Nabiullina named best European central banker as purge continues

Three years into her purge of the country’s banking sector which to date has seen 276…

Vneshprombank licence revoked as $2.4bn hole found in balance sheet

Russian Central Bank’s purge of the country’s banking system claimed its biggest scalp this week when…

Russian rating agency to be launched as Moscow reacts to downgrades

Moscow is launching  a Russian rating agency in a bid to counterbalance the negative effect of the persistent downgrades that…

Beijing launches China International Payment System

 The China International Payment System (CIPS), China’s answer to the SWIFT secure financial messaging service, officially came into…

Admiralteisky becomes 140th victim of Russian bank purge

Russian bank purge: The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) last week revoked the licence of the Admiralteisky…

GCC asks ECB for advice on setting up single currency

At a meeting of its bankers in Riyadh this week, the six member states of the…

Russian capital outflow past peak, Finance Ministry claims

Russian capital outflow totalled $ 52.5bn for the first six months of 2015, according to figures released…

Russian bank purge continues as two more licences revoked

Russian bank purge: Central Bank of Russia chief Elvira Nabiullina  took the tally of bank licences…

Central Bank lowers Russian interest rates in bid to stimulate economy

The Central Bank in Moscow  today cut Russian interest rates  for the fourth month in a row…

Russia’s Central Bank lowers key interest rate to 12.5%

With the rouble rallying against the dollar and the  euro , the Central Bank of Russia…

Russian economy to return to high growth in 2017, predicts CBR

The Russian economy will return to a period of high growth in 2017 after stabilising next…

Kazakh banking sector assets increase by 17.9% over year

Kazakh banking sector: The total assets of Kazakhstan’s banking sector in Kazakhstan grew by 17.9% last…

Russian inflation expected to peak at 15-17% as CBR cuts interest rate

Russian inflation is likely to peak at between 15% and 17% around March and April before dropping…

Russian gold spree accounts for 33% of global central banks’ purchases

Russian gold spree: The Central Bank of Russia bought 152 tons of gold last year – just…

Visa opts in to Russian national payment system

Visa opts in to Russian national payment system: The Central Bank of Russia this week confirmed that…

Dagestan bank has licence revoked by Central Bank as purge goes on

The Dagestan bank Prestizhkreditbanka has had its licence revoked by the Central Bank of Russia as…

Central Bank of Azerbaijan to invest $500m in Chinese markets

The Central Bank of Azerbaijan is planning to invest $ 500,000,000 in China’s financial market after…

Kazakh BRIC membership suggested by bank Governor

Kazakh BRIC membership:The governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, Kairat Kelimbetov has put forward the…

Sukuk issue expected from Kazakhstan next year

Sukuk: Kazakhstan expects  to able to be in  a position to issue Islamic bonds (sukuk) next year,…

OpenWay tipped to clinch Russian NBTS contract

OpenWay, the Belgian-based software developer, is being tipped to be appointed by Russia’s Central Bank to design…

Purpe Kalmyk and Yutikpev lose banking licences

Purpe Kalmyk and Yutikpev lose banking licences: The Central Bank of Russia today revoked the banking licences of three…

Russian banking purge continues as three more lose licence

Russian banking purge: The Central Bank of Russia this week revoked the licence of three more banks…

Rouble crisis triggers Central Bank intervention

Rouble crisis: The Central Bank has again stepped in to protect the rouble which closed to an…

Russian capital control rumours dismissed by Central Bank

Russian capital control rumours: The Central Bank  of Russia yesterday denied that it was planning to implement…