Monday 28 February 2022

Reuters Global Investor: Russian cenbank says it carried no FX interventions on Monday due to sanctions

Russian cenbank says it carried no FX interventions on Monday due to sanctions

The Russian central bank, which raised its key rate to 20% in an emergency move, did not carry out foreign currency interventions on Monday due to the latest Western sanctions, Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina.

Canada's TD Bank expands U.S. presence with $13 bln First Horizon deal

Canada's second largest lender Toronto-Dominion Bank Group will buy First Horizon Corp in an all-cash deal for $13.4 billion to expand its footprint in the United States, the banks said on Monday.

Citigroup flags $5.4 bln exposure to Russian assets

Citigroup Inc said on Monday its total exposure to Russian assets was $5.4 billion at the end of December, compared with $5.5 billion at the end of September.

Visa partners with fintech Tribal in Latam to expand small business offerings

Visa Inc , the world's largest payment processor, will partner with payment and financing firm Tribal to expand its offerings for small-and-medium-sized businesses in Latin America and the Caribbean, Tribal said on Monday.

HSBC orders staff to drop Russian banks VTB, VEB-memo

British bank HSBC is beginning to wind down relations with a host of Russian banks including the second-largest, VTB, according to a memo seen by Reuters, as financial institutions start to implement restrictions on Russia.

Sberbank opens additional reserve line for units in Belarus, Kazakhstan

Russia's dominant lender Sberbank on Monday said it had opened an additional reserve line for its subsidiary banks in Belarus and Kazakhstan, as it grapples with sanctions and the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Russia c.bank hikes rate to 20% in emergency move, tells firms to sell FX

The Russian central bank raised its key interest rate to 20% from 9.5% on Monday in an emergency move, and authorities told export-focused companies to sell foreign currency as the rouble tumbled to record lows.

Austrian watchdog imposes moratorium at Sberbank Europe

Austria's Financial Market Authority (FMA) has imposed a moratorium on Sberbank Europe AG, a unit of Russia's Sberbank , with immediate effect until March 1, 2022, 11:59 pm, the watchdog said on Monday.

Russian c.bank confirms block on foreigners' bids to sell Russian securities

Russia's central bank confirmed on Monday it has ordered brokers to suspend the execution of all orders by foreign legal entities and individuals to sell Russian securities.

Russian central bank to resume gold purchases on domestic market from Monday

Russia's central bank on Sunday said it would resume buying gold on the domestic market from Feb. 28, as it undertakes measures to try and ensure financial stability during Western sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

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