Argentina’s parliament approves new sovereign debt payment venuesThe lower house of Argentina’s parliament has approved the transfer of the sovereign debt payment venue from New York to Buenos Aires or, whenever necessary, Paris, according to the Thursday report by Telesur TV channel.15:21 11.09.2014
Murmansk Fish Factory’s suit over fish imports ban to be considered on November 11Russia’s Supreme Court will consider on November 11 a claim filed by OJSC Murmansk Fish Factory over a ban on food imports from the EU, US and a number of other Western countries, according to the court’s website.14:39 09.09.2014
Australia vows to toughen sanctions against RussiaAustralia considers toughening sanctions against Russia, The Australian reports, citing Prime Minister Tony Abbott.12:50 08.08.2014
Russia ready to legally argue limits on food imports - officialRussia is prepared to argue its case of limiting food imports from a number of western countries and stand its ground in the World Trade Organization, Russian Agriculture Minister Nikolai Fedorov said Thursday.16:31 07.08.2014
Russian citizen sues MasterCard for blocking his card due to sanctionsA Russian citizen is suing MasterCard for blocking his card last March without any prior notice after the US Department of Treasury imposed sanctions against Russia. The claimant is seeking 100 rubles ($2.70) in compensation for moral damages, Izvestia reports this Thursday.11:10 07.08.2014
Russian banks requesting government aid due to sanctionsGazprombank and Rosselkhozbank have requested government support in the wake of recently imposed sanctions, Vedomosti reports.10:35 07.08.2014
Russia retaliates against sanctions with agricultural imports banRussian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Wednesday banning imports of agricultural products from countries that imposed sanctions on Russia for one year, the Kremlin press service said.22:13 06.08.2014
Russian Finance Ministry to exclude Malta from offshore zonesThe Russian Finance Ministry intends to exclude Malta from the list of offshore zones due to the double taxation and prevention of tax evasion convention having been ratified between the governments of Russia and Malta, RIA Novosti reports. Respective changes to the list of offshore zones were published on the official legal website.10:17 05.08.2014
Prime Minister Medvedev orders travel agencies auditedPrime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced that he ordered an audit of travel companies. The goal is that those that do not have sufficient cash flow will be excluded from the travel agency registry.20:23 04.08.2014
Ukraine may impose sanctions against Russian companiesUkraine plans to impose sanctions on companies with Russian ownership operating in the country similar to those introduced by the US and the EU. They would affect financial transactions, oil and gas production equipment and military cooperation, Kommersant reports Monday.12:05 04.08.2014
US approves sanctions against Russian banks and shipbuilding corporationThe United States has approved sanctions against the Bank of Moscow, VTB, Russian Agricultural Bank and United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), RIA Novosti has announced, citing information posted on the Finance Ministry’s website.12:13 30.07.2014
Russia bans canned fruit, vegetable and fish imports from UkraineOn Tuesday, July 29, the Russian consumer rights regulator, Rospotrebnadzor, suspended the import of canned fruit, vegetables and fish from Ukraine, RIA Novosti learned at the agency’s press office.11:14 29.07.2014
Lithuania joins euro zone from January 1On Wednesday, the Council of the European Union in Brussels made a final decision on Lithuania’s inclusion in the euro zone starting January 1, 2015, Italian Secretary of State for European Affairs Sandro Gozi said at a news conference that was broadcast online in real time.17:30 23.07.2014
Ukraine offers pension benefits to Crimean residents if they give up Russian pensionsThe Ukrainian government has offered residents of Crimea pension payments if they opt out of Russia’s benefit payment system, the government website said on Monday. Crimea has been a Russian territory since March of this year.15:40 21.07.2014
Prime Minister Medvedev says US sanctions against Russia illegitimateThe new US sanctions against Russian companies are illegitimate because they are not based on UN decisions, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.14:16 17.07.2014
State Duma shortens bank list for opening strategic company accountsThe State Duma has passed a third version of a Government bill that would shorten the list of banks where companies with strategic significance for Russian national security could open accounts. This would include the companies’ subsidiaries and other affiliated companies.15:16 04.07.2014
Cryptocurrency may be governed by Russian lawsCryptocurrencies could be regulated by Russian laws in the future, First Deputy Head of the Central Bank Georgy Luntovsky said at the International Banking Congress.15:20 02.07.2014
New York attorney general files fraud suit against BarclaysThe New York State Attorney General has filed civil fraud charges against the UK banking giant, Barclays, arguing that it favored high-frequency traders over other investors, The New York Times writes.11:47 26.06.2014
Russia to ease operation terms for Visa and MasterCardRussia’s Ministry of Finance has published a draft resolution to ease the terms of operation for Visa and MasterCard before they are assigned the status of nationally significant card payment systems.13:04 25.06.2014
Prime Minister Medvedev orders prompt changes to 'deoffshorization' billPrime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has given instructions to improve a bill on the country’s deoffshorization and wants to see a report on the improvements before June 30, according to a statement on the government website.11:17 25.06.2014