Ukraine war: 'China Track' bank netting system shields Russia-China trade from Western eyes
https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/33177845
Ukraine war: 'China Track' bank netting system shields Russia-China trade from Western eyes - SDF Chatter
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/33177843
[https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/33177843] > - Major Russian banks set up netting
system for China trade > - Aim is to cut risk of secondary sanctions > - System
has lower commissions, is set to expand > - Xi due to visit Russia in May, meet
Putin > > Major Russian banks have set up a netting payments system dubbed “The
China Track” for transactions with China, aiming to reduce their visibility to
Western regulators and mitigate the risk of secondary sanctions. > > […] > >
Russia’s trade with China hit a record $245 billion last year despite payment
problems and commissions running as high as 12%, as Chinese banks had grown too
cautious to do business with Russia and jeopardise their ties with the United
States. > > […] > > The issue had become so important that Russian President
Vladimir Putin and China’s President Xi Jinping discussed it during Putin’s
visit to China in May 2024, which was aimed at cementing the two countries’ ‘no
limits’ partnership. > > Xi is set to take part in Russia’s Victory Day parade
on May 9, but his visit is now taking place amid China’s trade war with the
United States, making the booming trade with Russia and other non-Western
nations more important. > > […] > > The new system has been set up by major
sanctioned banks and involves a web of intermediaries registered in countries
that Russia considers friendly. The system has been in place for some time and
has not yet suffered any major setbacks. > > Each bank runs several verified
payments agents, some of whom handle payments for exports, and some for imports.
All payments are then netted centrally at the bank with all the counterparties
involved receiving their money. > > The banks settle trade in both directions,
said market sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity
of the issue. > > […]
この男は、分類された情報を誤解していて、人々が彼の不正行為からみんなをそらすために人々を解雇しています - WACOCA NEWS
この男は、分類された情報を誤解していて、人々が彼の不正行為からみんなをそらすために人々を解雇しています
https://www.alojapan.com/1254673/tokyos-newest-art-star-one-year-old-thumbelina/ Tokyo’s Newest Art Star: One-year-old Thumbelina
#BreakingNews #DailyNews #GlobalNews #inkl #news #NewsApp #NewsHeadlines #NewsToday #TodayNews #Tokyo #TokyoTopics #WorldNews #東京 #東京都 Gripping paintbrush and crayon, the artist known as Thumbelina splodges and splats with merry abandon, the one-year-old star of a Tokyo exhibition that goes on way past her bedtime. Abstract paintings by the toddler are on sale for 33,000 yen ($230) at her…
Tokyo's Newest Art Star: One-year-old Thumbelina
Gripping paintbrush and crayon, the artist known as Thumbelina splodges and splats with merry abandon, the one-year-old star of a Tokyo exhibition that goes on way past her bedtime.Abstract paintings by the toddler are on sale for 33,000 yen ($230) at her debut show at hip gallery Decameron, tucked above a bar in the Kabukicho red-light district. Thumbelina's vivid style is 'babyish but mysteriously dexterous', gallery director -- and matchmaker of her parents -- Dan Isomura told AFP. . Colourful smudges adorn tatami mats and tables at the 21-month-old's suburban home, where her mother patiently helps twist open paint tubes
カナダの選挙では、記録的な早期投票が見られます、と数字は示しています - WACOCA NEWS
カナダの選挙では、記録的な早期投票が見られます、と数字は示しています
‘Stay away’ from Chinese satellite services, US advises allies in leaked memo
https://lemmy.zip/post/37015742
‘Stay away’ from Chinese satellite services, US advises allies in leaked memo - Lemmy.zip
> State Department talking points suggest foreign governments take steps to
exclude China-based providers because of security risks. Archived version:
https://archive.is/20250422082818/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3307426/stay-away-chinese-satellite-services-us-advises-allies-leaked-memo
[https://archive.is/20250422082818/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3307426/stay-away-chinese-satellite-services-us-advises-allies-leaked-memo]
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Canada election sees record high early voting, figures show
https://lemmy.zip/post/37011509
Canada election sees record high early voting, figures show - Lemmy.zip
> About 7.3m people have cast ballots over four days of advanced voting in sign
of elevated interest in 28 April poll Archived version:
https://archive.is/20250422212102/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/22/canada-election-advance-voting
[https://archive.is/20250422212102/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/22/canada-election-advance-voting]
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Rice crisis: Japan imports grain from South Korea for first time in more than 25 years
https://lemmy.zip/post/37011393
Rice crisis: Japan imports grain from South Korea for first time in more than 25 years - Lemmy.zip
> Japanese consumers who used to treat foreign-grown rice with scepticism have
been forced to develop a taste for it amid domestic shortage Archived version:
https://archive.is/20250422183342/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/22/japan-south-korea-rice-import-crisis
[https://archive.is/20250422183342/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/22/japan-south-korea-rice-import-crisis]
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US Treasury secretary says trade war with China is not 'sustainable'
https://lemmy.zip/post/37011391
US Treasury secretary says trade war with China is not 'sustainable' - Lemmy.zip
> U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Tuesday speech that the
ongoing tariffs showdown with China is unsustainable and expects a
“de-escalation” in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
Archived version:
https://archive.is/20250422200230/https://apnews.com/article/tariffs-trade-taxes-trump-china-bessent-treasury-66668fa26957ece530a250fa8ea19faa
[https://archive.is/20250422200230/https://apnews.com/article/tariffs-trade-taxes-trump-china-bessent-treasury-66668fa26957ece530a250fa8ea19faa]
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Colombian president says US revoked his visa and mocks ‘Donald Duck’
https://lemmy.zip/post/37011307
Colombian president says US revoked his visa and mocks ‘Donald Duck’ - Lemmy.zip
> ‘I’ve already seen Donald Duck several times’, jokes Petro at Cabinet meeting
Archived version:
https://archive.is/newest/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-donald-duck-gustavo-petro-colombia-b2737589.html
[https://archive.is/newest/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-donald-duck-gustavo-petro-colombia-b2737589.html]
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米国財務長官は、中国との貿易戦争は「持続可能」ではないと言います - WACOCA NEWS
米国財務長官は、中国との貿易戦争は「持続可能」ではないと言います
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