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The measures proposed by the British Prime Minister include support for Ukraine in the humanitarian and defense spheres. Russiapreviously promised to respond with "tough measures" to the "sanctions hysteria" in London British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged other leaders to join his six-point plan to respond to Russia's "invasion" of Ukraine, ranging from humanitarian support for Ukraine to...

it is forbidden to establish any business relationship and conduct transactions with them. Singapore also imposed EXPORT restrictions on RUSSIA, Singapore imposes sanctions against Russia because of its military operation in Ukraine, according to the website of the Singapore Foreign Ministry. Banks VTB, VEB.RF, Promsvyazbank and Rossiya Bank were subject to restrictions. Singaporean companies cann...

Clients of large credit institutions began to open Mir cards more often. Demand has risen against the backdrop of Western sanctions, Large Russian banks have recorded an increase in the issuance of Mir national payment cards since February 24 against the backdrop of the imposition of sanctions against Russian banks. This was told to RBC by representatives of VTB, Gazprombank, Alfa-Bank, MKB and Ro...

Weekends on the Moscow Exchange and St. Petersburg Exchange. Top 10 rates on deposits and savings accounts. Fitch downgraded the ratings of 26 commodity companies and 32 Russian banks. notable events, How Russian exchanges work in the coming days The Moscow Exchange will not trade in all sections on March 5, 7 and 8, the trading floor announced on its website. March 6 is a national holiday. SPB Ex...

European broker Exante and American Interactive Brokers have warned about restrictions for Russian residents due to sanctions. Problems arise with the withdrawal of funds, Russian clients of foreign brokers - European Exante and American Interactive Brokers - faced service problems, RBC learned. Restrictions may apply to the withdrawal of assets and the processing of transactions with securities. ...

The World Bank will provide Ukraine with a loan of almost $500 million, and preparations have also begun for issuing an additional $200 million, according to the press service of the bank, following a conversation between World Bank Group President David Malpass and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky. On March 4, the World Bank presented to the Board of Directors an additional loan for Ukraine ca...

Ten people were subject to restrictions, who exactly is not specified. Ottawa also added Mishustin, Medvedev, Sobyanin and Beglov to the sanctions list. The Canadian authorities are imposing sanctions on ten key employees of the Gazprom and Rosneft companies, the country's Foreign Ministry reports. Who exactly fell under the restrictions, is not specified. These measures are designed to put additi...

The measure will also affect VTB. Earlier, the Japanese authorities announced the freezing of VEB's assets, Japan, within the framework of sanctions against RUSSIA because of the military operation in Ukraine, will freeze the assets of four Russian banks. This was announced by Finance Minister Shun'ichi Suzuki, reports NHK. The restrictions will also affect VTB. The names of other financial organi...

Cars, smartphones and household appliances can be delivered to RUSSIA upon receipt of the appropriate license and on the condition thatthat these goods will not fall into the hands of the military US sanctions against Russia due to a military special operation in Ukraine do not apply to cars, smartphones and household appliances made in SOUTH KOREA. This was stated by the Ministry of Commerce of t...

from SWIFT Russian banks that previously fell under Western sanctions are disconnected from SWIFT.The ban comes into force on March 12 From March 12, the European Union will disconnect Russian banks VTB, Rossiya, Otkritie, Novikombank, Promsvyazbank, Sovcombank and VEB.RF from the SWIFT system. This is reported in the official journal of EU documents. “From March 12, 2......

The grain trade disruption is expected to continue and it will become a major problem for farmers across Europe. There is not enough grain in Europe to feed the animals kept on farms, and as the crisis over Ukraine tends to escalate, an intermediary supplier will not be found anytime soon. The Ukrainian crisis will have serious side effects that could be "painful" for European farmers and the wide...

A bill aimed at creating a special regulation of the circulation of livestock by-products was submitted to the State Duma by senators and deputies headed by Alexei Gordeev (United RUSSIA). The draft federal law has been developed as a separate industry document that establishes and regulates the entire chain of circulation of animal by-products, namely, their storage, transportation, processing (p...

Companies are asked not to impose sanctionson uranium imports to keep electricity prices from rising. The White House said they would listen to the opinions of companies U.S. nuclear power companies are trying to influence the U.S. authorities to avoid imposing sanctions on uranium imports from RUSSIA in order to avoid rising electricity prices , REUTERS writes, citing sources. “[US nuclear power]...

Staying in these countries "may carry the risks of a timely and safe return to RUSSIA," said the HEAD of the agency. The head of the agency advises to rest in countries such as Turkey, Egypt, Chinaor Vietnam Rostourism advises Russians to refrain from traveling to those countries that have imposed sanctions on Russia, according to a report received by RBC. “In connection with the current situation...

