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Romania seeks to unfreeze IIB assets blocked by the US but claimed by local investors

October 20, 2023

The Romanian pension funds, the main Romanian investors in the bonds issued on the local market by the Russia-controlled International Investment Bank (IIB), are trying to obtain a waiver from the US that would allow the bank to pay them the money owed, using its assets blocked in the financial system of EU states.

The Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Finance and the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF) are assisting in this action.

The IIB, one of the two banks controlled by...

The text of this article has been partially taken from the publication:
https://www.romania-insider.com/romania-unfreeze-iib-assets-october-2023
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