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    • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
      Iran
      Iran’s finance minister highlights surge in investment from Russia

      Growing ties underscored as Moscow becomes Islamic republic’s biggest source of overseas direct investment

    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      Russian economy
      Russia alters oil taxes to capture bigger share of trades above price cap

      Kremlin overhaul targets $8bn of additional annual revenue by reducing market ‘discount’ on crude sales

    • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
      News in-depthRussian politics
      Xi-Putin talks highlight Russia’s role as ‘junior partner’ to China

      Moscow sees trade with Beijing as way to bypass western sanctions and help win Ukraine war

    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
      Volkswagen AG
      VW’s plans to pull out of Russia at risk after assets in country are frozen

      Court action taken pending lawsuit by sanctioned oligarch Oleg Deripaska’s Gaz Group

    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
      News in-depth
      Two companies, one trade: the switch that keeps Putin’s oil flowing

      Swiss-based Paramount’s Russian trading activity taken up by near-identically named Dubai entity as sanctions tightened

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      Sberbank to send record $4bn dividend to Russian state

      Kremlin-controlled lender’s payout comes as profit shrank 80% on western sanctions

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Sberbank
      Raiffeisen seeks to swap €400mn with Sberbank in ‘financial prisoner exchange’

      Austrian lender in talks with Kremlin-owned bank in an attempt to reduce exposure to Russia

    • Sunday, 12 March, 2023
      Martin Sandbu
      It is time to tighten sanctions on Russian state assets

      The west needs to extend its blocking measures to Moscow’s ‘shadow reserves’

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven set to offload Alfa-Bank stake in $2.3bn deal

      Oligarchs’ partner Andrei Kosogov agrees to take over Russia’s largest private lender as they fight western sanctions

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Oil & Gas industry
      US taps big trading houses to help move price-capped Russian oil

      Treasury officials reassure world’s largest commodity traders over return to shipping Russian barrels

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Free LunchMartin Sandbu
      Chasing Russia’s shadow reserves Premium content

      If you were Putin, where would you put your hard currency energy revenues?

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Sergey Vakulenko
      Russia’s energy conflict with Europe is turning attritional

      Both sides have had to abandon hopes of a swift victory

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      Basic resources
      Citi warns clients about risks of Russia ‘weaponising’ metals

      As a leading supplier of aluminium and palladium, any export cuts by Moscow could lead to price rises

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      Free LunchMartin Sandbu
      Examining Russia’s unsanctioned cash pile Premium content

      ‘Shadow reserves’ from energy earnings undermine restrictions on central bank

    • Friday, 3 March, 2023
      UK companies
      UK engineer IMI diversifies supply chain away from China

      Businesses start to rethink their reliance on the country in light of international tensions

    • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      West presses UAE to clamp down on suspected Russia sanctions busting

      Ukraine’s allies visit Gulf state to raise concerns after jump in exports of critical goods

    • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
      Vladimir Putin
      Swiss prosecutors charge four bankers with helping to hide Putin’s millions

      Employees of Gazprombank’s subsidiary accused of helping Kremlin-connected figure open accounts

    • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
      Currencies
      Rouble slides to 10-month low as falling energy prices bite

      Russian currency has lost about 20% of its value in gradual decline since start of December

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      LexWar in Ukraine
      Tinkoff/rouble: sanctions squeeze booming forex trading Premium content

      Fewer unsanctioned banks converting euros to roubles means more money trapped offshore

    • Sunday, 26 February, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      How Austria’s Raiffeisen got stuck in Russia — while making record profits

      Bank is one of many western companies struggling to exit after Putin’s intervention

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      News in-depthWar in Ukraine
      Global markets ride Ukraine war roller-coaster

      Wild moves were seen after Russia’s invasion but while inflation remains high many have adjusted to the disruption

    • Thursday, 23 February, 2023
      Wintershall DEA GmbH
      Energy group Wintershall seeks to sue Kremlin over seized Russian assets

      German company says it had wanted to use €2bn cash in Russian accounts to pay dividends

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      Philip Morris International Inc
      Tobacco group Philip Morris admits it may never sell its Russian business

      Company signals ‘no hope’ of a deal because of Kremlin terms on foreign companies’ asset sales

    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      How long can Russia keep fighting the war in Ukraine?

      Putin’s war machine is under enormous pressure, but Russia has the resources to sustain its efforts in Ukraine for some time to come

    • Monday, 20 February, 2023
      LexRaiffeisen Bank International AG
      Raiffeisen/Russia: fewer links with the west leave remaining ones exposed Premium content

      A fire sale of the bank’s shares would do investors little good

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