Financial news: 04.03.2026, 14-21 the values of the lower limit of the repo price corridor, the transfer rate and the range of interest rate risk assessment for the RNFT (RussNft JSC) security were changed.

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March 4, 2026

14:21

In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and deposit market of Moscow Exchange PJSC by the National Credit Center (JSC) on 04.03.2026, 14-21 (Moscow time), the values of the lower limit of the repo price corridor with the settlement code Y0/Y1Dt (up to -41.19%), the transfer rate and the range of interest rate risk assessment (up to -0.18 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 62.1%) of the RNFT (RussNft JSC) security were changed.

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Financial news: On March 5, 2026, JSC “SME Corporation” will hold a deposit auction.

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Parameters:

The deposit auction date is 05.03.2026. Placement currency is RUB. The maximum amount of funds placed (in the placement currency) is 1,780,000,000. Placement period, days – 35. Date of depositing funds is 05.03.2026. Date of return of funds is 09.04.2026. Minimum placement interest rate, % per annum is 14.5. Terms of the conclusion, urgent or special (Urgent). The minimum amount of funds placed for one application (in the placement currency) is 1,780,000,000. The maximum number of applications from one Participant, pcs. 1. Auction form, open or closed (Open).

The basis of the Agreement is the General Agreement. Schedule (Moscow time). Preliminary bids from 10:30 to 10:40. Competitive bids from 10:40 to 10:50. The cutoff percentage may be set or the auction may be declared void by 11:30. Additional terms and conditions.

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Financial news: 04.03.2026, 13-52 the values of the lower limit of the repo price corridor, the transfer rate and the range of interest rate risk assessment for the RNFT (RussNft JSC) security were changed.

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March 4, 2026

13:52

In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and deposit market of PJSC Moscow Exchange by the NCC (JSC) on 04.03.2026, 13-52 (Moscow time), the values of the lower limit of the repo price corridor with the settlement code Y0/Y1Dt (up to -30.24%), the transfer rate and the range of interest rate risk assessment (up to -0.14 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 50.05%) of the RNFT (RussNft JSC) security were changed.

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Financial news: Testing the expiration of stock futures contracts with delivery at the T-1 test site.

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We inform you about the expiration of futures contracts on shares of Russian issuers on the T1 test site of the Derivatives Market:

LKOH-3.26 and SMLT-3.26. – expiration date 05.03.2026, delivery to the stock market test circuit will be carried out on 06.03.2026. ALRS-3.26 and CHMF-3.26. – expiration date 10.03.2026, delivery to the stock market test circuit will be carried out on 11.03.2026.

As part of the transition to the ETS (March 23, 2026), the expiration procedure for stock futures contracts remains unchanged. If you require additional verification of this functionality before the expiration date, to ensure correct delivery, please submit a request tohelp@moex.com, in which you will need to indicate:

Your client sections (seven-digit codes) on the T1 Urgent test site from which the delivery will take place; Your account number (TCS) and client code on the INET Stock Market test site. (If you plan to test the delivery procedure on your own TCS, then you do not need to assign a FR client code) Company ID on the INET Stock Market test site. In your application, be sure to indicate that you want to participate in testing the delivery of the instruments published in this news item.

Please also note that the FR test site will be unavailable on February 3-4.Read more

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Financial news: The Moscow Exchange Refined Gold Index has been included in the register of Bank of Russia indicator administrators.

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On March 3, 2026, the Bank of Russia included the Methodology for Calculating the Moscow Exchange RUGOLD Refined Gold Index in registry of indicator administratorsThis confirms that the RUGOLD calculation methodology complies with the regulator's established requirements for transparency, reliability, and quality of financial indicator administration.

Inclusion in the Bank of Russia's register adds credibility to the Moscow Exchange benchmark and ensures legal certainty when using it as a benchmark for gold's market value. This will also allow RUGOLD to be used in regulatory documents issued by government agencies and the Bank of Russia.

In December 2025 Moscow Exchange became the first organization included in the register, the RUSFAR money supply index was the first indicator to be included in it.

Sergey Golovanev, Director of Index Products Development at Moscow Exchange:

"The RUGOLD Index is an independent indicator for measuring the overall performance of the refined gold market in Russia. Furthermore, the RUGOLD Index can be used for investment and informational and analytical purposes, including as a benchmark for creating derivative instruments and exchange-traded mutual funds. We welcome the Bank of Russia's decision to include it in the register."

Moscow Exchange Refined Gold Index RUGOLD — the first Russian gold price indicator. It is calculated in rubles based on orders and trades for the GLDRUB_TOM instrument on the Moscow Exchange precious metals market and reflects the market price of gold on the domestic market. The quality of the index's formation and calculation was assessed with the participation of the Federal Antimonopoly Service, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.

