Russia’s financial sector is changing as new infrastructure and development projects materialise, overseas funding is provided to friendly nations, and the landscape changes as regards use of currencies into addition to shifts in the way in which capital is used, from QR codes to Crypto all driving new regulatory and Central Bank guidelines. Navigate Russia’s financial landscape. Get analysis on the banking sector, investment mechanisms, currency exchange, and capital markets for businesses operating and investing in Russia.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its outlook for Russian GDP growth in 2024 to 3.2% from the 2.6% it was predicting in January, it said in its April World Economic Outlook update, published on Tuesday (April 16). The IMF forecast is above the 2.2% growth the Russian Economic Development Ministry and 1.0%-2.0% that […]
The Ethiopian Ambassador to Russia, Cham Ugala Uriat has said that the BRICS members should work together to strengthen their economies, and create an alternative international monetary system, including an alternative to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He specifically stated that the Shanghai-based New Development Bank (NDB), established by the BRICS states and opened for […]
In further signs that the Europe-Africa dynamics are changing, Mali, which has recently cancelled colonial-era agreements with France, has said that the country is interested in using Russia’s MIR payments system. Badra Alou Coulibaly, the West African nation’s general controller of public services, said that the move will strengthen the existing “significant level” of cooperation […]
Russia’s MTS Bank, the fintech arm of Russia’s leading mobile phone operator MTS, has announced plans to carry out an initial public offering of its common shares on the Moscow Stock Exchange. Investors will be offered newly issued shares, with the proceeds from the IPO used to implement the bank’s growth strategy and further scale […]
EU sanctions mechanism “was not legally transparent” In a case that may lead to unprecedented legal claims in the EU, a top EU court has annulled sanctions against billionaires Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven, finding there was insufficient evidence the two oligarchs backed Russia’s conflict against Ukraine. The EU’s General Court concluded that the EU […]
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Trading of Chinese RMB Yuan on Russia’s foreign exchange market hit an all-time high in March, the Bank of Russia (CBR) reported in its financial risk review on Monday (April 8). Russia’s shift away from major Western currencies started with the US and EU sanctions imposed on the country over the Ukraine conflict. The financial […]
Russia’s Pivot to Asia sat down last week with a highly experienced group of people, including high-profile China and Asia experts, an American banker, and Russian academics. The question on the table: “Does the west have a game plan for Russia?” First, about the attendees. All are well known in their fields and government influential. […]
Russia’s Pivot to Asia have published our first annual Russia’s Pivot to Asia Guide, in Russian. It is a 300-page full colour PDF with maps and graphics that details Russia’s 2024 trade and development with 80 countries, in addition to evaluating new supply chain routes such as the INSTC and the NSR, and Russia’s developments […]
The Russian Finance Ministry has transferred ₽7.8 billion (US$84.4 million) to the National Settlement Depository (NSD) to pay a coupon yield on sovereign Eurobonds maturing in 2042, the ministry said. NSD, the payment agent, has received the funds. A Eurobond is a bond issued offshore by governments or corporates denominated in a currency other than […]
The United States has imposed sanctions against Russia’s JSC NSPK, the operator of MIR payment cards. These act as a Russian form of Visa and Mastercard and allow card holders the ability to access ATM machines, pay for goods in stores and conduct transactions. The latest countries to be targeted by US secondary sanctions are […]
Russia’s foreign debt, already amongst the lowest of developed nations, is continuing to be reduced as a matter of government policy. Its entities have been steadily reducing the amount of money they owe to foreign lenders, according to the latest official data. The Russian regulator and central bank, the Bank of Russia announced that national […]
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