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The New Voice of Ukraine on MSN2d
Chinese POW says his Russian bank account was frozen
In an interview with told Ukrainian TV broadcasters on April 25, Wang said that 120 contract soldiers served in his division, ...
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Russia’s second biggest bank VTB reports strong 15.4% rise in 1Q25 net profit
Russia’s second-largest lender, VTB, reported a 15.4% year-on-year increase in net profit for the first quarter of 2025, to RUB141.2bn ($1.70bn), despite a sharp decline in net interest margin caused ...
Russia's central bank governor on rates, inflation, rouble, tariffs
Russian Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina and her deputy Alexei Zabotkin addressed a news conference on Friday after ...
Russia Holds Key Rate as Nabiullina Vows to Curb Inflation
Russia’s central bank held borrowing costs at a record high, reiterating that tight policy will remain in place “for a long ...
TASS Russian News Agency3d
Putin noted contraction of banks’ credit portfolio
"The credit portfolio of banks is declining from the year beginning. Thus, during the first three months, the volume of ruble loans to the business at the balance of banks contracted by 680 bln rubles ...
TASS Russian News Agency3d
VTB chief executive sees no prospects for return of Visa, Mastercard to Russian market
The return of Visa and Mastercard could be possible in the context of a general removal of sanctions, Andrey Kostin noted ...
Russia Rejects Raiffeisen Appeal on €2 Billion Court Order
Raiffeisen Bank International AG lost its appeal of a court decision ordering it to pay more than €2 billion ($2.3 billion) ...
Russia’s central bank, finance ministry to launch crypto exchange
Russian investors who meet wealth and income thresholds could soon be able to trade and sell crypto on an exchange backed by ...