The Bank of Russia has lowered its key rate by 0.5 percentage points to 15% per annum for the second time since the beginning of the year, according to the regulator’s press release following a meeting of its board of directors. …
The Central Bank of Russia may decide to lower its key rate to 15-14.5% at its upcoming meeting, according to Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Financial Markets Anatoly Aksakov.
Russia's Central Bank published a press release following today's Board of Directors meeting. The decision was made to lower the key rate.
The Russian economy is currently stable, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin stated.
The need to assess how the value-added tax hike at the start of 2026 and a number of other factors have impacted inflation will probably lead the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) to cautiously approach interest rate cuts and move in "small steps" until April, head of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) Alexander Shokhin said.
The value of Russia's gold reserves has increased by over $200 billion in the past four years due to rising global prices, according to US media reports.
The Bank of Russia slashed the key rate by 50 basis points to 16% per annum for the fifth time in a row amid the decline in current price growth rates but highlighted increased inflation expectations.
Russia's Central Bank has filed a lawsuit seeking 18.2 trillion roubles ($229.36 billion) in damages from Belgian central securities depository Euroclear, a Moscow court said on Monday.
Annual inflation in Russia continues to slow down, and all persistent factors point to its further deceleration in 2026, according to a report prepared by the Bank of Russia’s Research and Forecasting Department.
Russia's gold reserves have increased by $112 billion in just one year, thanks to rising prices for the precious metal, according to the Bank of Russia data.
Russia's gold reserves exceeded $310,7 billion for the first time on December 1, 2025, according to a report released by the Russian Central Bank.
The Central Bank of Russia is lifting restrictions on foreign currency transfers abroad for both Russian citizens and individuals from "friendly" countries, effective December 8.
The Central Bank of Russia has reported substantial expansion in national foreign currency reserves, with total international reserves now reaching $734 billion.
According to the Governor of Russia's Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, the Russian economy has recovered relatively quickly despite the difficult 2022.
The Central Bank of Russia continues to cut its key rate. The rate has declined by 3.5 percentage points over the past five months, from 21% to 16.5%.
Russia's international reserves rose to a record high in a week, reaching almost $723 billion, with the Central Bank citing positive revaluation as a key growth factor.
Fluctuations in the ruble exchange rate are occurring at fairly strong levels, so it is not worth talking about a systematic weakening of the exchange rate, Russia's Central Bank Deputy Governor Alexei Zabotkin said.
The Bank of Russia has cut the key rate for the third consecutive time, this time by 1%, bringing it down to 17% per annum, the regulator said in a statement. "The board of directors of the Central Bank of Russia has …
VTB CEO Andrey Kostin expects a reduction in Russia's key rate, which currently stands at 18%.
The Central Bank will consider lowering the key rate at its September meeting, with a potential decrease of 1 or 2 percent, according to VTB.
