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A sanctioned central banker is to represent Russia on the board of the Washington-based International Monetary Fund, the current holder of the post said on Tuesday.

Russia’s economy is growing while EU members are suffering, the Forbes-listed billionaire Alisher Usmanov has said

The scheme aimed to allow both Russian and foreign investors to free up funds immobilized by Western sanctions

US sanctions policies will eventually result in the dollar losing its longstanding dominance in the global economy

Western countries are “shooting themselves in the foot” by imposing sanctions on Russia, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on Thursday. He was commenting on Russia being ranked among the world’s top four economies in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP).

Imposing sanctions on the Russian nuclear industry would only “hurt” the European Union, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has warned.   

The bloc could target imports of food, nuclear energy, and medicines that have thus far not been in the crosshairs

New restrictions could be applied to financial institutions that use the Bank of Russia’s financial messaging system

The majority of respondents reported that the frequency of their travels in Russia has not changed after the introduction of sanctions and restrictions by a number of foreign countries

According to the company’s department director Mikhail Borovikov, traditionally Norilsk Nickel have never supplied the metal to the exchange and tried to make 99% of sales to end users