US lifts sanctions against former European branch of Russia's VTB Bank ( kyivindependent.com )
Ost-West Handelsbank has been removed from the list, according to the information on the office's website. The names under which the bank used to operate earlier – VTB Bank Deutschland and VTB Bank Europe – were also struck down.
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