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Top 10 deposit rates. Moscow Exchange will start trading OFZ today. Brent rose 3% in the morning. notable events, On March 21, trading in federal loan bonds (OFZ) will be resumed on the Moscow Exchange: From 10:00 to 11:00 Moscow time, transactions will be held in the discrete auction mode; From 13:......

Belarus does not plan to use the Russian ruble as a currency within the country, but it is possible to use it in settlements with Russia on the external market, said Belarusian Finance Minister Yury Seliverstov, BelTA informs. “This has never been discussed directly, and why do we need it?” he said, commenting on the allegations about the country's possible transition to the Russian ruble. The min...

Australia has banned the export to Russia of resources needed for aluminum production.The founder of the largest aluminum company UC Rusal, Oleg Deripaska, is already under Australian sanctions Australian companies are prohibited from supplying alumina, aluminum ores and bauxite to Russia. This is stated on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country. The purpose of the sanctions...

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation The Russian government is working on a response to unprecedented and illegitimate sanctions from the United States and the European Union, said Alexei Paramonov, director of the first European department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, RIA Novosti reports. “The issue of restrictive measures in response to the unprecedented scale and illegitima...

The Ministry of Finance submitted proposals on the redistribution of budget expenditures by ₽485.9 billion. We are talking about optimizing spending that became impossible or inappropriate under the sanctions.The cost of obligations to citizens will not be reduced The Ministry of Finance proposed the government to redistribute federal budget expenditures for 2......

are a tool, and they are not designed to operate all the time, the State Department said.It allowed the abolition of “many restrictions” in case of results on the Ukrainian issue The United States can lift many sanctions against Russia in the event of the termination of the military special operation in Ukraine, as well as the restoration of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence....

Top 10 deposit rates. Today the Bank of Russia will make a decision on the key rate. Holders of Russian Eurobonds received payments in dollars. notable events, How exchanges work On March 18, the Bank of Russia decided not to resume trading in shares on the Moscow Exchange from March 14 to 18. Transactions in the currency, money markets and the precious metals market will take place from 1......

The Bank is ready to provide the population and enterprises of the peninsula with access to a full range of financial services,as well as provide financial support for infrastructure and social projects in the region Promsvyazbank (PSB) announced its readiness to expand the range of financial services in Crimea, in particular, to provide financial support for infrastructure and social projects in ...

The measure concerns settlements of Belarus, agent banks and other legal entities with countrieswho announced sanctions against the republic Photo from the archive The Ministry of Finance of Belarus was allowed to fulfill obligations to countries that have imposed sanctions against the republic in national currency, according to the website of the department. The corresponding decree was signed by...

Top 10 deposit and savings rates digest. Russiatoday must pay interest on Eurobonds worth $117 million. The Fed is expected to raise the key rate. notable events, How exchanges work On March 16, the Bank of Russia decided not to resume trading in shares on the Moscow Exchange from March 14 to 18. Transactions in the currency, money markets and the precious metals market will take place from 1........

We are talking about goods purchased on foreign sites. The government intends to propose introducing such a measure to partners in the EAEU. According to Mishustin, this will maximize access to goods in the current conditions. The government is discussing raising the limit on the import into Russia of goods purchased on foreign websites for individuals, Vedomosti writes, citing a plan of priority ...

The restrictions will affect individuals and organizations, they include a ban on trading in some goods and access to the services of rating agencies. The exact list is not yet given, the EU promises The European Union announced a new, fourth, package of sanctions against Russia, it provides, in addition to bans on individuals and organizations, restrictions on the trade in iron, steel and luxury ...

The government thought about creating a single buyer for computers and telecom equipment. The authors of the idea believe that this will allow to circumvent sanctions restrictions, The government is considering the possibility of identifying a "consolidated contractor for the procurement of computer and telecommunications equipment." This follows from the draft plan of priority actions to ensure t...

Restrictive measures will affect not only Russia and its population, but also the global economy, moreover, stronger than the situation in Ukraine,says World Bank President David Malpass David Malpass Sanctions against Russia will have a greater impact on the global economy than the situation in Ukraine, said the head of the World Bank, David Malpass. He stated this at an event organized by The Wa...

Top 10 rates on deposits and savings accounts. Moscow Exchange will not trade shares until March 18. Decisions on dividends of state-owned companies will be made individually. notable events, How stock exchanges work On March 15, the Bank of Russia decided not to resume trading in shares on the Moscow Exchange from March 14 to 18. Transactions in the currency, money markets and the precious metals...

