Monday, March 10, 2014

Russia: The Laws Of Blowback Heed No Borders

Russian Oligarchs Fear Economic Casualties if Ukraine Crisis Escalates - NYTimes.com:

...In private conversations, though, several people described high anxiety within corporations, especially about the prospect of any sanctions’ affecting banks. Large Russian corporations have significantly increased foreign borrowing in recent years, and 10 were negotiating loans when the crisis boiled over, said Ben Aris, the editor and publisher of Business New Europe. Financial sanctions could set off a chain reaction of blocked transactions, frozen accounts and bank closings. “Those oligarchs who are already having trouble would be completely cut off,” he said...

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