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Midweek Roundup: EU Weighs Sanctions Relief for Russian Bank, Emojis Draw US Regulatory Concerns, and More

The EU may permit blacklisted Russian Agricultural Bank to set up and connect a subsidiary to the global financial system to process payments linked to Ukrainian grain exports, the Financial Times reported. More The U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Finra, will scrutinize financial firms' procedures for internal communications involving emojis amid concerns that the often-ambiguous symbols hinder compliance with recordkeeping rules, The Wall Street Journal reported. More Latvia's former central bank chief Ilmars Rimsevics, now on trial in his home country for corruption, will testify on his own behalf in a separate arbitration case in London brought by the ex-owner...

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