Ukraine invasion: Banks & financial institutions seek to cut ties with Russia

Central Asian and Caucasus banks sever ties with Unistream amid U.S. sanctions and surge in Russian cash flows

Date:: 25 Jul 2023
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Russia: ECB urges European banks to speed up exit plans by adopting clear roadmaps due to risks associated with doing business in country

Date:: 27 Jun 2023
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Continued exposure to the sanctioned country poses a reputational risk, the European Central Bank’s chief supervisor warns

Raiffeisen Bank prepares to spin off its Russian subsidiary after unsuccessful search for buyer, according to Reuters sources

Date:: 23 May 2023
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US allegedly allowed JPMorgan to process payments for exported Russian grain, according to AFP source

Date:: 26 Apr 2023
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UN seeking to reconnect some Russian banks to SWIFT to help keep export of agricutural goods from Ukraine going, says spokesman

Date:: 13 Apr 2023
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Russia: Deutsche Bank to close down its remaining IT operations & to offer severance packages to employees, according to FT sources

Date:: 12 Apr 2023
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Raiffeisen in talks over sale of Russian banking arm amid growing pressure from regulators & Western govts.

Date:: 30 Mar 2023
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Russia: Citigroup cannot allegedly sell assets due to inability to transfer IT system to buyers

Date:: 27 Mar 2023
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Ukraine declares Raiffeisen Bank intl. sponsor of war over ongoing operations in Russia & recognition of occupied territories

Date:: 23 Mar 2023
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Russia: Raiffeisen Bank in talks with Sberbank over profits' swap in attempt to reduce its exposure to market

Date:: 15 Mar 2023
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Austria: Foreign Ministry says Raiffeisen bank has to decide independently on future of its operations in Russia, calls its behaviour reasonable

Date:: 6 Mar 2023
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Russia: Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank making record profits while 'stuck' in Russia

Date:: 28 Feb 2023
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One year into Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine, as western companies flee the country, fearful of the reputational and legal risk of continuing to do business there, Raiffeisen finds itself stuck.

Financial crime watchdog FATF suspends Russia's membership over war in Ukraine

Date:: 25 Feb 2023
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U.S. sanctions authority probes Raiffeisen on Russia

Date:: 17 Feb 2023
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Russia: Law on loan repayment holidays for soldiers fighting in Ukraine adds growing pressure for remaining European banks to leave

Date:: 13 Feb 2023
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Russia: Western banks struggle to exit after adoption of law prohibiting divestment without President's approval; incl. cos. comments

Date:: 16 Jan 2023
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Ukraine: National Bank notes lack of progress on withdrawal of intl banking groups from Russia & asks for support from partner states, regulators

Date:: 10 Jan 2023
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Irresponsible banking: By Staying in Russia, Raiffeisen Bank Risks Slipping from Compliance to Complicity

Date:: 15 Dec 2022
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Cyprus: Group of PwC partners launched breakaway firm to take on work from Russia-linked clients; incl. cos. comments

Date:: 8 Nov 2022
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Russia bans 45 foreign-owned banks or banking units from selling their shares

Date:: 26 Oct 2022
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Russia: Conscripted Raiffeisen Bank IT specialist killed in Ukraine despite being eligible for draft deferment

Date:: 21 Oct 2022
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Russia: Citigroup accelerates exit from its operations

Date:: 14 Oct 2022
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New report documents evidence of Gazprombank paying salaries to Russian soldiers deployed in Ukraine

Date:: 28 Jun 2022
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Investors' voices are missing in corporate exodus from Russia, experts claim

Date:: 19 Apr 2022
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Western Union stops all finance-related operations in Russia & Belarus

Date:: 24 Mar 2022
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NGOs urge banks to contribute to global pressure on Russia over invasion of Ukraine

Date:: 23 Mar 2022
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Russia moves towards nationalising assets of firms that leave - ruling party

Date:: 10 Mar 2022
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Ukraine: Visa and Mastercard suspend operations in Russia over Ukraine invasion: incl. co. comments

Date:: 8 Mar 2022
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Credit Suisse, Societe Generale, Bank of China's Singapore branch halt financing deals with Russia in response to military invasion in Ukraine

Date:: 1 Mar 2022
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Increasing number of investors announce Russia exodus, cite challenges

Date:: 28 Feb 2022
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Number of investors seeking to ditch their Russian holdings continued to grow following the country's attack on Ukraine

Norway’s sovereign-wealth fund to exit Russian holdings

Date:: 28 Feb 2022
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The world’s largest sovereign-wealth fund is divesting its Russian holdings following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Lithuania: Financial technology company Paysera stops payments linked to Russia and Belarus amidst aggression in Ukraine

Date:: 27 Feb 2022
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The Lithuanian fintech company Paysera has halted transfers to and from Russia and Belarus, the company said in a press release. The decision was made in solidarity with Ukraine and to reduce risks from the Russian market.

Russia: Customers of banks targeted by foreign sanctions are unable to use their cards abroad, access Apple Pay or Google Pay

Date:: 27 Feb 2022
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