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The Central Bank of the Russian Federation (CBR) has opened public consultations on several draft regulatory acts across banking, securities, and anti-money laundering compliance areas. The consultations are part of the CBR's 2026 regulatory agenda and invite stakeholder feedback through designated email addresses and deadlines. Key draft directives under consultation include amendments to methodologies for assessing bank asset sufficiency for debt settlement; procedures for electronic document exchange between tax authorities and banks; amendments to credit reserve requirements for multi-apartment residential construction financing; and revisions to client identification requirements for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing purposes. Additionally, the CBR is consulting on a new regulation regarding disclosure of information by issuers of securities. The draft directives address critical areas affecting credit institutions and other regulated entities. The amendments to identification requirements aim to strengthen compliance with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing legislation. The securities disclosure regulation establishes standards for information transparency in capital markets. The tax authority coordination directive streamlines electronic communication processes between financial institutions and tax bodies. Stakeholders must submit comments by specified deadlines ranging from May 6 to May 17, 2026, through designated CBR email addresses. A template for submitting remarks and recommendations is available on the CBR website. All draft acts are subject to regulatory impact assessments and corruption risk evaluations. Further details and full draft texts are available on the CBR's official website and the Federal Portal for Draft Regulatory Acts (regulation.gov.ru).

On May 5, 2026, the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) launched a consultation on the Draft Bank of Russia Instruction "On Amending Bank of Russia Instruction No.3707-U of June 30, 2015 on the Methodology for Assessing by Representatives of the CBR and the State Corporation Deposit Insurance Agency the Adequacy of a Bank's Assets to Settle Its Obligations". Key proposed amendments include: When determining the amount of the provision formed, where a borrower has been granted several loans, the specific provision for the formation of loan provisions set out in paragraph 4.1 of Bank of Russia Regulation No.590-P shall apply. Investment in digital financial assets shall be valued at carrying amount. The value of digital financial assets is adjusted by 100 percent of the carrying amount, taking into account the provision for possible loans formed by the bank or the accrued revaluation in cases where: There is no confirmation of rights to the relevant type of digital financial asset. The financial position of the issuer and counterparty of the digital financial asset is assessed as poor, taking into account the requirements of paragraphs 3.3 to 3.5 of Regulation No.590-P. There is no confirmation of rights to the relevant type of digital financial asset. The financial position of the issuer and counterparty of the digital financial asset is assessed as poor, taking into account the requirements of paragraphs 3.3 to 3.5 of Regulation No.590-P. Comments and feedback are welcome up until May 17, 2026 and can be sent via email to egorovava@cbr.ru .

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Central Bank of Russia Consults on Methodology for Assessing Adequacy of a Bank's Assets