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  • 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

  • Friday, 17 February, 2023
    Uniper SE
    Uniper takes €4bn hit after losing control of Russian subsidiary

    German gas importer says it no longer has ‘any enforceable control’ over Unipro

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