Moscow24 July News: Money transfers from Azerbaijan to Russia via…
Moscow24 July News: Money transfers from Azerbaijan to Russia via the payment system 'Golden Crown' have become unavailable.
Consensus
- Transfers through the 'Golden Crown' payment system from Azerbaijan to Russia are temporarily unavailable.
- The website of the 'Golden Crown' service no longer lists Azerbaijan as a country available for sending or receiving money.
- Unibank and Yelo banks in Azerbaijan confirmed that transfers via 'Golden Crown' are currently not possible.
- VTB Azerbaijan also confirmed it does not conduct transactions through the 'Golden Crown' system.
- Transfers from Russia to Georgia and Kazakhstan via 'Golden Crown' are temporarily unavailable.
- The disruption is attributed to EU sanctions affecting Russian financial institutions.
Points of divergence
- Transfers through the 'Golden Crown' service are currently only possible to Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. — vm
- The EU has amended its sanctions law to allow member states to sell seized Russian oil without transferring proceeds to original owners. — vm
- Personal sanctions have been imposed on Mikhail Degtyarev, Vladimir Medinsky, Arkady Dvorkovich, and Alexander Marshal. — vm
- Sberbank will stop servicing inactive Visa international cards from September 1, 2024. — vedomosti
Coverage (5 sources)
- Translating from Russia to several post-Soviet countries has become unavailable due to EU sanctions — Вечерняя Москва
- Golden Crown Service Stops Transfers Between Azerbaijan and Russia — Дождь
- Transfers via 'Golden Crown' from Azerbaijan to Russia are no longer available — Вести
- Transfers from Azerbaijan to Russia via 'Golden Crown' temporarily unavailable — Ведомости
- Transfers of funds from Azerbaijan to Russia via the 'Golden Crown' payment system are unavailable. — ТАСС (Telegram)