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Russia's Largest Bank Confirms Hiring Podesta Group To Lobby For Ending Sanctions

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Thursday, March 9, 2017 11:52 PM

SIGNYM

I believe in solving problems, not sharing them.


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Russia's largest bank, Sberbank, has confirmed that it hired the consultancy of Tony Podesta, the elder brother of John Podesta who chaired Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, for lobbying its interests in the United States and proactively seeking the removal of various Obama-era sanctions, the press service of the Russian institution told TASS on Thursday.

"The New York office of Sberbank CIB indeed hired Podesta Group. Engagement of external consultants is part of standard business practices for us," Sberbank said.

Previously, The Daily Caller reported that Tony Podesta was proactively lobbying for cancellation of a range of anti-Russian sanctions against the banking sector. In particular, he represented interests of Sberbank and was paid $170,000 for his efforts over a six-month period last year to seek to end one of the Obama administration’s economic sanctions against that country. Podesta, founder and chairman of the Podesta Group, is listed as a key lobbyist on behalf of Sberbank, according to Senate lobbying disclosure forms. His firm received more than $24 million in fees in 2016, much of it coming from foreign governments, according to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics.


http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-03-09/russias-largest-bank-confirms
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Friday, March 10, 2017 11:33 AM

RIVERLOVE


Yeah? So what?

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Friday, March 10, 2017 11:52 AM

THGRRI


Zerohedge SIG, again, just liars who post anonymously. A fake news source.

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Russia's largest bank, Sberbank, has confirmed that it hired the consultancy of Tony Podesta, the elder brother of John Podesta who chaired Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, for lobbying its interests in the United States and proactively seeking the removal of various Obama-era sanctions, the press service of the Russian institution told TASS on Thursday.

"The New York office of Sberbank CIB indeed hired Podesta Group. Engagement of external consultants is part of standard business practices for us," Sberbank said.

Previously, The Daily Caller reported that Tony Podesta was proactively lobbying for cancellation of a range of anti-Russian sanctions against the banking sector. In particular, he represented interests of Sberbank and was paid $170,000 for his efforts over a six-month period last year to seek to end one of the Obama administration’s economic sanctions against that country. Podesta, founder and chairman of the Podesta Group, is listed as a key lobbyist on behalf of Sberbank, according to Senate lobbying disclosure forms. His firm received more than $24 million in fees in 2016, much of it coming from foreign governments, according to the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics.


http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-03-09/russias-largest-bank-confirms
-hiring-podesta-group-lobby-ending-sanctions




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Friday, March 10, 2017 1:56 PM

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God, this is going to kill Hillary's chances at winning the election. Wait... doh! This is pointless, I get it now.





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Tuesday, January 31, 2023 11:05 AM

JAYNEZTOWN


Nearly a year on from the supposed Russian exodus, most major companies have yet to withdraw

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/31/after-supposed-russian-exodus-most-maj
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