SINGAPORE: Russian banks and companies shut out of Western funding markets are unlikely to be greeted with open arms and ready wallets in Asia, international bankers and industry experts say.
New sanctions imposed by Washington and Europe over the Ukraine crisis have prompted firms such as VTB – Russia’s second largest bank by assets – and Gazprombank to look east for new sources of funding.
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