- 22 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National Securitybanks
China discusses protecting assets from U.S. sanctions with banks -FT
(Reuters) - Chinese regulators held an emergency meeting with domestic and foreign banks to discuss how they could protect China's overseas assets from U.S.-led sanctions similar to those imposed on…
RBI trims FY23 growth forecast to 7.2 pc amid geopolitical uncertainties
Mumbai, Apr 8 (PTI) The Reserve Bank on Friday slashed economic growth projection to 7.2 per cent for the current fiscal from 7.8 per cent estimated earlier amid volatile crude…
How Russia-Ukraine Conflict has Put Cryptocurrencies in Spotlight
Just days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, thousands of people in Canada joined a truckers’ protest movement called the “freedom convoy” to oppose government health measures. To support the…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
US and its allies target Putin’s daughters, Russian banks in new sanctions
Washington, Apr 6 (PTI) The US along with G-7 and the European Union on Wednesday announced a series of additional sanctions targeting Russian President Vladimir Putin's two adult daughters, Foreign…
UK leads drive to exclude Russia from SWIFT banking network
London, Feb 26 (PTI) The UK government is leading the charge in Europe to exclude Russia from the worldwide SWIFT banking network, as part of tough sanctions designed to deliver a…
Ukraine warns of cyberattacks on banks and state agencies
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian authorities said they had seen online warnings that hackers were preparing to launch major attacks on government agencies, banks and the defence sector on Tuesday. Ukraine…
Ukraine defence ministry website, banks, knocked offline
KYIV (Reuters) -The online networks of Ukraine's defence ministry and two banks were overwhelmed on Tuesday and Ukraine's information security centre pointed the finger at neighbouring Russia. "It is not…
Asylum seekers shut out of financial system by some EU banks, watchdog finds
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Some European Union banks are shutting out asylum seekers and other types of customers in mishandled efforts to comply with anti-money laundering rules, the…
Afghans protest against closure of banks in Kabul
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 28 (ANI): Hundreds of Afghans in Kabul protested against the closure of banks on Saturday as people have been facing serious financial difficulties due to the shutdown,…
Major Australian banks report incidents of online banking failures
Canberra [Australia], June 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Several Australian major banks on Thursday reported operation issues in online applications, and the reason behind the matter is being determined. Banks in question include…
