By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI – The sweeping restrictions imposed on Russia to block its access to global exports of goods from chips to computers and electronics are likely to accelerate…
BERLIN – Suspending Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payments system would be technically difficult to arrange and would have a massive impact on transactions for Germany and German businesses…
By Rajendra Jadhav, Nupur Anand and Aftab Ahmed MUMBAI – India is exploring ways to set up a rupee payment mechanism for trade with Russia to soften the blow on…
MOSCOW – Russia’s economy ministry on Friday said it was working on measures to minimise the effect of Western sanctions imposed after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and would be stepping…
PARIS – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday that the European Union wanted to isolate Russia financially, as he spoke alongside his German counterpart Christian Lindner at…
BERLIN – Germany is making it more difficult for companies to do business with Russia by suspending Hermes credit guarantees for exports, daily Handelsblatt reported on Friday, citing the economy…
KYIV – Ukraine’s central bank has banned payments to entities in Russia and Belarus as well as operations involving both nations’ currencies, the regulator said on Friday, a day after…
TAIPEI – Chipmaker TSMC is fully committed to complying with new export control rules, the company said on Friday, after Taiwan’s government said it would join international sanctions on Russia…
By Joel Schectman and Christopher Bing – The government of Ukraine is asking for volunteers from the country’s hacker underground to help protect critical infrastructure and conduct cyber spying missions…
– U.S. agricultural commodities trader Archer-Daniels-Midland Co said on Thursday it has shuttered its facilities in Ukraine, including an oilseed crush plant and a grain export terminal, after the country…
By Tom Balmforth MOSCOW – Police on Thursday detained more than 1,600 Russians who protested against Russia’s multi-pronged military operation in Ukraine, while authorities threatened to block media reports that…
– Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd said on Thursday Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced it to alter itineraries and cancel sailings to ports in the countries. The U.S. cruise…
BERLIN – Cutting off Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payment system should not be part of the second EU sanctions package against Russia that EU leaders will decide upon…
By Mark Trevelyan – Ukrainian forces are defending against an invasion on three sides by a Russian military that is bigger, better armed and steeped in recent combat experience from…
– BlackRock Inc said on Thursday it is “monitoring the guidelines issued by regulators” after Russia invaded Ukraine. Asked about the potential impact on its investments and policies, a spokesman…
By Tom Bergin LONDON – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has stepped up pressure for tougher economic sanctions on Moscow, including potentially shutting the country out of SWIFT – the world’s…
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden met with his counterparts from the Group of Seven allies on Thursday morning to map out more severe measures against Russia…
By Raphael Satter – Ukraine’s government is lobbying the Biden administration to cut Russia off from U.S. software updates, to ban Russian flights, and to block the supply of goods…
KYIV – Ukraine’s foreign minister on Thursday urged countries to ban Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payments system – one of the toughest non-military sanctions the West could impose…
LONDON – Sustainability ratings agency Standard Ethics said on Thursday it had downgraded the rating of the Russian Federation after it invaded Ukraine. Standard Ethics, which grades companies and governments…
BRUSSELS – The European Union will impose new sanctions on Russia targeting industry, financial sectors and export controls over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, an EU diplomat said on Thursday. “We…
TORONTO – The Canadian dollar weakened to its lowest level since December against its U.S. counterpart on Thursday as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered a flight to safety in global…
By Danilo Masoni MILAN – European defence stocks were among the rare gainers in a falling market on Thursday on bets of bigger spending after Russian forces invaded Ukraine in…
MOSCOW – Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Thursday said Russia has created enough safety tools to survive market volatility and said that the “emotional” financial market reaction to Russia’s invasion…
PRAGUE – Czech President Milos Zeman, who had in the past promoted warm relations with Moscow, said on Thursday Russia’s attack on Ukraine was “crime against peace” and required a…