... factors and increase the independence of the currency market. Why did the Central Bank buy SPCE? The main purpose of acquiring the Saint Petersburg Currency Exchange is to create a full-fledged Russian platform for trading foreign currency. Under current sanctions, access to international currency platforms is becoming limited, and therefore the need for its own infrastructure is increasing. The purchase of the Saint Petersburg Currency Exchange allows the Central Bank to create an independent system that can support currency ...

... Market participants are closely monitoring further steps by the EU to strengthen energy security—including discussions on new storage filling regulations and potential restrictions on Russian gas imports. Global Agreements and Policy: Trade Thaw vs. Sanction Pressure The international agenda intertwines two opposing trends: on one hand, the de-escalation of trade conflicts between major economies, and on the other hand, the escalation of geopolitical rhetoric. A key event in recent days was the trade-energy deal between ...

... portions of their reserves in dollars. The dollar's sustainable dominance is attributed to its high liquidity, stability, and the economic power of the United States. However, in recent years, its position has become less stable. The imposition of U.S. sanctions against several countries, including Russia and China, has raised concerns on the international stage. Such measures weaken the global role of the dollar as countries begin to seek alternative methods of conducting transactions to avoid dependence on the U.S. currency and reduce the impact of sanctions. Putin characterized this situation ...

... Flexibility of Business Models Diversification of assets, utilization of jurisdictions favoring the CIS and Middle Eastern countries, as well as the active implementation of digital services allowed entrepreneurs to mitigate regulatory risks. 6. The Role of Sanctions and Internal Reforms Despite ongoing sanctions pressure, business empires managed to adapt by: Reengineering supply chains through Kazakhstan, the UAE, and Turkey. Actively using the yuan and rupee in foreign transactions. Internal import substitution, particularly ...

... participants are closely monitoring the EU's further steps to strengthen energy security, including discussions about new targets for storage filling and potential restrictions on Russian gas imports. Global Agreements and Policy: Trade De-escalation vs Sanction Pressure In the international arena, two opposing trends are notably interwoven: de-escalation of trade conflicts between major economies and increasing geopolitical rhetoric. On one hand, a key recent event has been the trade-energy deal between the U.S. and the EU,...