Rapid Vimpelcom beats the blockade but lock-out fears grow for Russian credits

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Rapid Vimpelcom beats the blockade but lock-out fears grow for Russian credits

Despite a quickfire loan signing for telecoms firm Vimpelcom this week, international financing of Russian credits is evaporating as geopolitical tensions and the threat of sanctions over the country’s annexation of Crimea mount, writes Michael Turner.

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