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Deutsche Bank Said to Be Probed by DOJ on Russia Mirror T
August 4th, 2015
U.S. federal prosecutors are investigating billions of dollars of trades Deutsche Bank AG made on behalf of Russian clients as recently as this year, according to people with knowledge of the situation. The Justice Department’s criminal probe, which hasn’t ...
Bank of Russia Halts Foreign-Currency Purchases, as Ruble Hits Five-Month Lows
July 30th, 2015
Central bank stops buying U.S. dollars for reserves in bid to balance inflation and growth measures Russia’s central bank, whose credibility has been tested over the past year by runaway inflation and a volatile currency, is coming sharply into ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin Addresses Digital Currency
July 15th, 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued his first remarks on bitcoin and digital currencies in an educational forum broadcast on domestic TV network Russia 24. Local news sources including Gazeta, state-operated news agency RIA and TASS are reporting Putin ...
On signature by BRICS central banks of the Operational Agreement in the framework of the Pool of Conventional Currency Reserves
July 8th, 2015
The central banks of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have signed Operational Agreement on 7 July 2015 in Moscow. The Agreement outlines the terms of mutual support for member states in the framework of the Agreement on BRICS Pool of Conventional Currency Reserves. The Operational Agreement ...
Could Russia afford to bail out Greece and what would that mean?
June 22nd, 2015
There are deep cultural and historical ties between Greece and Russia. In terms of religion, the majority faith in both countries is Eastern Orthodox. And Russia has a track record of standing up for Greece, like it did during ...
Bank of Russia on fine-tuning FX swap auctions
June 16th, 2015
The Central Bank of Russian Federation has issued an announcement regarding: From 16 June 2015, the Bank of Russia supplemented its system of monetary policy instruments with USD/RUB and EUR/RUB buy/sell fine-tuning FX swap auctions from 1 to 2 ...
Deutsche Bank probes $6 billion suspected money laundering
June 8th, 2015
Deutsche Bank AG (DBKGn.DE) is looking into possible money laundering transactions by some of its clients in Russia which could exceed $6 billion, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. Transactions conducted over a period of ...
Russia Increasing Gold Reserves as a Hedge Against Political Uncertainty
May 27th, 2015
Russia is increasing its gold holdings because gold is a reserve asset that is free from legal and political risks, a senior central banker said on Tuesday. The comments by Dmitry Tulin, who manages monetary policy at the Central Bank, reflect Russian fears that the country’s overseas assets ...
Bank of Russia Buys Another $200 Million for Forex Reserves
May 25th, 2015
The Bank of Russia continued to intervene in the foreign exchange market last week after it bought another $ 200 million, the bank said on Monday. The central bank–which reports its currency market activities with a two-day lag–made the ...
Russian regulator acting ‘adequately’ as economy stabilizes – IMF
May 20th, 2015
The Central Bank of Russia is taking effective steps to stabilize the national currency and the economic situation as a whole, according to the Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Min Zhu. “I think the Russian ...
