Banks in New Zealand After the Australian closed the correspondent account of a number of Russian banks from the sanctions list, as well as among them and Vnesheconombank, Gazprombank, Russian Banks are required to hold client accounts in the Australian and new Zealand dollars through intermediaries, informs.

Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. At the end of July, the EU and the US from point penalties against private individuals and organizations turned to measures against sectors of the Russian economy. In response, Russia has restricted the import of food items from countries that have introduced in relation to penalties: USA, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway.

" Seriously tightened the requirements for clean operations, and in some cases, contractors and even closed the correspondent accounts of Russian financial institutions. Our Banks now have to carry out operations with currencies of these countries through intermediaries, " said sources in the 1st of trapped under penalties of state-owned banks.

The problem, according to him, appeared in the summer, when the Australian government has extended the punishment (now in the black lists 113 citizens of Russia and 32 of the legal entity)." Even worse the situation became autumn

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