The Ministry of Finance instructed a US bank to start paying dollar coupons in the amount of $117 million on two external bonded loans. If USAwill not be allowed to pay out of the frozen reserves of the Central Bank,Western institutions may recognize Russia's default The Russian Ministry of Finance sent a payment order for the payment of a coupon on sovereign Eurobonds denominated in dollars. “On ...

The government instructed the largest state-owned companies not to fine suppliers and contractors for violating the terms of contracts due to sanctions,and change their terms and cost Andrey Belousov The government instructed state-owned companies in 2022 not to penalize suppliers in case of violation of obligations under contracts, if these violations were made due to sanctions. On March 6, First...

Foreign currency was allowed to be transferred both to organizations and citizens. At the same time, individuals will be able to make currency transfers to accounts that were previously reported to the Russian tax authorities The government has allowed Russians to transfer currency to their foreign bank accounts, the Finance Ministry said in a statement. “It is allowed to transfer to the accounts ...

to restrict Russia's access to its currency,said Siluanov View of the building of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Russia, due to US sanctions , EU countries and other states, has lost access to almost half of its gold and foreign exchange reserves, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said. “We have a total amount of reserves of about $64......

The commission under the Ministry of Finance allowed Norilsk Nickel to redeem the coupon on Eurobonds, co-owner of the company Vladimir Potanin told RBC. Otherwise, Norilsk Nickel was threatened with a cross-default on other obligations, its total debt is $10, Norilsk Nickel received permission from a special commission under the Ministry of Finance to redeem a coupon on Eurobonds. Vladimir Potani...

The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Department of the Treasury (OFAC) has included 10 members of the board of VTB Bank on the sanctions list, the list is published on the website of the department. The list mentions: Olga Dergunova, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board Vadim Kulik, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board Valery Lukyanenko, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board Anat...

Novikombank itself is under US sanctionsfrom 24 February. Bank Rossiya, whose assets are managed by ABR Management, The United States imposed sanctions against the chairman of Novikombank (owned by Rostec), Elena Georgieva, said Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, follows from a message on the website of the department. “We are imposing sanctions on oligarchs who support [Russian President Vladimi...

A "financial and economic war" has been launched against Russia, said Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. According to him, the West actually defaulted on its obligations, and Russiawill service debts in rubles Anton Siluanov Western countries launched a "financial and economic war" against Russia, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said at a government meeting with President Vladimir Putin (broadcast b...

To combat the consequences of the sanctions, the association of cargo carriers suggested that the government cancel fees through Platon. A similar proposal made at the beginning of the pandemic, The government was offered to cancel the collection of fees from heavy trucks on federal highways, collected through the Platon system, for six months, Vedomosti reported. The proposal was included in the ...

The Ministry of Defense reported that a Ukrainian helicopter had been shot down, and Ukrainian military men who had hidden were found at Azovstal.The main thing about the events around the special military operation - in the material of RBC * Main by 11:45 Moscow time The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the destruction of Ukrainian military equipment and areas of concentration of manpower, i...

The new package of sanctions also includes restrictions on Vladimir Solovyov and Margarita Simonyan Konstantin Ernst Canada has introduced a new package of sanctions against Russia, according to the website of the country's government. Restrictive measures affected: officials, politicians, deputies: press secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov; Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev; Minister ...

The European Union is considering expanding sanctions against Russia,they can be accepted after the summit of EU heads of state Bruno Le Maire EU finance ministers are discussing strengthening sanctions against Russia, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on BFMTV. “Yes, there is still room for maneuver,” the minister said. According to him, the issue of expanding restrictions could be disc...

against Russia affect its energy sector. Sub-sanctioned banks such as VTB and Sberbank, The US Treasury provided explanations on how the US sanctions against Russia, which have been tightened in the past two weeks, affect its energy sector, in particular, trade in Russian energy resources in dollars. Earlier, the agency issued a general license that excludes transactions involving sanctioned Russi...

Putin introduced a special procedure for payments on foreign debts due to sanctionsagainst Russia. It provides for the creation of special accounts in rubles within the country for such payments. President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the temporary procedure for fulfilling obligations to foreign creditors from countries that have imposed sanctions against Russia. The document was published on...

The share of non-residents in the ruble public debt of Russia fell to 17.4% last week. This is the lowest level since December 2012. Foreign investors sold papers due to sanctions. As a result of Friday, February 25, the share of foreign investors in federal loan bonds decreased from 19.1 (as of February 1) to 17.4%, a representative of VTB Capital told RBC, citing data from the National Settlemen...