Source link Personal fortune of the former head of energy giant Lukoil, Vagit Alekperov, reportedly soared in 2023 The collective net worth of Russia’s richest persons has soared by $72 billion over the past year to $577 billion, despite unprecedented sanctions pressure, according to Forbes annual World’s Billionaires List. Vagit Alekperov, former president of Russian […]
Source link The former UK PM met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the newspaper has claimed Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson secretly flew to Venezuela last month to conduct unofficial talks with the leader of the South American nation, Nicolas Maduro, the Sunday Times has reported. The meeting came amid allegations from Ukraine’s Western […]
Source link Alisher Usmanov won a milestone victory in litigation against Forbes magazine over allegations of ties to Vladimir Putin The District Court of Hamburg in Germany has banned Forbes magazine from disseminating statements that Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov “fronted for” President Vladimir Putin and “solved his business problems,” RBK reported on Tuesday. According to the […]
Source link Benin has lifted sanctions imposed at the behest of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) that had prevented imported goods from transiting through the autonomous port of Cotonou (PAC) to landlocked Niger. The measure was taken following the ouster of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum in a recent coup. Bart Johan Van […]
Source link The financial sector has withstood “lawless” Western restrictions, Andrey Kostin has told President Putin Russian banks have withstood unprecedented Western sanctions and have had a “highly successful” 2023, the head of the country’s second-largest lender has said. VTB CEO Andrey Kostin met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, where they discussed the […]