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U.S., UK, Europe, Canada to block Russian access to SWIFT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The United States, Britain, Europe and Canada on Saturday moved to block Russia's access to the SWIFT international payment system as part of another round of sanctions against Mo...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2022
U.S., UK, Europe, Canada to block Russian access to SWIFT - statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States, Britain, Europe and Canada on Saturday moved to block Russia's access to the SWIFT international payment system as part of another round of sanctions against ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2022
Explainer-A SWIFT primer as West moves to freeze Russia out of international payments
By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union, along with the United States and other Western partners, has announced further sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, including cutting o...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2022
Nigeria to offer naira incentives to exporters to repatriate dollars
By Chijioke Ohuocha ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria will offer a naira incentive to exporters of semi-processed or finished goods made at home in a push to shore up the country's dollar supply, the central ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2022
Germany and Western allies agree cutting Russia out of SWIFT
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany and its Western allies agreed to cut Russia out of the SWIFT global payment system, a spokesperson for the German government said on Saturday, in a third sanctions package a...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2022
EU announces new Russia sanctions with U.S. and others, including SWIFT
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday that the EU, along with the United States and other Western partners, plans to impose further sanctions on Russ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2022
UK Johnson says pressure building to cut Russia off from SWIFT
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday that the world should cut Russia off from the global SWIFT payments system and that more countries supported such a move. (Repo...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2022
Ukraine launches 'IT army,' takes aim at Russian cyberspace
By James Pearson LONDON (Reuters) - Ukraine will create an "IT army" to fight against Russia's digital intrusions, Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Saturday. Ukraine has called its hacker ...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2022
U.N. Security Council to vote on Houthi arms embargo
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council is due to vote Monday on a proposal by the United Arab Emirates to impose an arms embargo on Yemen's Houthis after th...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2022
Bryson DeChambeau to defend title at Arnold Palmer Invitational
Bryson DeChambeau plans to defend his title at the Arnold Palmer Invitational next week, returning to play for the first time since Feb. 4 due to injuries. DeChambeau's agent, Brett Falkoff, told Spor...
Thomson Reuters Feb 26, 2022
