A view of the Moscow Exchange office in Moscow on March 24, 2022. (NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP)
MOSCOW – The Moscow Exchange said Wednesday that it will allow non-residents from friendly countries to trade on the bond market starting Aug 15.
"Starting August 15, 2022, the Moscow Exchange will provide non-resident clients from countries that are not hostile, as well as non-residents whose ultimate beneficiaries are Russian legal entities or individuals, to make transactions on the bond market," the exchange said in a statement.
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Moscow Exchange added that professional participants had started carrying out identification procedures and registering non-resident clients since Monday
It added that professional participants had started carrying out identification procedures and registering non-resident clients since Monday.
On Monday, the exchange started to permit non-residents from friendly countries to trade on its derivatives market.
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