On this episode of Empire's Weekly Roundup, Jason and Santiago welcome Simon Taylor for a deep dive into the much lauded topic of SWIFT. With the recent sanctions placed on Russia, Simon gives an in depth explanation into what this means for the Russian economy going forward. Simon, Jason & Santiago are here to dispel some misnomers and create a concrete definition of everybody's current question, what is SWIFT?

Simon's SWIFT article

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