News
Russian Sanctions: A Body Blow, But No Knockout
Academics and analysts acknowledge the severity of Russian sanctions. Nevertheless, there are still a few ways around them.
Russia
Join the global community of corporate and public-sector finance industry leaders reading Global Finance monthly in print.
Click Here
News
Dodging A Swift Ban, Sberbank Still Hit By Sanctions
Russia’s largest bank avoided being removed from Swift but was sanctioned directly by the US and UK governments and undermined by sanctions targeting Russia's central bank.
News
Russian Asset Values Plummet As Companies Divest
Western companies and Russian oligarchs look to divest themselves of assets albeit for very different reasons.
News
Russia And Ukraine Fight With Crypto
Cryptocurrencies have become virtual ammunition used by both Russia and Ukraine in the conflict.
News
Russian Debt: The New Gamble
Some opportunists see profits in the Ukraine conflict, but creditors already face losses, and the possibility of defaults looms.
News
Europe Unites To Remove Russian Banks From Swift
In a dramatic turnaround, European nations put their differences and national interests aside to do what was formerly unthinkable.
News
Russia Escapes Swift Sanctions—For Now
Despite a raft of sanctions announced by the US and other countries targeting Russia's biggest banks, there is no international consensus aboutremoving Russia from the Swift network—yet.
News
A SWIFT Deterrent
US President Joseph Biden considers a extreme measures to prevent any Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Sber Expands AI Research Beyond Russia
Berlin will be the home to Sber's first R&D facility outside of Russia.
Award Winners
Betting On Big Data: Q&A With Sber’s Alexander Vedyakhin
Alexander Vedyakhin, first deputy chairman of the executive board at Sberbank, shares the Russian bank’s strategy on using data to deliver personalized services.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Russian IPO Market Heats Up
Nearly a dozen Russian companies have hit the public markets since early 2020, with at least four more expected to start trading publicly before the end of the year.
Country Report
Russia: Bare Necessities Start Paying Off
Russia’s conservative economic approach offers opportunities for the attentive investor.