The title of the article is misleading. The narrow exception is only for investors who wish to liquidate and wind down their Russian bond positions. I see no problem with that.
Russian Bank Bypass sanctions and dollar to pay bondholders in Rubles
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In this specific case most likely the debtor (with the help of gracious Western banks), buying back for a few Cents on the Dollar.
Article says:
"Russian debt prices have rebounded in recent weeks as trading increases and locals look for assets to buy with money coming in from energy exports."
So its actually Russian corporates buying the bonds. Maybe the issuers as it mentions money from energy exports 😉. Genius move the sanctions in this area have been. So western investors bought Russian bonds at potentially par value before the war and will get back far less than they paid. In simply terms they gave Russian companies a loan and will now get back a fraction of the loan they gave 🙄.
"Russian debt prices have rebounded in recent weeks as trading increases and locals look for assets to buy with money coming in from energy exports."
So its actually Russian corporates buying the bonds. Maybe the issuers as it mentions money from energy exports 😉. Genius move the sanctions in this area have been. So western investors bought Russian bonds at potentially par value before the war and will get back far less than they paid. In simply terms they gave Russian companies a loan and will now get back a fraction of the loan they gave 🙄.
Yes, and it was expected to happen exactly this way.
Let's all be greatful to the efficiency of sanctions and wise political moves of Western governments ... conf/(%
Let's all be greatful to the efficiency of sanctions and wise political moves of Western governments ... conf/(%
Sberbank and Gazprombank were excluded from the sanctions due to transactions with EU energy suppliers. The major Russian energy suppliers I guess could use those banks potentially to enter the bond market and buy back their own bonds on the cheap with money from their energy exports conf/(%.
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