Russia
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.
Russia to prevent sharp ruble growth this year
Russia's central bank head Sergei Ignatyev has said the bank will try to prevent sharp ruble growth this year.
Russia 'won't react to rumours' over euro
A senior Russian central bank official said on Monday 6 June that reports Italy and Germany could drop the euro were "just rumours," and said Russia has no intention of changing its reserves structure.
FATF head to be at anti-money laundering seminar
Head of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Jean-Louis Fort will take part in a seminar on combating money laundering and terrorist financing conducted by the Russian central bank in June.
Russian central bank to increase euro weighting
The Central Bank of Russia plans to increase the euro's weighting in its bi-currency basket to 0.3 soon, CB First Deputy Chairman Alexei Ulyukayev told a press conference on Tuesday 26 April.
Russia and SARB hold first consultations
The Central Bank of Russia and the Reserve Bank of South Africa have held consultations in Pretoria, the first in the history of bilateral relations, the Russian central bank's foreign and public relations department stated.
Russian lawmakers call for central bank probe
Russian lawmakers called on prosecutors Wednesday 6 April to investigate the theft of confidential information from the central bank's computer system.