Russia
Russian central bank to manage state oil fund
Russia's central bank has been given the green light to manage the state's fund of oil profits, the Russian minister of finance, Alexey Kudrin, announced earlier this week.
Russia signs agreement on reserve management
The Central Bank of Russia is implementing treasury and asset management software from London-based Trema to support its reserve management operations.
Central Bank of Russia - Annual Report 2004
According to the Central Bank of Russia's Annual Report 2004, the year 2004 was a good one for the Russian economy.
FATF to look at Russian banks
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an inter-governmental anti money laundering body, plans to carry out a large-scale check on the Russian banking system in April 2007, Russian Central Bank deputy chairman Viktor Melnikov said earlier this week.
Russia-Belarus to have common currency from 2008
Russia and Belarus will have a common currency starting from 1 January 2008, representatives of the Interbank Currency Council said on Friday.
Russia's Tulin set to leave central bank
Dmitry Tulin, a deputy chairman at the Central Bank of Russia, will leave his post on 1 February and join auditing company Deloitte and Touche.
Russia changes gold reserves publication rules
In January 2006 details of Russia's gold reserves will be published on the basis of gold evaluations according to quotes by the Central Bank of Russia, the bank's external and public relations department said.
Russian people keep $30bn
The Central Bank of Russia has evaluated the volume of hard currency accumulated by residents at $20 billion to $30b, central bank chairman Sergei Ignatyev told a session at the State Duma.
Russia says gold policy will change slowly
Russian central bank chairman Sergei Ignatyev said Friday 25 November that any change in the weighting of gold in its reserves would come in years rather than months.
Russia's central bank should boost gold - Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia's central bank should pay more attention to gold in its international reserves.
Comment: Russia's reserve management
At a time when Russia's official foreign reserves have risen sharply due largely to increased revenues from oil exports, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has been remarkably transparent how it manages these reserves.
Russian central bank plans large job cuts
The Bank of Russia, the biggest employer among the world's central banks, will cut thousands of jobs in the coming year, a deputy chairman said on Friday 18 November.
Putin nominates Russia's Ignatyev for new term
Russian President Vladimir Putin has nominated Sergei Ignatyev for a second four-year term as Central Bank chairman, the presidential press service has said.
Russia's gold, fx reserves exceed foreign debt
The Central Bank of Russia's gold and foreign currency reserves considerably exceed the state foreign debt and total more than $150 billion, President Vladimir Putin has said.
Russia, China set to sign banking agreement
The Russian central bank and the Chinese Banking Regulatory Commission are expected to sign an agreement during the visit of Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov to China on 3-4 November.
Russian central banker charged with taking bribe
The Moscow prosecutor's office has indicted the deputy chief of the Federal Tax Service lending institutions department and a Russian central bank official for large-scale bribery, according to Interfax and other reports this week.
Joint Eurosystem - Bank of Russia seminar
The Eurosystem - the European Central Bank and the national central banks of the euro area - and the Bank of Russia are holding their second joint seminar, which takes place from 12 to 14 October in Saint Petersburg.
Russian central banking project near completion
A two-year training project in the area of banking supervision in Russia, financed by the European Union, is coming to an end, the European Central Bank announced on Thursday 13 October.
Belarus, Russia agree on ruble introduction plan
The National Bank of Belarus and the Russian central bank have approved a plan of action to introduce the Russian ruble as sole legal tender in Belarus.
Int'l payment systems expand presence in Russia
This article published on Monday 3 October reports that payment systems have achieved notable success in Russia but operate differently than in most other markets.
Russia won't increase euro reserves
The Central Bank of Russia is not planning to increase the euro share in the country's gold and currency reserves and bi-currency basket, the first deputy bank chairman said Tuesday 13 September.
Paper on bank supervision Russian style
The Working Paper "Bank supervision Russian style: Rules vs enforcement and tacit objectives" from Ghent University published May 2005 focuses on the conflict between two central bank objectives, namely individual bank stability and systemic stability.
Russia ranked world's fifth in reserves
Russia ranks the world's fifth in terms of its international reserve assets (for gold and foreign exchange reserves), Prime Tass economic news agency reported on Friday 1 July.
Russia likely to float rouble within three years
The Russian central bank and the finance ministry have signalled that the government will allow the rouble to float freely within the next three years, the Interfax news agency reported.