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Moscow Exchange Trading Volumes in May 2023
All comparisons below are with May 2022.
Banks with basic licence in talks with regulator
Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina met with representatives of the banks with a basic licence (BBLs).
Systems update on 5th June 2023
New release of trading and clearing systems of Securities, FX and Derivatives is scheduled for 05rd of June 2023.
Monitoring businesses: Business Climate Index stays close to ten-year high
In May, businesses' price expectations dropped
Moscow Exchange announces results for the first quarter of 2023
Moscow Exchange (MOEX) today announces its financial results based on summary financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for Q1 2023.
NPF returns exceed inflation: 2023 Q1 outcomes
NPF's income was mainly due to positive revaluation of shares and coupons on debt securities.
Russia's Sberbank reports record Q1 profit, raises ROE forecast
Sberbank's profits hit a record for the quarter.
Importance of Chinese yuan in Russian foreign exchange market on the rise
Number of complaints against banks decreases: 2023 Q1 statistics
MOEX Internal testing
Moscow Exchange Trading Volumes in April 2023
Russia's Sberbank Launches Own Version of ChatGPT
Pension savings insured by government for 2.8 million rubles
Monitoring businesses: Business Climate Index hits 10-year high
Retail lending surges in March
Concentration limits per issuer change on Securities market
MOEX Internal testing
From plant to industrial centre: timed to anniversary of Perm
Launch of Quotes 2.0 service in the securities market system
Share of yuan in on-exchange trading hits new high in March
Moscow Exchange Trading Volumes in March 2023
Microloan portfolio expands by 11% in 2022: review of microfinance market
Restrictions on money transfers abroad extended
Systems update on 3th April 2023
Results of auction for placement of the Russian Federation government bonds
Bank of Russia releases 2022 H2 Report on RUONIA Oversight Committee's Activity
Bank of Russia extends ban on selling unfriendly states’ securities to non-qualified investors
Maintenance on T1 FX test environment
New financial messaging rules for Russia approved
Bank of Russia establishes procedure for depositories to return Russian securities from abroad
Results of monitoring of credit institutions’ maximum interest rates
Data governance in financial market: present state and future prospects
Moscow Exchange announces results for the full year 2022
Talking Trends: Economic activity rises early in the year
Russia MOEX exchange begins trading in Turkish lira
Retail UIFs make profit: Q4 results
Revised lists of the Moscow Exchange Indices announced
Moscow Exchange announced the results of the quarterly review for MOEX indices.
Sberbank enhances referral program by reducing corporate credit card rates
Annual inflation in Russian regions varies from 6.6% to 18.1% in January
The minimum annual inflation was observed in Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area, while the maximum — in the Republic of Ingushetia. Nationwide, inflation amounted to 11.77%.
Russia expects Sberbank to pay dividends on 2022 profits
Bank of Russia suggests updating requirements for insurers' capital
IMF issues Russian economic growth outlook that is more optimistic than Bank of Russia's
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released one of the most optimistic forecasts for Russia's economic growth for 2023, predicting 0.3% for this year.
Bank of Russia approves temporary procedures for measuring operational risk
Risk parameters on Securities market & security FLOT
Banking sector makes profit in 2022
In December 2022, banks posted high profit (342 billion rubles), which was associated with foreign currency revaluation amid the ruble weakening, among other factors.
Moscow Exchange trading schedule in February 2023
Moscow Exchange announces the trading schedule for its markets over the February 2023 public holiday period.
Financial Stability Review
Russia’s economy and financial system are gradually adjusting to the sanctions imposed by unfriendly countries.
Moscow to resume foreign exchange transactions with sales of yuan
Russia said it is to resume foreign currency interventions with the sales of yuan starting on Friday, a move signaling that the Chinese currency is playing an increasingly important role in stabilizing the ruble and Russia's domestic financial stability amid closer bilateral trade connections.
Bank of Russia restarts open FX trading to support ruble
The Bank of Russia will restart open market foreign exchange operations to support the ruble’s value against the Chinese yuan.
Moscow Exchange Trading Volumes in 2022
In 2022, total trading volumes across Moscow Exchange’s markets grew by 4.6% to RUB 1.1 quadrillion.
Bank of Russia changes market risk calculation procedure for banks
Russia's Sberbank plans to open office in China in 2023
Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, plans to launch a branch office in China by the end of 2023, Alexander Vedyakhin, the first deputy chairman of Sberbank's executive board, said on Monday, Trend reports citing TASS.
Russia dropping US dollar for Chinese yuan – and fast
In response to Western sanctions, Russia’s central bank is dropping the US dollar and will buy Chinese yuan on the foreign exchange market. The yuan’s share of Moscow’s currency trading increased from 1% to 40-45% in 2022, while dollar trade halved from 80% to 40%.
Bank of Russia will test business partnerships for global crypto payments
Olga Skorobogatova, the first deputy chairman of the monetary authority, stated on Monday that the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (CBR) intended to test using cryptocurrency to settle foreign commerce.
Sber Bank of Russia Plans to Integrate Blockchain Using Metamask and Ethereum
Sber, a major bank, wants to include the Ethereum blockchain and the Metamask wallet into its blockchain platform. The Russian bank is of the opinion that the integration will give programmers additional alternatives and give users new opportunities when using tokens and smart contracts.