The Moscow Exchange began calculating and publishing the RUGOLD index in February 2023. The initial value of 4,229.17 rubles per gram of gold became the minimum, and the current value has almost tripled to 13,094.2 rubles. RUGOLD reached its maximum on January 29, 2026, at 13,433.63 rubles.

Moscow Exchange is Russia's largest exchange and the only multifunctional platform in Russia for trading stocks, bonds, derivatives, currencies, money market instruments, and commodities. The exchange calculates over 400 different indicators financial market: stock index family, bond index family, public sector indices, pension savings market indices, innovation index, volatility index, commodity indices, real estate indices, currency fixings, money market indicators.

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Financial news: Changes in the operating hours of the Unified Client Registration (UCR) service.

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From March 23, 2026, together with the launch Single trading session (ETS) changes to the service's operating hours come into effect on the Futures Market Unified customer registration (ERC), namely, technological breaks will be cancelled during the day (13:45:01 – 14:05:00 and 18:35:01 – 19:10:00).

This means that new client registration and changes to existing client data are now possible during market working hours, without interruptions for technical breaks, and the total service operating time during the day is increased by 55 minutes.

New file processing schedule (major changes):

Time to receive files from participants (Moscow time) Data processing time in the Market trading system/NCC clearing system (Moscow time)
Registration of new clients, changing the qualified investor attribute, permission for cross-transactions*, with the exception of registration of a founder within a group of founders Changing/Deleting Clients/Registering a Founder within a Founder Group
Derivatives market, stock market, deposit market, foreign exchange market and precious metals market
01:30:01 (T) – 23:30:00 (T) Web API09:00:01 (T) – 18:30:00 (T) EDI and LCU Within 5-60 min.** T 1
23:30:00 (T) – 01:30:00 (T 1) Web API Data not accepted Data not accepted
18:30:01 (T) – 09:00:00 (T 1) EDO and LKU T 1 T 2

T – Current Working Day (“today”)

* Establishing the qualified investor status and allowing cross-transactions is possible online, taking into account the following features.

** In case of a significant increase in requests for online registration, the processing time for each file may increase.

The current schedule of the service is published on the page https://www.moex.com/a788

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Financial news: 04.03.2026, 10-14 (Moscow time) the values of the upper limit of the price corridor and the range of market risk assessment for security RU000A101590 (DOM 1P-7R) were changed.

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March 4, 2026

10:14

In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and deposit market of PJSC Moscow Exchange by the NCC (JSC) on 04.03.2026, 10-14 (Moscow time), the values of the upper limit of the price corridor (up to 105.29) and the range of market risk assessment (up to 1129.96 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 8.75%) of the security RU000A101590 (DOM 1P-7R) were changed.

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Dmitry Chernyshenko: In 2026, grant support for NGOs will total 70 million rubles as part of the national project "Youth and Children."

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Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko and Rosmolodezh Director Grigory Gurov announced the launch of a grant competition among non-profit organizations to implement projects to preserve historical memory and promote civic education among young people. Applications for the Rosmolodezh.Grants competition among NGOs are accepted from March 4 through April 2. on the website.

"Thanks to the inclusion of the Rosmolodezh.Grants competition in the national project 'Youth and Children,' the maximum grant amount has increased since last year. Non-profit organizations can apply for up to 2.5 million rubles, which is one million rubles more than in 2024. The total grant support in 2026 will be 70 million rubles. This will allow us to scale up projects promoting our spiritual and moral values, popularizing sports, safety, and much more," said Dmitry Chernyshenko.

Non-profit organizations, including youth and children's public associations (excluding state-owned institutions), registered no later than one year before the competition are eligible to participate in the competition.

Applications can be submitted in five categories:

"This year, non-profit organizations can receive grant support for implementing social initiatives in various areas of youth civic education—from raising interest in drone development and training to fostering anti-terrorism awareness. Key projects remain those preserving historical and cultural heritage, creating museum exhibits and archives, and assisting veterans. In 2025, 70 initiatives received support, ranging from 285,000 to 2,341,000 rubles. In the new season, we expect even more interesting and useful projects to receive grants and assistance in scaling up their ideas," noted Grigory Gurov, head of Rosmolodezh.

Last year's winners included the "Defenders of the Sky" educational intensive program from the Sevastopol regional public organization "League of Social Workers," which received 2,118,000 rubles in support. The project included an online course and a series of in-person engineering intensives, where schoolchildren and students learned 3D modeling, UAV assembly, and piloting, and also participated in a team drone racing competition.

