
Digital Ruble
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4 April, 2023
Russia wants BRICS nations to explore new trade currency
India and Russia should take the lead in forming a financial relationship to ultimately create a new common currency, according...
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2 April, 2023
Plans for Russia’s digital ruble pilot delayed indefinitely
Reports disclosed that the bill had only managed to scale through the first reading in the State Duma, the lower...
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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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12 February, 2023
Russia’s Gazprombank suggests slowing down digital ruble launch fearing losses for commercial banks
The digital ruble has received heightened attention as the government intends to use it to circumvent economic sanctions imposed on...
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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...
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4 January, 2023
Digital ruble bill submitted to Russia’s State Duma
The new draft bill seeks to make the Bank of Russia the “sole operator” of the digital ruble to the...