
Bank of Russia
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20 July, 2023
Russia passes CBDC legislation as digital ruble pilot prepares for takeoff
The CBDC bill, supporting the creation of a digital ruble pilot, amended certain parts of the Russian civil code and...
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11 June, 2023
Rosbank to allow use of digital currencies in settling cross-border transactions
Russia pushes ahead with using digital currencies amid economic sanctions, with Rosbank devising plans to use them as cross-border transactions...
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28 May, 2023
Russia’s parliament makes changes to its draft bill on CBDCs
The changes to the CBDC draft bill include debt operation, the Russian central bank’s participation, and the access of the...
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23 April, 2023
Russia’s central bank to create block reward mining entities to circumvent sanctions: report
Bank of Russia Gov. Elvira Nabiullina told members of the State Duma that the banking regulator had approved a pilot...
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24 February, 2023
Bank of Russia to pilot digital ruble with real transactions in April
For the first time, Russia will move ahead with its central bank digital currency pilot program involving 13 banks and...
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13 January, 2023
Russia studying CBDCs for cross-border payments amid tightening sanctions
Efforts to launch the digital ruble are already in place, with testing client-to-business (C2B) operations by selected financial institutions scheduled...