Shares in Raiffeisen Bank International AG dropped in early commerce Monday after it disclosed that it had obtained a request for data from the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Treasury Department unit that enforces sanctions, final month.
At 0819 GMT, shares within the Austrian financial institution
RBI,
had been down 6.9% at 15.32 euros ($16.39).
“The questions raised by OFAC are of general nature seeking to clarify payments business and related processes maintained by RBI in light of the recent developments related to Russia and Ukraine,” Raiffeisen stated in an announcement late Friday.
The financial institution stated the data request wasn’t triggered by any particular transaction or enterprise exercise and that it’s cooperating absolutely with OFAC.
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Raiffeisen stated it maintains insurance policies and procedures to make sure compliance with embargoes and sanctions and that it has been in common trade with the U.S. Treasury for years.
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