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Banks: Russia

Question for Treasury

UIN HL6696, tabled on 7 March 2022

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to recommend that major banks cease their operations in Russia.

Answered on

21 March 2022

The government welcomes the commitments already made by a number of UK firms to reduce or sell holdings of Russian assets and supports further signals of intent.

The government also expects financial institutions to comply with the economic sanctions that are currently in place. The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation has issued licenses where appropriate to enable the orderly wind down of business with specific sanctioned entities.

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Treasury