Banks

The Russian payment service KogopaRaw (the international name of Golden Crown) should not be allowed to register its trademark in Sweden.

Ukrainian sovereign eurobonds denominated in dollars have fallen in price by about 8% since the beginning of 2022, which is the worst result in emerging markets after Argentina.

Alexander Schellenberg said this on the eve of the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the European Union in Brussels on Monday, January 24.

Experts record a decrease in the share of foreign capital in the Russian banking sector.

The Central Bank proposed to introduce liability for Russian legal entities and individuals for violating the ban on the use of cryptocurrency as a means of payment.

A group of financiers engaged in illegal banking activities was detained in Moscow.

52% of Russians make transfers through the Fast Payment System regularly, 45% have never used it.

The standard of living of Russians is now on average 30% higher than in the early 1990s, however, the differentiation of citizens' incomes is very significant even among state employees.

Ruble rises against the dollar and the European currency amid high oil prices and renewed investor interest in risky assets.

The insurance regulation in Russia now does not have any provisions regarding the vaccination of borrowers. The Central Bank did not receive any appeals on the discrimination against the unvaccinated. 

Cryptocurrencies do not pose a threat to financial stability, said Jerome Powell, head of the US Federal Reserve (Fed).

The US Senate supported an increase in the national debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion to $31.4 trillion.

Banks of Belarus have joined the financial messaging system (FMS) of the Central Bank of Russia.

In 2022, the main trends that may have an impact on the macroeconomics will be the end of the era of free money in the stock markets and the transformation of space into a new "Wild West".

Russia has become one of the countries where the cheapest money transfers are made. This follows from the World Bank report.