Agent’s Training, Swift Response Saves
TUCSON, Ariz. – A U.S. Border Patrol agent saved a 9-month-old infant from choking Saturday afternoon near Ajo, Arizona. Tucson Sector agents were processing migrants …
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Analysts expect swift resolution to Ecuador-Perenco dispute
By Rowena Edwards LONDON – Ecuador is expected to deal quickly with Anglo-French oil company Perenco’s efforts to enforce a multi-million dollar award payment as …
Russian bank Tinkoff suspends outgoing FX SWIFT transfers until October
MOSCOW – Russian online bank Tinkoff on Wednesday said it was suspending outgoing SWIFT transfers in foreign currencies until Oct. 1 after admitting it had …
Russia’s Tinkoff introduces 3% commission on incoming SWIFT FX transfers
(Reuters) – TCS Group Holding, which runs Russian online bank Tinkoff, on Thursday said it was introducing a 3% commission on incoming SWIFT transfers in …
Drugmakers propose swift pandemic response benefiting poorer countries
FRANKFURT – Global drugmakers are lobbying for wealthy nations to fund a supply mechanism that would secure vaccines for low-income countries without delay in case …
Disconnecting Russia’s banks: Sberbank faces SWIFT removal
By Kirstin Ridley and Karin Strohecker LONDON – The European Union aims to cut off Sberbank, Russia’s largest lender, from the SWIFT international payment system …
EU to remove Sberbank, two other Russian banks from SWIFT
STRASBOURG – The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to remove Russia’s biggest bank Sberbank and two other banks from the international SWIFT transaction and messaging …
SWIFT sanctions could harm globalisation, Fidelity International says
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON – The West’s use of financial sanctions against Russia could risk creating parallel systems and hindering globalisation, the head of asset …
Explainer-Russia could work around SWIFT ban but with high costs
By Tom Bergin – Western sanctions banning several Russian banks from the SWIFT international payments network with the potential threat of more to come if …
EU considering SWIFT exclusion for Belarus banks – official
BRUSSELS – The European Union is considering excluding banks in Belarus from the SWIFT messaging system that underpins the global financial transactions, as it has …
Explainer-Russian banks out in the cold as EU unveils SWIFT sanctions
By Tommy Wilkes and Huw Jones LONDON – The European Union is excluding seven Russian banks from the SWIFT messaging system that underpins global payment …
Russia has internal replacement for SWIFT, cenbank says
– Russia has a system that can replace the SWIFT international payments system internally, Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina said on Monday, stressing the need …
Oil could jump back above $100 as traders assess Russia SWIFT ban, analysts say
By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON – A decision by Western allies on Saturday to block certain Russian banks from the SWIFT payments system is likely to …
Japan joins U.S., others in excluding Russia from SWIFT system
TOKYO -Japan will join the United States and other Western countries in blocking certain Russian banks’ access to the SWIFT international payment system, Prime Minister …
SWIFT says it preparing to comply with curbs on Russian banks
WASHINGTON – The SWIFT international payments system said on Saturday it was preparing to implement Western nations’ new measures targeting certain Russian banks in coming …
U.S., UK, Europe, Canada to block Russian access to SWIFT – statement
WASHINGTON – The United States, Britain, Europe and Canada on Saturday moved to block Russia’s access to the SWIFT international payment system as part of …
Germany and Western allies agree cutting Russia out of SWIFT
BERLIN – Germany and its Western allies agreed to cut Russia out of the SWIFT global payment system, a spokesperson for the German government said …
UK PM Johnson says pressure building to cut Russia off from SWIFT
LONDON -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday that the world should cut Russia off from the global SWIFT payments system and said more …
EU nearing decision on cutting Russia off from Swift: French official
PARIS – Discussions among European Union members about excluding Russia from the Swift international payment system are close to reaching a successful conclusion, a French …
Italy to support EU line on Russia sanctions, including on SWIFT – PM’s office
MILAN – Italy will support any European Union line on sanctions against Russia in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, including measures on the SWIFT …
France in favour of cutting off Russia from SWIFT – Ukrainian minister
– Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Saturday French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian had supported cutting off Russia from the global SWIFT payment …
Cutting Russia off from SWIFT a “matter of days” -euro zone central banker
PARIS – A decision to cut Russia off from the global SWIFT payment system will be taken in a matter of days, the governor of …
Italy’s Draghi supports Russia’s disconnection from SWIFT -Zelenskiy
– Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi had supported Russia’s disconnection from the global SWIFT payment system in a …
West moves closer to cutting Russia’s SWIFT access, says Lithuania
VILNIUS – Western partners are moving closer to halting Russia’s access to the SWIFT global interbank payments system, Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte said on …
Momentum grows to ban Russia from SWIFT payment system
WASHINGTON – Canada, the United States, Britain and the European Union on Friday said they could act to exclude Russia from the SWIFT global interbank …
UK calls on NATO leaders to use SWIFT payments system to hurt Russia
LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on leaders of NATO member countries on Friday to use the SWIFT international payments system to damage …
Ukraine’s Kuleba discusses with Blinken need to use U.S. reach to ban Russia from SWIFT
– Ukraine’s foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken via telephone about the need to use all U.S. influence …
Excluding Russia from SWIFT must be on the table – Netherlands
BRUSSELS – Excluding Russia from the global SWIFT system of interbank payments should be an option given the scale of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, Dutch …
Cutting Russia off SWIFT technically difficult – German govt spokesperson
BERLIN – Suspending Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payments system would be technically difficult to arrange and would have a massive impact on transactions …
Russia should not be cut off from SWIFT at the moment – Germany’s Scholz
BERLIN – Cutting off Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payment system should not be part of the second EU sanctions package against Russia that …
U.S. Chamber rebukes Russia’s invasions, reinforces business community’s support of ‘swift’ response
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON – The head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce joined a chorus of outrage against Moscow’s operation to “demilitarize” its neighbor …
Ukraine urges countries to cut Russia off from SWIFT payments system
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 …
U.S. governors urge swift action on $52 billion chip funding bill
By David Shepardson – A bipartisan group of 22 governors Thursday urged leaders in Congress to move quickly to finalize $52 billion in government funding …
Czech president: Russia should be cut off from SWIFT
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 …
Baltics call for swift EU sanctions on Russia after it recognizes Ukrainian breakaway republics
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS – The European Union must impose sanctions on Russia immediately after it recognised two Ukrainian breakaway regions as independent, the governments …
Murphy says school mask mandates to be decided locally, disses protesters and warns mask shaming bullies of swift justice
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has announced today that he will officially end the school mask mandate next month and will extend …
Polistina, Guardian, Swift sweep Democrats in Atlantic County state-level elections
NORTHFIELD – After totals across Atlantic County were tallied Tuesday night, Senator Vince Polistina and Assemblymembers-elect Don Guardian and Claire Swift declared a full team …