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Bank of Russia appoints new deputy chairman
The Bank of Russia said Thursday 1 February that it had appointed a new deputy chairman to replace Andrei Kozlov, who was shot dead in a crime widely linked to his work at the central bank.
New developments in Kozlov murder case
A woman was charged on Friday 19 January in connection with the murder of Russian central banker Andrei Kozlov.
Russian central bank reserves drop
The Russian central bank said Thursday 18 January its gold and foreign currency reserves have dropped by 2.2 bln usd in one week, with levels standing at 301.7 bln usd on Jan 12.
Russia charges central banker murder suspect
Russian prosecutors on Wednesday 17 January charged a private banker with ordering the murder of Russian central bank first deputy chairman Andrei Kozlov.
Kozlov's murder - the real story
Financing hundreds of thousands of illegal under-the-table deals requires huge sums of money. Every month, in Russia mountains of "black cash", are exchanged illegally behind the scenes. As long as this parallel system of financial settlement exists,…
Report says Kozlov murder suspects charged soon
Official charges will be brought soon against the suspects recently arrested in relation to the murder of first deputy chairman of the Russian central bank Andrei Kozlov, Interfax quoted Prosecutor General Yury Chaika as saying Tuesday 16 January.
Russian central bank submits board candidates
The Bank of Russia has submitted Alexei Simanovsky and Mikhail Sukhov to the State Duma as candidates for vacant seats on the central bank's board of directors, Vyacheslav Reznik, chairman of the Duma committee for credit organizations and financial…
Court sanctions arrest of Kozlov murder suspect
A Moscow court on Monday 15 January sanctioned the arrest of a banker detained last week in connection with the investigation into the murder of a senior Russian central bank official.
Central Bank of Russia - Annual Report 2005
According to the Central Bank of Russia's Annual Report 2005, the macroeconomic situation in 2005 was characterised by rapid economic growth, which exceeded the official forecast for the year.
Top prosecutor says Kozlov murder solved
The murder of Andrei Kozlov, first deputy chairman of the Russian central bank, has been solved, the Russian Prosecutor General said Tuesday 5 December.
Russia and Belarus governors to meet
Petr Prokopovich and Sergei Ignatyev, governors of the central banks of Belarus and Russia, respectively, will attend the 25th meeting of the Interbank Currency Council on Friday.
Russia worries about capital inflows
Russia's central bank on 29 November raised its forecast for capital inflows this year and has hinted at tighter banking reserve requirements to slow the inflow of cash.
Russia's Melikyan vows to close banks
The Russian central bank will press on with its cleanup of the banking system despite the murder of reformist banking supervisor Andrei Kozlov, the man who took over his role said in an interview Friday 10 November.
Problem banks may explain Kozlov murder
Former chairman of the Central Bank of Russia, Viktor Gerashchenko, was quoted by RIA Novosti as saying on Monday 30 October that the murder of the CBR's first deputy head in mid-September may have been ordered by a client of a commercial bank under…
Bank of Russia's Paramonova not reappointed
Bank of Russia chairman Sergei Ignatyev said Wednesday 18 October that Tatyana Paramonova would not be considered for reappointment as a managing board member.
Russia investing some reserves in Japan's yen
The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has begun investing gold and foreign currency reserves in Japanese yen, CBR first deputy director Aleksei Ulyukayev told a conference on Monday 16 October.
Russia reports arrest of Kozlov murder suspects
Special services in Moscow have unofficially confirmed reports that the killers of the first deputy chairman of Russia's central bank, Andrey Kozlov, have been arrested, BBC Monitoring Service reported Wednesday 11 October quoting a translation of a…
Solving Kozlov's murder is 'question of honour'
The Moscow Times reported Tuesday 26 September that the killers of Russia's central bank first deputy chairman Andrei Kozlov may have been hired on the cheap and had no idea who they were being paid to kill.
Russia appoints new supervision head
A new official has been appointed to run the Russian central bank's Banking Supervision Committee, following the murder of the first deputy chairman a week ago, the bank announced Thursday 21 September, according to RIA Novosti.
Murdered Russian banker may have had phone tapped
The BBC Monitoring Service on Saturday 16 September reported a translation of a story on Russian NTV which said murdered Russian central banker Andrey Kozlov may have had his phone tapped and that up to tem people could have been involved in the killing.
Murder won't disrupt central bank's work-Ignatiyev
The Russian central bank is working as usual despite the murder of First Deputy Chairman Andrei Kozlov, chairman of the Russian Central Bank Sergei Ignatiyev told Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting on Friday 15 September.
Russian central banker died with job unfinished
According to this article from Reuters published Thursday 14 September, Russia has lost a crusading reformer with the death of Andrei Kozlov, who made a promising start to cleaning up Russia's banking system.
Russia's central bank deputy shot dead
Andrei Kozlov, the central bank of Russia's first deputy chairman, died in hospital hours after he was shot on Wednesday 13 September.
Prime Tass to publish Russian central bank data
The Prime Tass economic news agency has won the right to publish and distribute the Central Bank of Russia's periodicals, the Bank's Public Relations Department reported on Tuesday 12 September, quoting a decision of the contest commission.