by Amruth Sundarkumar | Sep 28, 2022 | Insights, Sovereign Bonds, Sovereigns
Timeline and Latest Updates September 28, 2022: Russia’s gas producer Gazprom said that its EBITDA for 1H 2022 more than doubled to RUB 3tn ($52.5bn) and average exporting gas prices increased more than 3.5x YoY. The company said that it reported a record net profit...
by Amruth Sundarkumar | Feb 23, 2022 | Sovereign Bonds, Sovereigns
US President Joe Biden launched a fresh salvo of sanctions on Russia, calling that latter’s move into eastern Ukraine as “beginning of an invasion”. Biden announced measures targeting two of Russia’s largest financial institutions, VEB and...
by Amruth Sundarkumar | Feb 22, 2022 | Sovereign Bonds, Sovereigns
Russian President Vladimir Putin, following a meeting with his Security Council, declared independent, two separatist eastern Ukraine regions, Donetsk and Luhansk. The declaration by Russia allows them to sign treaties with the separatist regions and openly send...
by Amruth Sundarkumar | Feb 21, 2022 | Sovereign Bonds, Sovereigns
In a last ditch effort towards diplomacy, French President Emmanuel Macron proposed to hold a summit for US and Russian leaders. As per a statement from France, Biden and Putin have “accepted the principle” of a summit on the condition that Russia does not...
by Amruth Sundarkumar | Feb 16, 2022 | Sovereign Bonds, Sovereigns
Dollar bonds of Ukraine rallied as fears of Russia invading the country eased. Moscow said that some of its troops were returning home, with Russian President Putin saying that Moscow was ready for talks with the US and NATO on limits for missile deployments and...