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Russia's Finance Ministry has suspended federal government bond auctions indefinitely as borrowing costs climb and investor demand weakens, complicating efforts to finance a widening wartime budget ...
News Russia » Central » Finance: Russia Burns Through 43.5 Tons of Gold as Federal Budget Deficit Swells
Russia's central bank has sold 43.5 tons of gold since January, the largest drawdown in 25 years, as its budget deficit exceeds $76 billion.
News Russia » Central » Finance: Russia halts domestic bond auctions amid speculation central bank may pause easing cycle
Russia suspends OFZ bond auctions after failed sales as the central bank may pause its easing cycle, with implications for emerging markets and ...
News Russia » Central » Finance: Euroclear loses appeal in Russian court ruling over frozen assets
Financial institution Euroclear, which manages most of the Russian central bank assets frozen in Europe as a result of the war in Ukraine, has suffered a setback in a Russian court, after its appeal ...
News Russia » Central » Finance: Russia's central bank eases reserve rules for banks to restructure company loans
MOSCOW, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The Russian central bank said on Tuesday it had eased reserve requirements for restructured loans, a move that could help heavily indebted companies such as Russian Railways ...
News Russia » Central » Finance: EU aims to agree by Friday to long-term freeze of Russian central bank assets
BRUSSELS, Dec 11 (Reuters) - European Union governments want to agree on Friday to freeze Russian central bank assets immobilised in Europe for as long as necessary, replacing the need for a vote to ...
News Russia » Central » Finance: The Central Asian Corridor Powering Russia’s Wartime Trade
A Washington-based watchdog says Central Asia has become a major conduit for Russian sanctions evasion through trade and financial networks. Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan are accused of facilitating the ...
News Russia » Central » Finance: Russian Central Bank Cuts Own Forex Sales From 2026, Withdrawing Some Support for Rouble
MOSCOW, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Russia's central bank said on Friday that it will halve its own forex interventions from the new year in an expected move that will take away some support for the rouble ...
News Russia » Central » Finance: Russia clears crypto law that turns $70B sanctions evasion into legal infrastructure
Russia crypto law sanctions evasion took a definitive step on July 21 as the State Duma cleared bill No. 1194918-8 for Federation Council approval, creating the first state-licensed framework for ...
News Russia » Central » Finance: Russians move $129B in crypto yearly ‘outside our attention’: Official
Russia’s deputy finance minister says around 50 billion rubles worth of crypto changes hands daily, calling for crypto market regulation. Russia’s finance ministry and central bank are reportedly ...