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In my last video on Russian Gold I focused on an overview of how the industry has developed from the 1990s to the end of 2021.and on the role of the state, the consolidation of the industry under Polyus and a group of second-tier producers.
Today I want to look in detail at the role...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept its key interest rate unchanged for the seventh consecutive meeting as inflation remains within the target range. The repo rate remains at 6.5% per annum, as predicted by most analysts and economists.
Consumer prices in India rose by 5.1% in February, which...

As of April 1, the National Welfare Fund's accounts contained 334.863 tons of gold in anonymized form. This is a decrease from the 358.015 tons of precious metal held as of March 1. The Ministry of Finance reported that 23.15 tons of gold were sold in March as part of liquidity management. The same...

By Rhod Mackenzie

According to a European official cited by Reuters, Russia's response to the EU's seizure of the Central Bank's frozen assets could potentially cause the bankruptcy of Euroclear, one of the world's largest settlement and clearing systems based in Belgium.
The EU cannot use a sign...

On March 5, the Russian Presidential Assistant Yuri Ushakov announced that the BRICS member states plan to establish a payment system based on modern technologies such as digital currencies and blockchain.

The goal is to create an independent settlement payment system within the BRICS framework.

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By Rhod Mackenzie

The authorities are considering how to respond to the European Union's plans to confiscate Russian assets. The Federation Council has proposed to the Ministry of Finance that a mechanism be developed to withdraw funds of foreigners blocked in the Russian Federation, according to...