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Russian GDP Down 3.6 Percent in First Seven Months
September 1st, 2015
Russian gross domestic product dropped by 3.6 percent in the first seven months of the year, compared to the same period last year, Russia’s Economic Development Ministry said in a report issued Friday. Drops in construction and investment remain the major negative factors affecting the Russian economy, the report ...
U.S. Currency Probe Expands to Russia, Brazil Trades
September 1st, 2015
U.S. prosecutors have expanded their probe of currency-market manipulation by some of the world’s largest banks to include the Russian ruble and Brazilian real, according to two people familiar with the matter. The Justice Department is using cooperation agreements ...
Bank of Russia: On cancelling licences of professional securities market participant
August 31st, 2015
Due to the revocation of the banking licence from the Moscow-based PJSC JSCB EUROMETВ (TIN: 7726016846) (hereinafter, the Company), on 27 August 2015, the Bank of Russia took a decision to cancel licences of professional securities market participant to carry out broker activity No. 077-04001-100000, dated 21 December 2000, dealer activity No. ...
An unexpected victim of Greek crisis
August 31st, 2015
Dutch drama over Greek crisis The Greek crisis may have claimed an unexpected new victim: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte. In a five hour debate last week on the Dutch support for the latest bailout for Greece, the leader ...
China’s Economic Woes Jeopardize Putin’s Pipeline, Energy Trade Between Russia, China
August 28th, 2015
For the past decade, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been putting plans in place to free Russia from energy dependency on European markets with a series of projects that aim to capitalize on the economic clout of China. But ...
MOEX: SPECTRA system update to v4.5
August 25th, 2015
Moscow Exchange would like to inform you that SPECTRA trading system version 4.5 is scheduled to roll on production for 31 August 2015. On 29 August 2015 the production version of SPECTRA trading system will be available for functional testing by Trading Participants. ...
Deutsche Bank Said to Probe Senior Russia Employee Over Bribes
August 24th, 2015
Deutsche Bank AG’s internal probe into possible money laundering at its Russian unit has sparked an investigation into whether a senior employee took bribes, people with knowledge of the situation said. The bribery investigation is in its early stages, ...
Oil Price Collapse Triggers Currency Crisis In Emerging Markets
August 24th, 2015
Emerging market currencies are getting slammed by the collapse in commodity prices, a downturn that has accelerated in recent weeks. The health of many middle-income and emerging market economies has been predicated on relatively strong commodity prices. A whole ...
Malta-based hedge fund involved in $100 million fraud
August 13th, 2015
US authorities file complaint against Exante Ltd, a Malta-based hedge fund, involved in international securities fraud scheme The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday announced fraud charges against 32 defendants for taking part in a scheme to profit ...
Bank of Russia Gets Putin’s Praise, Opts for Verbal Intervention
August 10th, 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin commended the central bank for its efforts to keep the ruble stable after policy makers called for calm as the currency headed for a six-month low. “The central bank is doing a lot to strengthen ...
