Finances

The Russian ruble strengthened after the start of currency interventions by the Central Bank.

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has banned commercial banks from conducting any currency transactions with Russian and Belarusian rubles.

Sberbank said that the information about the inclusion of the credit institution in the sanctions list of the United States and the introduction of restrictions on foreign exchange transactions is not true.

Up to 30 credit institutions may leave the Russian market in 2022. RBC writes about this, referring to the data of the Expert RA rating agency.

The Ministry of Finance has sent a draft federal law "On digital currency" to the government, Interfax writes.

Ukraine may stop paying debts to foreign countries, citing the threat of a Russian "invasion". This was stated on February 17 by Ukrainian economist Yuriy Gavrilechko.

The era of "crazy speculation" in the digital asset market will soon come to an end.

Russia's transition to its own systems for the transmission of financial information in the event of a disconnection from SWIFT will complicate the connection of Russian banks with foreign ones and will cost more.

The monthly pension, according to the respondents, should be 55.5 thousand rubles, according to Izvestia, citing a study by SberNPF.

60% of Russian investors' crypto wallets are in a "dormant" state.

The average limit on credit cards in December 2021 amounted to 82.7 thousand rubles, which is 23% more than a year earlier, and is a record for the entire history of observations.

The Ministry of Finance of Russia proposes to allow foreigners access to the purchase of cryptocurrency both through Russian cryptocurrency exchanges and on existing foreign exchanges.

France will allocate €1.2 billion of macro-financial assistance to Ukraine to stabilize the economy.

A large Swiss bank, "Credit Suisse", securitized a portfolio of loans for yachts and private jets of its super-rich clients, selling loans worth two billion dollars.

Sweden will send 50 million Swedish kronor (about $5.5 million) to Ukraine.