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After the Americans, the German government is also moving on the suspicious maneuvers of the Austrian bank...
There is no end to the troubles for Raiffeisen Bank, which seems to be helping to keep the Russian economy afloat.
According to " Reuters" , after the purchase of the shares of the Strabag company, the German federal government was also put in motion, which is investigating the case, since both the Austrian bank and the Russian company have many branches there.
There is a vexing question as to whether this transaction complies with strict EU sanctions. The focus of attention is the RBI's initiative to buy shares in construction company Strabag through its Russian branch, a company that until recently was owned by a sanctioned Russian oligarch. The shares have passed to a company with a currently unknown role.
Raiffeisen Bank's plan to repatriate the revenues of its subsidiary in Russia, which are estimated to be worth billions of euros and are currently blocked, through this agreement has raised many doubts among the Germans. The German government is investigating the case despite the fact that Johann Strobl, CEO of Raiffeisen Bank International, assured during the announcement of the quarterly figures, his readiness to cancel the purchase of shares if the US government finds something illegal.
The issue is becoming more critical as Strabag has numerous German subsidiaries and thus the German Ministry for Economic Affairs may perceive a threat to national security and may intervene in the deal, either through a ban or by imposing conditions on the transaction.
While the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs does not usually release information about such cases, a spokesman reiterated the importance of this case because of Russia's involvement.
The European Central Bank is pushing for a further significant reduction of Raiffeisen's credit business in Russia starting from the middle of the current year.
The European Parliament sent Austrian officials a letter in April, asking them to force Raiffeisen to cease its activities in Russia in line with EU sanctions.
The letter came just days after Raiffeisen said it expected European regulators to demand an acceleration of the bank's withdrawal from Russia and that it would comply with those demands. According to Russian media, the plan to leave is the summer of this year. / Pamphlet
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