Raiffeisen confirms OFAC probe into Russia, Ukraine business
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Aaron Nicodemus2023-02-21T20:07:00
Austrian-based Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) said it received a request for information from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) regarding its business activities related to Russia and Ukraine.
In an investor news release Friday, the bank characterized the questions posed by OFAC as “general” in nature and said the regulator asked it to clarify business and related processes “maintained by RBI in light of the recent developments related to Russia and Ukraine.”
RBI said OFAC told it no specific transaction or business activity triggered the request. The bank said it is “cooperating fully” with the agency.
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