 | | | | Ukraine's central bank governor Kyrylo Shevchenko said on Thursday the Ukrainian banking and financial system remained resilient amid Russia's invasion and had been boosted by international financial support amounting to around $15 billion. | | | | | | Cryptocurrency exchange Binance on Thursday said cardholders of sanctioned Russian banks would not be able to use them on their platform and confirmed that sanctioned individuals have had their access restricted. | | | | | | The European Union is considering excluding banks in Belarus from the SWIFT messaging system that underpins the global financial transactions, as it has already done for seven Russian banks, an EU official said on Thursday. | | | | | | The London Stock Exchange Group said on Thursday that applying financial sanctions on Russia following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine would have only a minor impact on its business as it suspended more Russian listings. | | | | | | Italy's third-largest bank Banco BPM has occupied a special place on the wish list of Andrea Orcel since the veteran dealmaker took the reins at UniCredit last April, several sources have said. | | | | | | The Federal Reserve's nearly $9 trillion balance sheet has more room to decline than it did the last time the central bank shrank its holdings and policymakers will still watch money markets closely, a senior bank official said on Wednesday. | | | | | | The European Union said on Wednesday it was excluding seven Russian banks from the SWIFT messaging system, but stopped short of including those handling energy payments, in the latest sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. | | | | | | Wells Fargo & Co's head of communications and brand management, Barri Rafferty, is leaving the bank in May, a spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday. | | | | | | Russia is to suspend some budget rules relating to the use of extra oil and gas budget revenues in 2022, the finance ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. | | | | | | Trading on Moscow Exchange's stock section will remain largely closed on Thursday although a limited range of operations will be available, the central bank said in a statement. | | | | | |
