In a significant development that marks the de-dollarization in the global economy, Russia’s finance ministry said, Moscow has called on the BRICS countries to extend the use of national currencies and integrate payment systems. Western sanctions have weighed down the… Read More ›
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Russia averts sovereign bond default
As per a source familiar with the situation at hand, Russia has made payments towards sovereign bonds which were due this week, which was received by JPMorgan which processed it and made an onwards credit to Citi. With this Moscow has… Read More ›
Russian banks increase usage of China’s SWIFT alternative UnionPay
With VISA and Mastercard deciding to withdraw from Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, the Russia’s central bank said local lenders could look to using China’s UnionPay system. It also went on to add, Russian-issued Mastercard and Visa cards would… Read More ›
US gasoline prices continue to rise, Russia China trade continues to grow despite sanctions
In a statement auromobile club AAA said, U.S. gasoline prices at pump stations have soared by 11% in the last week touching their highest levels since July 2008. Global sanctions on Russia has blocked Russia’s ability to export crude oil… Read More ›
EU will make sure Russia does not use crypto assets to circumvent sanctions: French Finance Minister
In a statement French Finance Minister Bruno le Maire said, the European Union aims to find ways to ensure that Russia does not use crypto currencies to circumvent EU sanctions. The European Union has fired three salvos of economic sanctions… Read More ›
Russia’s biggest lender Sberbank closes EU operations
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Preparing to comply with sanctions on Russia : SWIFT
In a statement the SWIFT international payments system said, it was preparing to implement new sanction measures by Western countries targeting select Russian banks in coming days. “We are engaging with European authorities to understand the details of the entities… Read More ›
NSA exploited vulnerabilities in SWIFT to trace global terrorist financiers
Files and documents released by the hacker group, Shadow Brokers, point to the fact that the NSA had exploited weaknesses in Microsoft Windows Server, Cisco’s ASA firewall. As per a review of the data, released by hackers, details of a… Read More ›