Another project is the youth patriotic marathon "Challenge – Sport 2.0" run by the Workout Federation of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic. With support from 1,672,000 rubles, it combined sports festivals, educational sessions, and mentoring programs on social projects for young athletes. The project's events became a platform for interethnic communication and youth engagement in social initiatives through mass sports.

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Dmitry Chernyshenko met with participants of the "Time of Heroes" program.

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A meeting with participants in the first cohort of the presidential personnel program "Time of Heroes" took place during Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko's working visit to the Arkhangelsk Region.

In the region, approximately 80 military personnel – participants of the Special Military District, including Heroes of Russia, completed internship.

The Deputy Prime Minister recalled the previous meeting under the "Time of Heroes" program at the Government Coordination Center in the summer of 2024. Back then, he discussed early approaches to public administration, and now, according to Dmitry Chernyshenko, many of the students can explain what public administration is.

"It so happened that you took on a mission—helping people in a new capacity. You did this according to your formal education, applying your military skills. Your homeland called you and, through rapid training, immersed you in a previously unknown world, complex and contradictory, which you must change for the better. I hope you succeed. You see that the President has placed his trust in you, and this is a huge responsibility to him and to the entire country," the Deputy Prime Minister emphasized.

Dmitry Chernyshenko noted that the selection of participants for the "Time of Heroes" program was determined by many factors, including their inner values: "The situations and trials you've experienced aren't shared by everyone. But you've preserved your core values and must carry them with you throughout your lives and never betray them."

He emphasized that Solovki, like Valaam and Sergiev Posad, is an unusual place of power, and also spoke about the defense of their native land by monks, pilgrims, and wounded Russian soldiers during the Crimean War.

In conclusion, Dmitry Chernyshenko wished the participants of the "Time of Heroes" program to recharge with the energy of the North and, with it, "go forth to fulfill the important task set by President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin."

Arkhangelsk Region Governor Alexander Tsybulsky believes that visiting regions is an important step in professional development. He stated that serving as governor significantly changed his perspective on governance issues.

The regional governor spoke to "Time of Heroes" participants about the Arkhangelsk Region's role in ensuring national security, including the nuclear shipbuilding center of Severodvinsk and the Plesetsk Cosmodrome, as well as significant historical events.

"When you explore the Arkhangelsk Region, you'll have the opportunity to see not only its remarkable past and promising future, but also the challenges we're working to address. We've designed the program to give you a glimpse into the management process: how we set goals, break them down into indicators, assign accountability, collect data, and make decisions—quickly and in collaboration with municipalities and businesses. Remember, a manager's job is always a compromise between what you do today and the resources you have. I hope you'll take home several solutions that can be implemented immediately, without a lengthy system reconfiguration," said Alexander Tsybulsky.

Participants of the "Time of Heroes" program visited the Sevmash shipyard and the Belomorsk Naval Base. They also visited the Solovetsky Islands, where preparations are currently underway for the 600th anniversary of the founding of the first monastic settlement, which will be celebrated in 2029.

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More than 6,400 Ukrainians received necessary treatment abroad with the support of the WHO.

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March 3, 2026 Humanitarian aid

Since the start of the full-scale invasion, more than 6,400 Ukrainian residents have received life-saving treatment abroad as part of the medical evacuation program. The initiative is being implemented by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine in cooperation with the European Union and partner governments, with technical and operational support from the World Health Organization (WHO).

"The war creates new challenges for Ukraine's healthcare system every day. Many patients require long-term treatment and rehabilitation," noted Dr. Jarno Habicht, WHO Representative in the country.

Medical evacuation provides access to specialized care—including treatment for severe injuries, cancer, burns, rehabilitation, and prosthetics—when such services are unavailable or limited in Ukraine due to the war. Initially created as an emergency measure, the program has evolved into a long-term mechanism for international support. It not only enables the safe evacuation of patients abroad but also strengthens the Ukrainian healthcare system.

Timely assistance

According to Ukrainian health authorities, thanks to the coordinated efforts of the EU, WHO, and partner countries, patients are receiving timely care in 33 countries. As of early 2026, more than 6,400 patients have received free, high-quality treatment abroad. Nearly 4,000 of them have already returned home and are continuing rehabilitation in local medical facilities.

Behind the dry figures lie real lives. Victoria from Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, traveled to Norway for a complex operation after a serious injury. "Ukrainian doctors saved my arm, but the muscles were seriously damaged. The surgery had to be performed abroad," she said.

Medical evacuations are carried out through specialized hospital hubs and are carried out almost daily, providing continuous support to Ukrainians in need of specialized care. Igor Pereginets, Director of Health and Emergencies at the WHO Regional Office for Europe, emphasized that the program has demonstrated the effectiveness of international cooperation, even in wartime conditions.

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