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Russian central bank orders block on foreign clients’ bids to sell Russian securities – document
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian central bank has ordered market players to reject foreign clients' bids to sell Russian securities from 0400 GMT on Monday, according to a central bank document seen by ...
Feb 27, 2022
Russian rouble yet to trade, indicated sharply lower
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Russian rouble had yet to trade officially in Asia early on Monday but was quoted on dealing sites at between 98.00 to 100.00 per dollar after Western states announced new sanct...
Feb 27, 2022
Russian’s Aeroflot to cancel all flights to European destinations
(Reuters) - Russian airline Aeroflot said on Sunday it would cancel all flights to European destinations until further notice after the decision by many countries to close their airspace in protest at...
Feb 27, 2022
New York will end statewide school mask mandate on March 2 – governor
(Reuters) - New York state will end its mask mandate for schools and childcare facilities on Wednesday, Governor Kathy Hochul said, citing a steep drop in COVID-19 cases. "It wasn't always easy, but s...
Feb 27, 2022
Euro down 1.2% vs dollar as Russia sanctions threaten turmoil
LONDON (Reuters) - The euro opened sharply lower after the weekend as the escalation of Western sanctions on Russia threatened further turmoil on world markets on Monday. By 2055 GMT on Sunday, the si...
Feb 27, 2022
Egypt’s Suez canal to increase tolls by up to 10%
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Suez Canal Authority said on Sunday it was increasing canal tolls by up to 10% for laden and ballast vessels, effective March 1. The decision was "in line with the significan...
Feb 27, 2022
Russia sanctions cause weekend compliance scramble for global banks
By Matt Scuffham, David Henry and Pete Schroeder NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior management and compliance teams at major banks were working around the clock this weekend to understand the raft...
Feb 27, 2022
Meta says restricts some Russian state media accounts at Ukraine request
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc has restricted some accounts in Ukraine, including some accounts belonging to Russian state media organizations, at the request of the Ukrainian g...
Feb 27, 2022
UPS and FedEx halting shipments to Russia and Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - UPS and FedEx have said they are halting delivery service to Russia and Ukraine because of the conflict. The companies said both inbound and outbound services were temporarily s...
Feb 27, 2022
“Very probable” that Swiss will freeze Russian assets – president
GENEVA (Reuters) - Swiss President Ignazio Cassis said on Sunday that it was "very probable" that neutral Switzerland would follow the European Union (EU) on Monday in sanctioning Russia and freezing ...
Feb 27, 2022
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