Moscow Exchange Trading Volumes in November 2022
In November 2022, total trading volumes across Moscow Exchange’s markets grew by 4.2% to RUB 74.7 trln (RUB 71.7 in October 2022). All comparisons below are with October 2022.
Bank of Russia presents financial market development programme for 2023–2025
Top priorities set by the regulator in the draft Russian Financial Market Development Programme for 2023–2025 include an increasing role of the financial market in the transformation of the Russian economy, reconfiguration of the system of foreign trade payments and settlements, and digitalisation and advancement of the country’s payment infrastructure.
Sberbank In Discussions For China Banking Operational License
Would ease transacSberbank effects payments to China.
Bank of Russia develops approaches to regulating instalment plans
The Bank of Russia aims to mitigate risks faced by consumers when they pay for goods or services under instalment plans without entering into loan agreements.
Sberbank redeems Russian depositors' subordinated Eurobonds
October 29, 2022, was the maturity date for Sberbank’s subordinated Eurobonds ISIN XS0848530977 valued at USD 2 bn. Sberbank repaid the face value and made the final coupon payments under the above bonds to the Russian depositors whose rights were listed via the National Settlement Depository and outside of it.
Moscow Exchange Trading Volumes in October 2022
In October 2022, total trading volume across Moscow Exchange’s markets was RUB 71.7 trln (RUB 74.3 trln in September 2022). Unless stated otherwise, all figures below refer to performance for October 2022 and all comparisons are with September 2022.
Results of monitoring of credit institutions' maximum interest rates
Rouble recovers from over three-month low versus dollar
The rouble strengthened on Thursday, pulling clear of a more than three-month low against the dollar and heading towards the 63 mark, as volatility sparked primarily by elevated geopolitical risks continued to buffet Russian markets.
Russia's Sberbank offers payment holidays on loans for servicemen
Derivatives market changes significantly: Bank of Russia's report
The events that occurred in the derivatives market this year have considerably transformed its structure and liquidity. Non-residents’ exit from the market at the beginning of the year caused a reduction in the number of open positions and the termination of certain types of transactions. This information is given in the Bank of Russia's report.
Russia's Moscow Exchange not ruling out sale of dollar-rouble trading operations
The head of the supervisory board of Russia's leading stock exchange said on Thursday the group does not rule out spinning off and selling its dollar-rouble currency trading operations as a separate business.
Bank of Russia sets procedure for suspending sales and refunding customers in case of misselling
The Bank of Russia’s requirements to suspend sales or refund customers will cover financial products which are systematically missold.
Moscow Exchange to add trading hours
Moscow Exchange plans to resume after-hours trading on the Equity & Bond Market, as well as pre-market trading on the Derivatives and FX Markets on 12 September 2022. This will mean trading will run for 12 hours on the FX Market, 14 hours on the Equity and Bond Markets and 15 hours on the Derivatives Market.
Russia's Sberbank begins lending in Chinese yuan, bank official says
“We are now already beginning to lend in yuan. We see quite large demand,” Alexander Vedyakhin, first deputy chairman of Sberbank’s executive board, told reporters.
Bank of Russia to allow online registration of trust management rules of UIFs for non-qualified investors
The Bank of Russia has published an instruction establishing a new procedure for registration of trust management rules of unit investment funds (UIFs) whose units are not limited in circulation, and amendments to them.
Sber presents digital signage platform Salute Screens
SberDevices team has launched Salute Screens, a Russia-made digital signage platform for businesses enabling centralized management of information screens; the launching of promo campaigns, runs schedule configuration, audience communications effectiveness assessment.
MOEX Internal testing
This Saturday, August 27th, 2022, MOEX will be running internal tests on the Securities, FX and Stan
Monitoring enterprises: improvement of business climate
The Bank of Russia’s Business Climate Index (BCI) has risen and remains positive for the second month in a row due to improved short-term expectations of businesses.
Moscow Exchange announces results for Q2 2022
Unless stated otherwise, all figures below refer to performance in Q2 2022 and all comparisons are with the corresponding period of 2021, based on IFRS financials.
Retail and corporate lending speeds up notably in July
The growth rate of mortgage lending nearly doubled, reaching +1.3% after +0.7% in June, according to preliminary data. About a half of the issued loans were market-based mortgages, which was owing to an overall decrease in interest rates.
Rouble weakens towards 62 vs dollar, stocks up
The rouble reversed earlier losses and firmed past 61 against the dollar on Tuesday.
Bank of Russia admits further easing of capital movement restrictions
It is reported that restrictions on the freedom of capital movement break the work of separate channels of transmissive mechanism of the monetary policy.
Moscow Exchange Trading Volumes in July 2022
In July 2022, total trading volumes across Moscow Exchange’s markets grew 3% to reach RUB 75.7 trln (RUB 73.5 trln. in June 2022).
Government Bond Indices
For Foreign Issuers Admission of Foreign Issuers' Securities to Trading
Moscow Exchange Launches Trading in Foreign Stocks
VTB Capital Leads International Rankings for H1 of 2020
Financial Market Infrastructure
Debt Assignment to Third Parties Only Upon Borrowers’ Consent: Regulator Clarifies
Main Trends After Implementing DBR: Bank of?Russia Report
Russian Financial Services