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My assumption is that the sanctions against Gazprombank have had a significant impact, as it has ceased to be a channel for delivering foreign currency to the Moscow Exchange,
If exporters are unable to make transactions [due to sanctions], the requirement from the government for them to do so will not help the situation in any way,
economist Evgeny Kogan said The decision was made to reduce the volatility of financial markets,
the regulator said in a statement The sanctions packages imposed are having their negative effects, felt by Russians mainly in the form of high inflation,
said Grzegorz Drozdz, market analyst at Conotoxia We need serious discussions on this topic,
The deferred purchases will be carried out during the course of 2025,
Russia’s Central Bank said in a statement The Russian ruble is weakening significantly as a result of the escalating conflict in Ukraine,
Grzegorz Dróżdż, market analyst at Invest.Conotoxia.com, told Newsweek on Tuesday The CBR is trying to combat inflation and defend the ruble by raising interest rates,
I am not saying whether the exchange rate is good or bad. I am just saying that today the exchange rate is very, very favourable for exporters,
Siluanov told a financial conference in Moscow The only place growth is still noticeable is in sectors linked to the military. Everywhere else in the economy growth is absent, or, at best, anaemic,
they wrote in a recent report Worrying for Russia; the expansion of US sanctions against the Russian financial sector. On Thursday, the US Treasury imposed blocking sanctions on dozens of Russian banks, including Gazprombank."
They are nicking butter big time. Sometimes 10-15 packs an hour go missing."
The report then quotes a supermarket employee as saying Some shops have decided to sell packs of butter in security boxes to reduce theft."
Russian Railways Investment Programme for 2025 may be cut by more than a third."
