Exclusive-VTB profit seen at record of 400 billion roubles in 2023 – CEO Kostin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian state-owned lender VTB will see profit of “not less” than 400 billion roubles ($4.9 billion) in 2023 after a bumper first …
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Russian government could provide 225 billion roubles to Rosseti
(Reuters) – Russia could provide up to 225 billion roubles ($3.6 billion) in state funds to power company Rosseti to cover a deficit in the …
Belarus to continue paying foreign debt in roubles in 2023
(Reuters) – Belarus will continue using Belarusian roubles to pay off its debt to Western countries next year, state news agency Belta reported on Tuesday. …
Russia pays dollar-bonds in roubles as it seeks to avoid default
LONDON – Russia’s finance ministry said on Thursday it had fulfilled obligations on two dollar-denominated Eurobonds “in full” by sending interest payments in roubles to …
Russia will continue to service external debt in roubles, minister says
(Reuters) – Russia will keep on paying its state Eurobond obligations in roubles and will defend its role as a reliable borrower by all possible …
Russia to service external debt in roubles, ministry says
(Reuters) – Russia will service its external debt in roubles, which can be converted into the currency of the original Eurobonds at a later date, …
Russia’s Sberbank pays in roubles on dollar-denominated Eurobonds
(Reuters) – Russian lender Sberbank on Tuesday said it had made a coupon payment on dollar-denominated subordinated Eurobonds in roubles at the central bank exchange …
Several European traders have started to pay for Russian gas in roubles – sources
(Reuters) – Some European traders have started to pay Russia for gas sales in roubles, while large clients have yet to do so, two sources …
Russia tweaks tax code to make it easier for foreign firms to pay in roubles
(Reuters) – Russian lawmakers on Wednesday passed an amendment to the tax code that they said would make it easier for foreign companies to open …
Russian Deputy PM says several buyers agree to pay in roubles for Russian gas
(Reuters) – Several buyers of Russian gas have agreed to switch to payments in roubles, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Friday. “We …
Russia pledges 19.5 billion roubles in state support for airlines
(Reuters) – Russia has pledged 19.5 billion roubles ($238 million) in state support for airlines to refund passengers flying on routes that have been cancelled …
Russian magnate says charging roubles for exports would backfire – newspaper
(Reuters) – Steel baron Vladimir Lisin, listed by Forbes magazine as Russia’s third richest man, told Kommersant newspaper on Tuesday that Moscow’s plans to charge …
Slovak minister says paying in roubles could be an option as country needs gas
PRAGUE – The economy minister of Slovakia, which relies on Russian gas for around 85% of its demand, said the country could not be cut …
Asian gas buyers puzzle over Putin’s demand for payment in roubles
By Yuka Obayashi and Heekyong Yang TOKYO – Asian importers of Russian gas were scrambling on Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin said “unfriendly” countries …
Explainer-Challenges arise as Russia calls for gas payments in roubles
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said the world’s largest natural gas producer would soon require “unfriendly” countries to pay …
Russian central bank raises 1.4 trln roubles at 1-day deposit auction
– Russia’s central bank on Monday said it had raised 1.4 trillion roubles ($12.44 billion) at one-day “fine-tuning” deposit auction. The bank earlier on Monday …
Russia to pay external debt in roubles if forex accounts remain blocked, TASS says
– Russia will service its external obligations in roubles if foreign exchange accounts of the central bank and the government remain blocked by the western …
Russian banking liquidity shortage widens to 7 trillion roubles, central bank says
MOSCOW – The Russian banking system’s liquidity shortage widened to 6.9 trillion roubles ($68.25 billion) on Wednesday, the central bank said, up from 5.4 trillion …