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The Bank of Russia issued a basic license to the bank Finansovyy Landshaft (Moscow) allowing banking operations in rubles and foreign currency, but without the right to attract deposits from individuals and without the right to conduct operations in precious metals.
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Банк России выдал базовую лицензию банку Финансовый Ландшафт (Москва) с правом осуществления банковских операций в рублях и иностранной валюте, но без права привлечения вкладов физ. лиц и без права проведения операций в драгметаллах.
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