
“In a resolution adopted Thursday, the European Parliament called on the EU member states to consider excluding Russia from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) financial transaction system. This spring, Russian authorities started searching for ways to decrease Russian financial markets’ dependence on SWIFT, when a number of banks were hit by Western sanctions. SWIFT binds together 10,000 financial organizations in 210 countries, providing the infrastructure for $6 billion in interbank operations every day. The vast majority of bank-to-bank transactions are conducted via SWIFT.”
Related posts:
Kansas City Police, Ridiculous Pro-SWAT Propaganda Video [2012]
Mandatory Sentences Face Growing Skepticism
SWAT teams claim they’re private and immune from open records
Egypt battles energy crunch with ban on too-cold air conditioners
More Americans opting out of banking system
UK tax office to get power to raid bank accounts without court order
Police Officer Shoots, Pepper Sprays Squirrel Inside Dollar Store
Voters post ballot selfies online in protest of new social media law
Contempt of cop, America's defiance revolution
US Pushes for Free Trade Pact with EU Despite NSA Scandal
Fed, uneasy over ‘QE,’ plans bond-buy debate
The cost of being the world's No.1 uranium producer
Japan to keep printing money for years to come, so learn to enjoy it
Wave of dozens of player arrests continues to plague NFL
Who Stands Where in the Debate Over Taking Action Against Syria