Fate of Oil Fund's Russian investment unknown after European bank branch gives up license

The Oil Fund’s Russian investments have been frozen following the invasion of Ukraine, including one in majority state-owned bank Sberbank, whose European banking division has stopped banking activities.
Line Aaltvedt, Norges Bank Investment Management’s press chief | Photo: Norges Bank Investment Management
Line Aaltvedt, Norges Bank Investment Management’s press chief | Photo: Norges Bank Investment Management
by MARTIN FUGLSETH KOLDEN, translated by daniel pedersen

On Wednesday, the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority reported that the banking business of the European subsidiary of Russian majority state-owned bank Sberbank was winding down.

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