State-owned Sberbank is the first Russian bank to secure Category I FPI registration in India. VTB is also seeking the licence.
October 18, 2023The deal involves Sberbank receiving roubles in Moscow from Raiffeisen’s Russian subsidiary, and Raiffeisen receiving euros in Vienna from Sberbank’s former European arm.
March 20, 2023Gold-backed DFAs "may be a great alternative to investments amid de-dollarisation", said Sber's first deputy chairman, Alexander Vedyakhin.
January 5, 2023The SFO found that Glencore funnelled about $29mn worth of bribes between 2011 and 2016 to gain access to oil rights across Africa.
November 9, 2022Sberbank and VTB Bank have been granted approval to open vostro accounts in India to settle rupee trade transactions.
October 27, 2022The sanctions are a response to Putin's attempt to annex four regions of Ukraine, after holding referendums that have been denounced as illegal and coercive.
October 3, 2022The EU package includes an oil price cap and a complete ban on providing crypto services to Russians. UK targets include Gazprombank, Sberbank and Sovcombank board members.
September 30, 2022The Swiss government is imposing a ban on buying, importing or transporting gold and gold products from Russia. Sberbank is also banned.
August 5, 2022The UK announced 42 new designations. The EU extended its sanctions and added 54 more individual and 10 more entity designations.
July 29, 2022The US is targeting more Russian government and business officials and technology. The EU approved an embargo on seaborne oil imports.
June 3, 2022