💰 Raiffeisen Bank has suspended attempts to sell its business in russia amid growing ties between the US and russia — Financial Times

📝 Austrian Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) halted preparations for the sale of its subsidiary in russia back in February 2025 — this was reported by the Financial Times, citing sources familiar with the course of negotiations.

Source: PRYAMIY

🇺🇸 According to the sources, the decision was made due to political warming in relations between the US and russia. After the third meeting between Vitkoff and putin in 2025, the parties began discussing “attractive commercial opportunities.”

🔒 Representatives of the bank, in a comment to russian RBC, denied that the process had been stopped, emphasizing that negotiations are ongoing. At the same time, as the bank officially acknowledged, the sale is currently impossible due to a legal dispute and the blocking of shares in the russian subsidiary.

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⚠️ FT journalists recall that earlier the US warned Raiffeisen about possible restrictions on access to the American financial system for operations in russia, but now the tone is shifting amid efforts to restore economic cooperation with moscow.