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News Russia: From Abramovich to Usmanov: How Russian Oligarchs Hide Billions from Sanctions

Published on: Tuesday 13 October 2026
From Abramovich to Usmanov: How Russian Oligarchs Hide Billions from Sanctions
News source: https://ua.news/en/world/vid-abramovicha-do-usmanova-iak-rosiiski-oligarkhi-khovaiut-miliardi-vid-sanktsii

Roman Abramovich and his financial advisors may have concealed the true structure of the Russian billionaire's assets for years through the use of offshore companies, backdated documents, and changes to corporate filings.

News Russia: Russian stock market rises by more than 1%

Published on: Sunday 28 June 2026
Russian stock market rises by more than 1%
News source: https://tass.com/economy/2152859

The MOEX index was trading at 2,314.72 points, up 1.27%, while the RTS index stood at 946.25 points MOSCOW, June 29. /TASS/. The Russian stock market rose by more than 1% during the main trading ...

News Russia: Bank-Supervised Crypto Operations Take Shape in Russia

Published on: Wednesday 07 October 2026
Bank-Supervised Crypto Operations Take Shape in Russia
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/bank-supervised-crypto-operations-shape-140313249.html

Russia crypto regulation took a concrete step as the Bank of Russia published its first registers of authorized cryptocurrency exchange operators and digital custodians under rules that took effect on Sept. 1. The registers list four exchange operators and five custodians. VTB Bank appears in both categories. Sberbank is listed ...

News Russia: Russian banks fear massive fines after unprecedented surge in court bailiff inquiries

Published on: Monday 12 October 2026
Russian banks fear massive fines after unprecedented surge in court bailiff inquiries
News source: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/13/russian-banks-fear-massive-fines-after-unprecedented-surge-in-court-bailiff-inquiries

Russian banks received millions of requests for information about debtors from the Federal Bailiff Service (FSSP) over three days between September 18 and 21, an unprecedented volume, the National Financial Market Council reported.

News Russia: Russia’s digital ruble will undercut its own card payment system, says analyst

Published on: Tuesday 06 January 2026
Russia’s digital ruble will undercut its own card payment system, says analyst
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/russia-digital-ruble-undercut-own-160723723.html

Digital ruble launch will see bank card market growth fall by up to 12% a year, expert says. MIR is Russia’s answer to Visa and Mastercard. Digital ruble set to roll out in September. Foreign card firms “will never again dominate the Russian financial system.”

News Russia: Moscow Exchange Plans Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT Trading Launch for December 1

Published on: Monday 12 October 2026
Moscow Exchange Plans Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT Trading Launch for December 1
News source: https://financefeeds.com/moscow-exchange-plans-bitcoin-ethereum-and-usdt-trading-launch-for-december-1/

The Moscow Exchange plans to introduce direct cryptocurrency trading on December 1, 2026, potentially opening a regulated domestic market for Bitcoin, ...

News Russia: Russia’s Largest Bank Is Approved To Trade Crypto

Published on: Tuesday 13 October 2026
Russia’s Largest Bank Is Approved To Trade Crypto
News source: https://www.baystreet.ca/cryptonews/1407/Russias-Largest-Bank-Is-Approved-To-Trade-Crypto

Russia’s largest bank, called Sberbank, has been approved to trade cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). Russia’s central bank has added Sberbank to its register of cryptocurrency exchange providers. The move advances ...

News Russia: US futures are mixed as Brent crude tops $105 a barrel after Trump says US will buy Russian diesel

Published on: Monday 12 October 2026
US futures are mixed as Brent crude tops $105 a barrel after Trump says US will buy Russian diesel
News source: https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/10/12/financial-markets-oil-russia-diesel/

U.S. futures are mixed with the price of Brent crude climbing to more than $105 a barrel as President Donald Trump’s plan to purchase diesel from Russia drew criticism from some lawmakers. Futures for ...

