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Nearly all Chinese banks are refusing to process payments from Russia, report says (www.businessinsider.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/world

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The impact of the West's sanctions just seems to be getting worse and worse for Russia.

Now, 98% of Chinese banks — even small regional ones — are refusing to accept direct Chinese payment transfers from Russia, Alexey Razumovsky, the commercial director of the payments company Impaya Rus, told the pro-Kremlin media outlet Izvestia.

Such issues appear to have intensified over the past three weeks, as smaller Chinese financial companies were still processing Russian payments in May and June, Izvestia reported.

Last month, the Russian outlet Kommersant reported that about 80% of bank transfers made in the Chinese yuan were bouncing back with no explanation after being stalled for weeks while banks decided whether they could transact.

Razumovsky told Izvestia the payment challenges with Chinese banks could contribute to supply-chain difficulties and inflation in Russia.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

It's not just that Dems have to win by +5% to make sure the Electoral College matches the popular vote, either. Now it almost has to be +7% to +10% to keep Republican election officials from contesting the result and it mattering in the end.

The Electoral College was bad enough. Its only justification is "whelp, them the rules". Now Republicans made up a new set of rules and expect us to follow them.

OG Tankie Michael Dukakis

I was too young to have memories of the Dukakis run. Was he actually a tankie in the Hexbear sense, or are you just referencing that picture of him riding a tank?

[–] UnderpantsWeevil -1 points 2 months ago

are you just referencing that picture of him riding a tank?

That, yes

Although, it's curious to see people draw the line between "Neoliberal/Neocon warhawk" and "Guy on the Internet who likes Stalin".

Get under the hood, and the real distinction is economic policy, not military policy. They're both big fans of kicking people's teeth in to get their way.