uncertainty. Demand for gold was up 42 percent year on ...
CEO of Denmark bank quits amid an alleged $233 billion money-laundering investigation
September 20th, 2018
The chief executive of Danske, Denmark’s largest bank, resigned Wednesday after a year-long internal investigation into money laundering found $233 billion in suspicious transactions moving through the bank’s tiny branch in Estonia — nearly 10 times larger than that ...
Russian Police seize 22 Cryptocurrency ATMs
September 4th, 2018
Russian police have recently seized cryptocurrency ATM machines under orders from the country’s central bank. According to local publication RBC, the ATM developer impacted by the seizure plans to appeal the action, and has incurred economic damage and costs ...
Russia’s gold reserves approaching record as Moscow is striving to escape from US dollar hegemony
July 30th, 2018
With 2,000 tons of gold in reserves, Russia’s bullion holdings are approaching the Soviet peak seen in 1941. Moscow is striving for financial independence and escape from US dollar hegemony, analysts told RT. “Some countries in the world want ...