News Russia: President Trump's Russia diesel deal unlikely to curb high costs, experts say

Published on: Monday 12 October 2026
President Trump's Russia diesel deal unlikely to curb high costs, experts say
News source: https://www.mynbc5.com/article/trumps-russia-diesel-deal-unlikely-curb-high-costs-experts-say/74112041

President Donald Trump's deal with Russia to supply over 4 million tons of diesel to the global market is facing skepticism from energy experts and bipartisan lawmakers.

News Russia: To Attract Recruits, Russia Offers Debt Forgiveness

Published on: Sunday 24 November 2024
To Attract Recruits, Russia Offers Debt Forgiveness
News source: https://www.newser.com/story/360027/russia-adds-debt-forgiveness-to-incentives-for-new-recruits.html

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law granting debt forgiveness to new army recruits who enlist to fight in Ukraine. The measure, whose final version appeared on a government website ...

News Russia: Russia's lucrative oil and gas industry is an easy target for Europe after Trump's election victory

Published on: Tuesday 12 November 2024
Russia's lucrative oil and gas industry is an easy target for Europe after Trump's election victory
News source: https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-oil-gas-energy-industry-europe-target-trump-election-win-2024-11

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. Russia's lucrative oil and gas industry could come under greater pressure when US President-elect Donald Trump takes ...

News Russia: Russia Approves Trading of Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT—But No XRP

Published on: Tuesday 11 August 2026
Russia Approves Trading of Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT—But No XRP
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/crypto/articles/russia-approves-trading-bitcoin-ethereum-172654581.html

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News Russia: Russian firm’s expansion bid blocked

Published on: Saturday 08 June 2002
Russian firm’s expansion bid blocked
News source: https://www.businessinsurance.com/russian-firms-expansion-bid-blocked/

HELSINKI, Finland-Russian banking and insurance company International Bank of St. Petersburg has suffered a setback in its plans use Finland as a gateway into the larger European Union market. Finland ...

News Russia: Russia 'used fake insurance scam to dodge Western sanctions'

Published on: Wednesday 08 October 2025
Russia 'used fake insurance scam to dodge Western sanctions'
News source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/russia-used-fake-insurance-scam-to-dodge-western-sanctions/ar-AA1O8OH6

Russia was able to circumvent Western sanctions on its oil exports after a Norwegian company allegedly sold fake shipping insurance to more than 100 vessels operating in defiance of international ...

News Russia: Russia may relax barriers to insurance market

Published on: Saturday 22 July 2006
Russia may relax barriers to insurance market
News source: https://www.businessinsurance.com/russia-may-relax-barriers-to-insurance-market/

MOSCOW—U.S. insurers would gain greater access to Russia’s insurance market if the countries come to terms on a deal that would loosen restrictions in exchange for allowing Russia to join the World ...

News Russia: Russia’s credit rating raised by Chinese agency on back of economic resilience — analyst

Published on: Sunday 18 May 2025
Russia’s credit rating raised by Chinese agency on back of economic resilience — analyst
News source: https://tass.com/economy/1960087

Tatyana Tirskikh framed the special military operation as having a positive impact on the Russian economy, as exporters successfully pivoted to new markets and import restrictions led to a solid trade surplus, contributing to the stability of the national currency

News Russia: Autonomous mining and 5G tech shift Russia's Far North economy

Published on: Tuesday 15 September 2026
Autonomous mining and 5G tech shift Russia's Far North economy
News source: https://english.pravda.ru/news/russia/168862-arctic-industrial-shift/

Explore how the Baimsky plant and autonomous 5G technology are transforming Russia's Far East and Arctic economy through massive strategic investments.

News Russia: Nestlé Loses the Keys to Its Russian Business

Published on: Friday 18 September 2026
Nestlé Loses the Keys to Its Russian Business
News source: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/nestl-loses-keys-russian-business-115500444.html

The food giant fell after Moscow placed its local operations under temporary external administration, reviving fears that another Western company could ultimately lose control of its Russian assets.