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Russian Central Bank Eyes Digital Asset Rules
Russian Central Bank Eyes Digital Asset Rules
November 08, 2022  |  Regulation

Russia’s central bank is reportedly considering new regulations and rules for taxing non-fungible tokens (NFTs), smart contracts and trading digital assets.  The Bank of Russia...

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JPMorgan, Citi and Others Keep Russia Ties Open at US Request
JPMorgan, Citi and Others Keep Russia Ties Open at US Request
November 07, 2022  |  Banking

Aiming to keep money flowing in the global economy even as it enforces sanctions against some Russian targets, the United States federal government has reportedly...

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Russia’s Tech Brain Drain Provides Eastern European Startups Opportunity For Brain Gain
Russia’s Tech Brain Drain Provides Eastern European Startups Opportunity For Brain Gain
October 25, 2022  |  emea

While Western European countries have long dominated the region’s venture capital (VC) landscape, Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is fast emerging as a hotbed of...

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IMF Warns Global Growth Weighed Down by Economic Trifecta 
IMF Warns Global Growth Weighed Down by Economic Trifecta 
October 11, 2022  |  Economy

An economic trifecta of runaway inflation, Russia’s war on Ukraine and pandemic after-effects lingering from China are leading to gloomy projections of slow global growth...

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Study of Digital Dollar Beneficial Even if CBDCs Never Happen: Cleveland Fed Head
Study of Digital Dollar Beneficial Even if CBDCs Never Happen: Cleveland Fed Head
October 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cleveland Federal Reserve President Loretta Mester said that even if the U.S. does not issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC), the Fed’s study of...

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Payoneer: Ukrainian SMBs Roll Out the Global Welcome Mat
Payoneer: Ukrainian SMBs Roll Out the Global Welcome Mat
October 07, 2022  |  SMBs

Companies of all sizes in Ukraine are still going strong and eager to expand global operations as they continue to remain resilient and build out...

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Europe Braces for More Financial Volatility Amid Russian War
Europe Braces for More Financial Volatility Amid Russian War
October 04, 2022  |  emea

Europe plans to use every means it can to keep its financial system stable amid threats to its energy supplies with Russia’s war in Ukraine...

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Russian Financial Regulators Explore Cross-Border Crypto Payments
Russian Financial Regulators Explore Cross-Border Crypto Payments
September 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Russian authorities are working on a way to use cryptocurrencies for settlements with other nations amid the sanctions related to the Russia-Ukraine war. The country’s...

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Report: Uzbek Firm Says Tech Issues Halted Processing Russian Mir Cards
Report: Uzbek Firm Says Tech Issues Halted Processing Russian Mir Cards
September 23, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Uzbekistan’s inter-bank processing center UZCARD has reportedly paused its processing of payments via the Bank of Russia’s National Card Payment System (NSPK)-issued Mir payment cards. ...

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