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News in BriefApril 19

Raiffeisen under renewed regulatory pressure to cut Russia ties; ECB concerned over UniCredit management turnover

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Raiffeisen under renewed regulatory pressure to cut Russia ties; ECB concerned over UniCredit management turnoverImage: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg

Raiffeisen Bank International expects to be ordered by the European Central Bank to speed up its withdrawal from Russia, the Austrian bank said in a statement on Thursday. 

According to the ECB’s latest draft proposals, RBI will be told to cut its loans to Russian customers by 65 per cent from its current level and scale down its international payments business. Failure to comply may lead to enforcement actions, including fines.

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