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Ritter Sport to continue chocolate supplies to Russians

Ritter Sport to continue chocolate supplies to Russians

The German chocolate manufacturer Ritter Sport has decided to continue chocolate supplies to Russia. This was said in a statement. "In order to save jobs as well as the livelihoods of many cocoa growing families, we continue to …

Cement maker Holcim to quit Russian market

Cement maker Holcim to quit Russian market

Holcim is exiting the Russian market, the world's biggest cement-maker said on Tuesday. "The Holcim Board of Directors has decided to initiate the process to exit the Russian market in line with the company's values to …

TotalEnergies to stop buying Russian oil by end of 2022

TotalEnergies to stop buying Russian oil by end of 2022

The French energy company TotalEnergies has updated its policy towards Russia amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and has decided to completely stop purchasing Russian oil and petroleum products no later than the end of 2022, the company said in …

Italy's largest utility Enel to exit Russia operations

Italy's largest utility Enel to exit Russia operations

Enel SpA, Italy’s largest utility, will exit from its Russia operations in a “matter of months,” Chief Executive Officer Francesco Starace said. The Italian company joins the world’s biggest energy companies, …

Pirelli puts brake on Russian activities

Pirelli puts brake on Russian activities

Italy's Pirelli said on Thursday it had halted investments in Russia, excluding those linked to security, and that the activity of its factories in the country would be curtailed. "The investments in the local market, …

Ernst resigns from MTS directors board

Ernst resigns from MTS directors board

Channel One CEO Konstantin Ernst is leaving the Board of Directors of MTS since March 17. Konstantin Ernst was included in the sanctions lists of the European Union, the United Kingdom and Canada in mid-March. He was …

McDonald's to remain in Siberia

McDonald's to remain in Siberia

McDonald's fast food restaurants will continue to operate in Siberia. This is stated in a message posted on the Telegram channel of the GiD franchisee company. "All McDonald's enterprises in Siberia are operating as usual …

Eli Lilly to halt exports of non-essential medicines to Russia

Eli Lilly to halt exports of non-essential medicines to Russia

The US drugmaker Eli Lilly said it will stop exporting non-essential medicines to Russia. The US drugmaker would continue to supply treatments for life-threatening diseases such as cancer and diabetes but that it would suspend all …

Slack begins suspending accounts in Russia

Slack begins suspending accounts in Russia

Several organizations in Russia have found themselves locked out of their Slack accounts without notice, according to Axios. The Salesforce-owned business messaging app has started cutting off Russian users from its platform to …

How could anti-Russia sanctions affect Azerbaijan?

How could anti-Russia sanctions affect Azerbaijan?

The new Western sanctions imposed on Russia for launching a military special operation in Donbass have already affected the Russian economy, but their impact will inevitably spread to neighboring countries as well. Candidate of Economic Sciences, …

Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan unwinding Russia businesses

Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan unwinding Russia businesses

Goldman Sachs Group Inc and JPMorgan Chase & Co announced they were unwinding their Russian businesses, becoming the first major U.S. banks to exit Russia. Operating in Russia has become harder for Western financial …

Russia's central bank tightens access to hard currency further

Russia's central bank tightens access to hard currency further

Russia's central bank said it was introducing restrictions on local firms' access to foreign-currency cash for the next six months, the latest step to preserve precious hard currency in the face of sanctions imposed over Ukraine. …

Sony Music and Warner Music Group leave Russia

Sony Music and Warner Music Group leave Russia

The world's largest record companies Sony Music and Warner Music Group announced the suspension of activities in Russia due to the situation in Ukraine. "We have suspended operations in Russia and will continue to support the …

Western Union suspends work in Russia

Western Union suspends work in Russia

The Western Union money transfer system is suspending operations in Russia, the company said in a statement. "In light of the ongoing tragic events around the situation in Russia and Ukraine, we have decided to suspend our …

Nestle suspends investments in Russia

Nestle suspends investments in Russia

The Swiss transnational corporation Nestle stops investments in Russia because of the events in Ukraine. At the same time, the company intends to continue supplying food products to the Russian market, Reuters reports. Let us …

Coca-Cola and Pepsi suspend its business in Russia

Coca-Cola and Pepsi suspend its business in Russia

The Coca-Cola Company has suspended its business activities on the territory of Russia, the company said in a statement on its website on Tuesday. "The Coca-Cola Company announced today that it is suspending its business in …

Shell to stop buying Russian crude oil

Shell to stop buying Russian crude oil

UK-Dutch petroleum giant Shell announced on Tuesday its intention to gradually withdraw from all oil and gas projects in Russia, adding it will stop all spot purchases of Russian oil as a first step. "Shell plc (Shell) today …

Uniqlo decides to stay open in Russia

Uniqlo decides to stay open in Russia

The parent company of Japanese casualwear giant Uniqlo defended a decision to keep Russian stores open even. Tadashi Yanai, president of Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing, said the conflict in Ukraine should not deprive people in Russia of …