Sberbank’s tech push shows Russia’s growing reliance on its top bank
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – Already Russia’s dominant lender, state-owned Sberbank has become one of the country’s leading technology…
Europe
Austria’s RBI Q1 net profit up better-than-expected 49%
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International, one of the banks in Europe most exposed to Russia, posted a bigger-than-expected…
Exclusive-Blackstone weighs options for Spanish gambling firm Cirsa -sources
By Amy-Jo Crowley, Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro and Andres Gonzalez LONDON (Reuters) – Blackstone is weighing options for Spanish gambling company…
Factbox-Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway at a glance
(Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people are descending on Omaha, Nebraska to attend the annual shareholder weekend for billionaire…
Analysis-Kremlin drone incident gives Putin cover to deepen Ukraine war
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) – The humiliating spectacle for Russia of two drones flying over the walls of the…
Analysis-Markets bet ECB will pause hikes soon as economy feels rate pinch
By Naomi Rovnick and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – The ECB may not be done with rate hikes just yet,…
US envoy to Russia visits detained American Paul Whelan in prison- embassy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy on Thursday visited American citizen Paul Whelan in the prison he…
Putin and his invasion should be on trial in The Hague, says Zelenskiy on visit
By Stephanie van den Berg and Toby Sterling THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin must be brought to…
Denmark’s central bank raises key rate, following ECB hike
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s central bank raised its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 2.85% on Thursday, following…
Inflation has passed its peak in Germany as energy prices ease – Econ Min
BERLIN (Reuters) – Inflation has passed its peak in Germany as energy prices have eased, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck…