In a statement on Wednesday, Russia’s biggest lender Sberbank said, it was exiting from almost all European markets following threats to its staff, property and large cash outflows. The development comes in the wake of the bank reporting a record annual… Read More ›
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Sanctions against Russia fueling growth of de-dollarisation, SWIFT alternatives
With Western countries tightening the noose on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, Moscow’s allies in the emerging markets have begun exploring channels for trade and finance. Members of the erstwhile BRICs group, Brazil, India and China, are treading cautiously… Read More ›
EU plans virtual summit with China on April 1
In a statement the Vice-President and EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis said, on April 1, the European Union will hold a summit with China in an attempt to diffuse growing tensions between the two. “We know we are in a… Read More ›
Western companies largely exiting from Russian market midst sanctions
The number of Western companies looking to exit from Russia is growing with energy giants BP, Shell, HSBC and the world’s biggest aircraft leasing firm AerCap joining the list. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Western countries have slapped punitive economic… Read More ›
EU aims to link energy grid with Ukraine
Energy ministers from European Union countries have agreed to urgently link their power system to Ukraine’s grid. The move would increase Europe’s energy independence from Russia following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The invasion by Russia, Europe’s top gas supplier, has… Read More ›
Russia central bank blocks foreign entities and individuals to sell Russian securities
The Russian central bank has ordered professional stock market participants to suspend the execution of all orders by foreign legal entities and individuals to sell Russian securities from Monday morning. The order was published by ACI Russia, the national organisation… Read More ›
Switzerland to decide today on joining EU sanctions against Russia
In a statement Swiss President Ignazio Cassis said, it was “very probable” that Switzerland would follow the European Union (EU) on Monday in sanctioning Russia and freezing Russian assets in the country. In an interview to RTS, Cassis said the… Read More ›
Britain introduces bill aimed at crackdown on dirty money
On Monday, Britain introduced a bill in parliament with the aim of intensify a crackdown on what British Prime Minister Boris Johnson termed as “dirty money”. The bill, introduced in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, comes after many lawmakers,… Read More ›
Ukraine should join the EU: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
In a statement the Chief Executive of the European Union expressed unequivocal support for Ukraine becoming a member of the bloc. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called Ukraine as being “one of us.” She made the comments to… Read More ›
Europe, Canada close airspace to Russian jets, US has yet to decide
Canada and European nations moved to close their airspaces to Russian aircraft, in an unprecedented step aimed at applying pressuring on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the invasion of Ukraine. Following the move, in a statement Russian airlines Aeroflot… Read More ›