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36 storiesSberbank files bankruptcy petition against Evrotrans
Sberbank filed a petition to declare Evrotrans (Евротранс) bankrupt in the Moscow Region Arbitration Court on October 12, according to the court register cited by Interfax and Vedomosti. Vedomosti reported that the amount of the bank's fina…
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…
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…
MOEX index closes above 2,400 after Putin–Trump call, Kommersant reports
The MOEX index crossed 2,400 during evening trading and closed at 2,401.8, up 3.87%, Kommersant reported. RBC and Kommersant linked the rally to Russian–US agreements following a call between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.
Moscow Exchange index rises above 2,300 points for first time since Sept. 25
The Moscow Exchange index climbed above 2,300 points in Monday trading on 5 October, the first time since 25 September, gaining about 1%. Interfax and RBC attributed the move to hopes of lower geopolitical risks and a continued negotiating …
Sberbank says it is drafting plan with developer Samolet's creditors; shares rise
Sberbank is working with indebted housing developer Samolet (Самолет) and all of its creditors on a plan to improve the group's situation, first deputy chairman Alexander Vedyakhin said on 8 October 2026 in Moscow. He said he was confident …
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…
Sber begins testing crypto operations in Sberbank Online, plans December 1 launch
Sber has begun testing cryptocurrency operations in its Sberbank Online app, with bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), USDT and other popular crypto assets available at the test stage, the bank said on October 8. It plans to offer such operations to…
Bank of Russia keeps list of systemically important banks unchanged
The Bank of Russia has left its list of systemically important credit institutions unchanged, keeping 12 banks on it, according to the regulator's website. The banks on the list account for almost 80% of the combined assets of the Russian b…
Moscow Exchange plans to open cryptocurrency trading from December 1
Moscow Exchange plans to offer trading in cryptocurrencies from December 1 and is testing operations with professional market participants, Boris Blokhin (Борис Блохин), its senior managing director for sales and business development, told …
Bank 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…
Poll: 38% of Russians call cash the best way to keep savings, up 6 points in a year
In September 38% of Russians named cash as the best way to store savings, 6 percentage points more than a year earlier, Izvestia reported, citing a poll by inFOM (инФОМ). Bank accounts were preferred by 37% of respondents. Experts quoted in…
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 …
IMF expects Ukraine to pay about $960 million by end of year, Russian outlets say
The IMF expects Ukraine to pay about $960 million before the end of the year under its repayment schedule as of 31 August, Russian state and business outlets reported. Kommersant, citing TASS calculations, said about $251 million fell due i…
Moscow Exchange marks shares of eight more issuers over incomplete disclosure
The Moscow Exchange has marked the shares of eight more issuers that restrict disclosure of information about their activities, Interfax reported, citing exchange data. The list includes Sovcomflot, Surgutneftegaz, Bashneft, NMTP, RN-Wester…
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…
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…
Moscow Exchange sues EU Council over July sanctions listing
Moscow Exchange filed a lawsuit against the Council of the European Union at the EU court on 5 October, after the EU added it to its July sanctions package. The court's case card does not state the substance of the claim, and Interfax said …
Bank of Russia's Mamuta urges caution in letting AI make investment decisions
Bank of Russia deputy chairman Mikhail Mamuta urged investors to be cautious about trusting artificial intelligence with investment decisions and, ideally, to keep those decisions for themselves. He said the main drawback of AI agents in in…
Euro slips to 17-month low against dollar
The euro fell to $1.1161 against the dollar in Asian trading, its lowest level since May 2025, according to Reuters as cited by TASS and Vedomosti. By 13:29 Moscow time it was trading at $1.1205 on Forex, down 0.41% from the previous day, V…