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32 storiesBank of Russia raises official dollar rate to 84.93 rubles for October 6
The Bank of Russia set the official dollar rate for October 6 at 84.93 rubles, up 1.45 rubles from 83.48 rubles on October 3, with the euro rising 1.01 rubles to 95.33 rubles and the yuan up 0.22 rubles to 12.65 rubles. RBC reported the rub…
Dollar tops 86 rubles on forex as central bank currency buying rises
The dollar rose above 85 rubles in Moscow trading on October 5, TASS and Kommersant reported, with Kommersant putting the Forex rate at 85.0001 rubles at 13:17 Moscow time, up 1.44%. Kommersant later said the over-the-counter rate reached 8…
T-Technologies units receive licences to work on Russia's crypto market
Companies belonging to the T-Technologies group have received licences to work on Russia's cryptocurrency market, the group's press service said, according to Interfax. The Atomize platform was added to the register of digital depositaries …
Bank of Russia publishes digital depository register including Sberbank, VTB
The Bank of Russia has published a register of digital depositories that includes Sberbank and VTB, and VTB was also entered in the register of organisations conducting digital currency exchange. VTB said it expects to open crypto trading t…
Musk becomes trillionaire again as Tesla and SpaceX shares rise
Elon Musk’s fortune again exceeded $1 trillion, RBC, TASS, Vedomosti, iXBT, 3DNews and Kommersant reported. TASS said it rose by $30.6 billion from October 2, and Vedomosti, iXBT and Kommersant, citing Forbes, gave the same figure, driven b…
Russia's central bank says 220,000 digital ruble accounts opened in first month
Russia's central bank said more than 220,000 digital ruble accounts were opened in the month after the project's broad launch on 1 September 2026, well above its own forecast of about 60,000 accounts by year-end. The pilot phase, which ran …
Moscow Exchange precious metals trading topped 557 bln rubles in September
Trading in precious metals on the Moscow Exchange exceeded 557 bln rubles in September, twice the figure for the same month last year, according to data published on the exchange’s website and reported by TASS, Vedomosti and Kommersant. Gol…
UNICEF warns El Niño could affect more than 347 million children
UNICEF says El Niño conditions from October to December 2026 will expose more than 347 million children in about 100 countries to floods, droughts, water shortages, malnutrition and disease outbreaks. The largest numbers at risk are in Asia…
MGKL CEO Lazutin plans to raise his stake to 29% from 12.7%; shares jump 9.4%
The chief executive of Russian pawnshop group MGKL, Alexei Lazutin, plans to increase his stake in the company from 12.7% to 29% through off-exchange deals. MGKL shares rose 9.4% to 2.115 rubles on the news before easing to 2.04 rubles, up …
Moscow’s Friday may be warmest since early October, forecasters say
Forecasts reported in Moscow say Friday, 9 October, may be the warmest day in the city since the start of October. RBC, citing a weather forecaster, put the expected high at up to plus 18 degrees Celsius, and TASS, citing Hydrometcenter spe…
Russian stock indices open higher on Ukraine talks hopes, LUKOIL report
The Moscow Exchange and RTS indices rose at the opening of trading on Monday, with Interfax reporting a 0.7% gain and TASS reporting 0.6%. Interfax attributed the rise to hopes of lower geopolitical risks and a continued negotiating track o…
Comex gold falls below $4,150 an ounce for first time since Sept 28
Gold futures on the Comex exchange dropped below $4,150 per troy ounce for the first time since September 28, TASS and Kommersant reported. Kommersant said the December contract was down 0.76% at $4,130.7 an ounce at 05:35 Moscow time, then…
Forecaster forecasts warming and light rain in Moscow after three cold days
A weather forecaster said warming will begin in Moscow after three cold days, with light rain expected, RBC reported. RIA Novosti carried the forecaster's outlook for Monday and, later in the morning, for the rest of the week. The documents…
Bear populations in Primorye nearly doubled over ten years, Russian agencies say
Two Russian state news agencies reported that bear populations in Primorye have roughly doubled. RIA Novosti said the bear population grew almost twofold over ten years, while TASS specified that brown and Himalayan bear populations have do…
Chukotka bears delay hibernation due to warm weather, officials say
Bears in Chukotka have not gone into hibernation at their usual time, RIA Novosti reported. The regional department for protection and use of wildlife said the delay may be linked to warm weather, according to TASS.
Russia considers permanent Islamic banking regime, Central Bank discusses regulation
Media reports cited by RIA Novosti say Russia wants to move Islamic banking to a permanent regime. TASS, citing the newspaper Izvestia, reports that the Bank of Russia is discussing options for permanent regulation of Islamic banking. The a…
Putin authorises UniCredit to reorganise and split its Russian business
President Vladimir Putin has authorised Italy’s UniCredit to reorganise its Russian subsidiary, AO UniCredit Bank, by spinning off a separate entity whose shares go to the bank’s sole shareholder, and to carry out transactions to acquire th…
Russia’s Finance Ministry pays 7bn rouble coupon on 2042 Eurobonds
The Russian Finance Ministry said it paid 7 billion roubles in coupon income on Eurobonds maturing in 2042, with the funds received by the payment agent, NCO JSC National Settlement Depository, Vedomosti reported. Vedomosti put the dollar e…
Belgian court bars ex-Yukos shareholders from Bank of Russia asset-freeze case
A Belgian court refused former Yukos shareholders Hulley Enterprises and Veteran Petroleum permission to join the Bank of Russia's lawsuit against the Council of the EU over the indefinite freeze of Russian assets, per a ruling published on…
Russia's Finance Ministry to raise currency, gold purchases fivefold from Oct. 7
Russia's Finance Ministry said it will spend 279.42 billion rubles buying foreign currency and gold under the budget rule between Oct. 7 and Nov. 6, a daily equivalent of 12.7 billion rubles. That is more than five times the 55.6 billion ru…