Putin signs decree stripping foreign investors who exited Russia in 2022 of share buyback rights. The order targets companies that withdrew following Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Russia's FAS opens 37 fuel market cases this year, issues 59 warnings; Novak tells TASS demand rose 20-30% from panic buying

Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has opened 37 cases on the fuel market this year and issued 59 warnings, the service told TASS. Earlier, Deputy PM Novak told TASS that Russia has formed a sufficient volume of fuel for the domestic market, but panic buying has driven demand up roughly 20-30%.

Russia establishes its first comprehensive legal framework for cryptocurrencies and digital assets, marking a major regulatory shift for one of the world's largest crypto markets.

Russia establishes its first comprehensive legal framework for cryptocurrencies and digital assets.

UBS fined $125 million by US regulators for money laundering violations. The penalty targets anti-money-laundering compliance failures at the bank.

UBS has been fined $125 million by US regulators for money laundering violations.

Over 40,000 ships transited Turkey's Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits in H1 2026, a slight decline year-on-year, amid Black Sea security risks and a recent drone attack on a Turkish vessel off Novorossiysk.

Over 40,218 ships transited Türkiye's Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits in H1 2026 amid Black Sea security risks, official data showed; a Turkish cargo vessel was recently attacked by drones off Russia's Novorossiysk, injuring four crew.