Sberbank and VTB are building footprints in Ukrainian cities despite western sanctions
Record profits at lender will bolster state coffers to help fund war on Ukraine
Russia’s largest state owned bank has benefited from soaring demand for consumer and corporate loans
Chief executive’s optimism puts a good face on Russia’s economy
Country’s financial regulator started probe after fund controlled by German insurer pulled out of transaction
Retail traders turn to dividend payers such as Sberbank and Lukoil
Kremlin-controlled lender’s payout comes as profit shrank 80% on western sanctions
Austrian lender in talks with Kremlin-owned bank in an attempt to reduce exposure to Russia
Doubts surface over decision to allow Gazprombank to remain on global payments system
Curbs also placed on Putin’s two adult daughters and wife of country’s foreign minister
Moscow bankers caught out by speed of hit from western sanctions
Share trading freeze is latest sign of western sanctions rippling across global markets
Central bank will try to bail out lenders in trouble but bigger concern is access to hard currency
Big stocks including Sberbank in London collapse
Division of Russia’s biggest lender falls into insolvency after measures imposed over Ukraine invasion
Sberbank and Gazprombank not on proposed list for sanctions, say people with knowledge of talks
Shares slide at banks in Europe with biggest Russian exposure after rouble tumbles
Action against Sberbank and four other lenders will damage economy’s capacity to do business outside borders
Previous government heads of Italy, Finland and Austria stand down from company roles after invasion of Ukraine
Moex index falls 13% over past four trading days on fears of Moscow invasion of Ukraine
August Meyer accused of defrauding state-run Sberbank as judicial threat to national and foreign executives mounts
State-owned group wants to use funding base to offer everything from food delivery to streaming entertainment
Russia’s largest bank and owner of its biggest social network clash over strategy for lossmaking tie-up
Russia’s state-owned bank argues with new partner as it tries to build food delivery and ride-hailing platform
Split between Russian tech giant and lender brings decade-long partnership to an end
