Richer Russia attracting higher credit ratings - Big News Network

August 13, 2019

Operation Novichok - Sergei Skripal Richer Russia attracting higher credit ratings - Big News Network Russia Intensifies De-Dollarization Drive - Transitions Online US Announces Second Round of Sanctions on Russia for Chemical Weapons Violations - Lexology Recent Phishing Attack on ProtonMail Accounts of Bellingcat Journalists Linked to Russia - CPO Magazine Richer Russia attracting higher credit ratings - Big News Network Big News Network MOSCOW, Russia - Russia will continue to boost its foreign exchange and gold reserves, adding more than $70 billion to its coffers in two years, Fitch Ratings predicted as it raised the country's credit rating to the highest level since 2014. Read More Russia Intensifies De-Dollarization Drive - Transitions Online Transitions Online Russia Intensifies De-Dollarization Drive Buying gold, dumping U.S. assets – many countries are doing it, but Moscow’s reasons are as much political as financial. by Ky Krauthamer 13 August 2019 Since Washington first hit Russia with sanctions in reaction to its incursions into Ukraine, the Kremlin has consistently tried to downplay their impact, yet many observers interpret the economic slowdown of recent years as a combined effect of sanctions, lower energy prices, and the sliding value of the ruble. Read More US Announces Second Round of Sanctions on Russia for Chemical Weapons Violations - Lexology Lexology The U.S. State and Treasury Departments announced that a second round of sanctions will be imposed against Russia pursuant to the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control Act of 1991 (“CBW Act”). Read More Recent Phishing Attack on ProtonMail Accounts of Bellingcat Journalists Linked to Russia - CPO Magazine CPO Magazine Investigative news outlet Bellingcat has focused much of its eight years of work on high-level government controversies and cover-ups, particularly on issues in Russia in the past two years. Read More

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