Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven, who fell under the sanctions of Western countries, will leave the board of directors of Alfa-Bank. This was announced on March 1 by the press service of the credit institution.
“There will be changes in the composition of the Board of Directors of Alfa-Bank. In the near future, Mikhail Fridman, Pyotr Aven, Alexander Galitsky and Sergey Matsotsky will leave its composition, ”the message says.
It is noted that Alfa-Bank President Oleg Sysuev, who now holds the position of First Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors, will become the head of the council.
A day earlier, the European Union announced the imposition of sanctions against a number of Russian businessmen. The restrictive measures of the EU will primarily affect the heads of large companies, as well as some politicians, journalists and artists.
Against the backdrop of Russia’s recognition of the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR), as well as the operation to protect Donbass, the Russian Federation faced new sanctions from Western countries.
On February 22, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that the country’s Ministry of Economy had received an order to stop the certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. Without certification, it will be impossible to put the gas pipeline into operation.
On February 26, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that the Western sanctions are very serious. However, according to him, Russia was preparing for them in advance.
The next day it became known that the European Union and the United States agreed to disconnect several Russian banks from SWIFT.
Then, on February 28, the Bank of Russia (Central Bank) raised its key rate to 20%. The regulator explained that this decision will help maintain financial and price stability, protect citizens’ savings from depreciation, and also compensate for increased devaluation and inflation risks.
Source: IZ
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