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How VTB Capital ruined a country

August 20, 2018 0

"We are able to charge for the increased risk. VTB Capital is an emerging market bank and we are prepared to do business other banks…

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VTB Capital Probed on Mozambique’s Secret Debt

July 17, 2018 0

Prior to shifting its focus to India’s Essar Group, VTB Capital was active in Mozambique, secretly arranging (together with Credit Suisse) loans for state-owned firms…

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Giorgos Tsipras’ shady role in DESFA privatization

June 29, 2018 0

On 1 June 2017, Alexey Miller, chairman of Gazprom, held a meeting with a Greek high official in Sankt Petersburg on securing transit of Russian…

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A $450,000 “illegal fee” to VTB Capital

June 26, 2018 0

VTB Capital, one of the bidders for India’s Essar Steel, has been involved in serious cases of corruption. After Victor Yanukovych was ousted in 2014,…

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Beyond Syriza’s Nepotism: Cousin Tsipras

June 13, 2018 0

Syriza established a system of patronage and nepotism. Alexis Tsipras appointed his cousin, friend and former business partner, Giorgos Tsipras, a mechanical engineer with no…

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VTB was found guilty of illegal financial transactions

May 25, 2018 0

VTB, one of the bidders for India’s Essar Steel, has faced charges in the US. In 2016, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) fined…

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Hoima Refinery and Essar Oil: VTB cannot finance major projects

May 16, 2018 0

The similarities between VTB’s partnership with India’s Essar and the Hoima project in Uganda are striking. In 2016, a Russian consortium walked out from the…

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Essar Steel bid: VTB’s attempt to bypass Western sanctions

May 10, 2018 0

Sanctions turned Russia’s VTB Group into a pariah in Western countries. VTB shifted its focus to Asia to offset US and EU sanctions. Amid sanctions,…

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How close are Ruia family and Russia’s VTB?

April 26, 2018 0

(The Ruia family controls the vast Essar corporation: from left, Anshuman Ruia, Ravi Ruia, Shashi Ruia and Prashant Ruia) The Ruias have very strong ties…

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Turkey’s Bid To Control Greece via Snam

April 19, 2018 0

Italy’s Snam, Belgium’s Fluxys and Spain’s Engas were declared the preferred bidder in the acquisition of DESFA, Greece’s gas operator. (See here for more details:…

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  • VTB Capital Probed on Mozambique’s Secret Debt
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  • Beyond Syriza’s Nepotism: Cousin Tsipras

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