Disabling the updates feature will not protect iOS and Android smartphone owners from remote blocking if APPLE and GOOGLE decide to do so. But experts doubt Some companies have begun sending out letters to their employees recommending that they turn off the automatic software and app updates feature on smartphones and tablets. “Within the framework of possible sanctions, the blocking functionality...

According to Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, the sanctionsintroduced by the West because of the military operation in Ukraine are immoral and will result in damage to thosewho introduces them Maria Zakharova Countries imposing sanctions against RUSSIA because of the operation in Ukraine should be prepared for the fact that the restrictions will hit them themselves, Russian Foreign Mi...

Sberbank was not included in the list of banks that propose to disconnect from SWIFT in the EU, BLOOMBERG found out. List of seven banks that European countries are now discussing, The European Union is discussing the disconnection from the SWIFT system of seven Russian banks, including VTB. it is reported by Bloomberg with reference to the preliminary list of banks. In addition to VTB, this list ...

There are no direct sanctions against agricultural products, but they affect farmers indirectly. The Ukrainian crisis can sharply raise grain prices. What can cause this and what difficulties in agriculture can arise? Problems will be, but not critical. US and European sanctions do not yet affect domestic agricultural products, but they will affect farmers indirectly. Basic foodstuffs are localize...

Treasury Departmentcalled RDIF "Putin's fund" and a symbol of "Russian kleptocracy". The fund said The Russian direct investment fund, which fell under US sanctions , has promised to use all means of protection in response to the "defamatory" statements of the administration of President Joe Biden, the fund said in a message to RBC. “The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has never been involve...

The growth of exchange rates in RUSSIA may affect the cost of food, said Dmitry Leonov, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Rusprodsoyuz. The exchange rate of the Central Bank on February 25 reached 86.93 rubles. per US DOLLAR , on February 26 it is set at 83.55 rubles. According to Leonov, it is premature to make any serious forecasts, but one should not forget that the currency component is present ...

France is setting depositors to be included in an additional EU sanctions list due to possible ties with the Russian authorities, the HEAD of the Ministry of Finance said.Such assets may be seized Paris will identify all Russians with deposits in French banks who may be additionally included in the sanctions list due to their proximity to the Russian authorities, French Finance Minister Bruno Le M...

The European Union has obliged leasing companies serving commercial airlines to terminate contracts with Russian carriers until February 28. It's not clear yet, AerCap, one of the world's largest commercial aviation leasing companies, has announced the termination of cooperation with Russian airlines. A message for investors about this is published on the company's website. The company explained t...

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov assessed the sanctions imposed against Russiaas serious but statedthat the country is well prepared for them Dmitry Peskov Western sanctions due to Russia's military operation in Ukraine were predictable, and Moscow prepared for them. This was stated by the press secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, whose words are quoted by TASS. “The sanctions are very seriou...

The HEAD of the department saidthat all hospitals in Ukraine continue to work According to the Ministry of HEALTH of Ukraine, 198 people were killed and 1,115 people were injured as a result of hostilities. This was announced by the head of the department Viktor Lyashko. “The medical system continues to work, the ministry, for its part, is doing everything possible and impossible to get everything...

According to Medvedev, sanctionstaken because of "political impotence" and Dmitry Medvedev will not be able to change the decision on the operation in the Donbass with such measures In the event of the arrest of money from Russians and domestic companies abroad, it is necessary to respond symmetrically, said Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council. This is how he commented...

blocking accounts. At the same time, the broker emphasized Many Interactive Brokers (IB) clients received official messages warning of possible account freezes. Copies of letters from IB were published by at least five users in a Russian-speaking group and chat dedicated to working with an American broker. The broker lists several possible risks and, in particular, warns “residents of Russia” and ...

The list, consisting of dozens of companies, includes Russian banks, aircraft and shipbuilding corporations, the Ministry of Defense, and the Foreign Intelligence Service. it is forbidden to conclude transactions with him and provide them with financing The European Union has published a regulation on sanctions against companies in the Russian defense, financial and space sectors. The list of thos...

The European Union decided to limit financial flows from RUSSIA by banning European banks from accepting deposits from Russians and Russian companies in excess of €100,000.A ban on the sale of securities in euros to clients from Russia has also been introduced. The European Union imposed restrictions on deposits in European banks for wealthy Russians and Russian companies, and also banned the sale...

Moody's was the first of the Big Three to put Russia's sovereign credit rating on review with the possibility of downgrading. The same procedure was carried out with respect to the Ukrainian rating The international rating agency Moody's Investors Service has put Russia's long-term credit rating for obligations in local and foreign currencies, which is at the level of Baa3, on the list for review ...

Mikhail Fedorov explained that such actions will encourage young people and activists in RUSSIA to counter Moscow's "military aggression" Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mikhail Fedorov turned to APPLE CEO Tim Cook and asked him to disconnect Russians from the AppStore. Fedorov posted screenshots of Cook's letters in English and Ukrainian on his TELEGRAM channel. He also asked Cook t...