In Russia it looks different, but it is also not easy to get large amount of cash. At least you have to preorder the necessary amount of cash. It depends on bank and locality of its office, but to withdraw equivalent of $10k (1M RUB) you will probably have to do at least a call to your bank office before. In large cities banks usually have enough cash for that sums of withdrawal, and you could get your cache without any notification but in regions it could be annoying.
Also we have a limits on withdrawal in ATMs, but I think it is more due to the limited amount of cash that could be stored in ATM.
I didn't heard about the reporting to the tax office or police, but there was the cases when bank employees reported withdrawal of large sum to criminals with followed robbery.
In Russia to open bank account you have to show passport, so I think there is no problem for three-letter agencies to monitor withdrawals if they wish.
Accounts could be seized from so-called "extremists" (mostly ones who commit mindcrime), but at least there should be court decision about specific person or organisation.
In Russia it looks different, but it is also not easy to get large amount of cash. At least you have to preorder the necessary amount of cash. It depends on bank and locality of its office, but to withdraw equivalent of $10k (1M RUB) you will probably have to do at least a call to your bank office before. In large cities banks usually have enough cash for that sums of withdrawal, and you could get your cache without any notification but in regions it could be annoying.
Also we have a limits on withdrawal in ATMs, but I think it is more due to the limited amount of cash that could be stored in ATM.
I didn't heard about the reporting to the tax office or police, but there was the cases when bank employees reported withdrawal of large sum to criminals with followed robbery.
In Russia to open bank account you have to show passport, so I think there is no problem for three-letter agencies to monitor withdrawals if they wish.
Accounts could be seized from so-called "extremists" (mostyl ones who commit mindcrime), but at least there should be court decision about specific person or organisation.
In Russia it looks different, but it is also not easy to get large amount of cash. At least you have to preorder the necessary amount of cash. It depends on bank and locality of its office, but to withdraw equivalent of $10k (1M RUB) you will probably have to do at least a call to your bank office before. In large cities banks usually have enough cash for that sums of withdrawal, and you could get your cache without any notification but in regions it could be annoying.
Also we have a limits on withdrawal in ATMs, but I think it is more due to the limited amount of cash that could be stored in ATM.
I didn't heard about the reporting to the tax office or police, but there was the cases when bank emploees reported withdrawal of large sum to criminals with followed robbery.
In Russia to open bank account you have to show passport, so I think there is no problem for three-letter agencies to monitor withdrawals if they wish.
Accounts could be seized from so-called "extremists" (mostyl ones who commit mindcrime), but at least there should be court decision about specific person or organisation.