(MOSCOW, RUSSIA) – A leaked internal document from Sberbank, Russia’s largest financial institution, estimates the probability of a Russian victory in the war against Ukraine…
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(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Russia’s banking system is facing severe strain as record cash withdrawals, mounting bad loans and growing business failures threaten to destabilise the…
(MOSCOW, RUSSIA) – Russia’s gold reserves have fallen to their lowest level since January 2020, with the Central Bank of Russia holding 73.2 million ounces…
(MOSCOW, RUSSIA) – Russia’s banking system is showing severe signs of strain, with a record 1,370 bank offices closed between January and August 2026, as…
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – At least 15 people were killed in a large-scale Russian missile and drone assault on the Ukrainian capital, prompting a day of…
(MOSCOW, RUSSIA) – Russians are withdrawing record amounts of cash from the country’s banks amid growing fears that the Kremlin could seize private deposits to…
(KYIV) – The chief economist at Russia’s second-largest state bank has been dismissed after warning that Moscow cannot win a prolonged economic war against Ukraine…
(MOSCOW) – Russian households dumped nearly 55 billion roubles (approximately $692 million / £543 million) into foreign currencies in June 2026 alone, according to data…
(MOSCOW) – Russian bank customers withdrew a record 620 billion roubles (£5.2 billion, $6.8 billion, €6.1 billion) in July, surpassing the previous high of 607…
(MOSCOW) – Russia’s largest banks are sounding the alarm over a severe liquidity crisis as a record sum of cash was withdrawn in a single…