Russia initiated aggression against Ukraine in 2014. On February 24, 2022, it started a full-scale military invasion to the Ukrainian territory. This brutal war and military crimes of Russian troops caused a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine with thousands civilians killed and millions becoming refuges. As a reaction to this act of aggression, many international companies decided to leave the Russian market, while some others continue doing business there as usual. We track such decisions of companies and urge them to stop funding the war.
Hold off investments: company postponing future planned investment/development/marketing while continuing substantive business
Pausing InvestmentsReducing Activities: company scaling back some business operations while continuing others
Scaling BackPause operations: company temporarily curtailing operations while keeping return options open
SuspensionClean Break: the company completely halting Russian engagements or exiting Russia
WithdrawalExit Completed: company sold its business/assets or its part of the business to a local partner and leaved the market or liquidated local entity(ies)
Exit CompletedSociete Generale ceases its banking and insurance activities in Russia and announces the signing of a sale and purchase agreement to sell its entire stake in Rosbank and the Group’s Russian insurance subsidiaries to Interros Capital. The French Societe Generale estimated the loss from the sale of its bank in the Russian Federation at 3.3 billion euros. At the end of July 2024, the French group Societe Generale closed positions related to the group’s presence in Russia through Rosbank, receiving 301 million euros from the deal, according to the group’s financial statements.
The structure of the Czech group Home Credit left the capital of KhF Bank, transferring its final share of 49.5% to it, it follows from the data of EGRUL. 06.2024: LLC "SUPPORT TO INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS" becomes the new founder of the organization.
Received revenues in Russia in 2021-2022. 02.2024: LLC "EXPOCAPITAL LIMITED." becomes the new founder of the organization. The entry on the founders of the PUBLIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY "LEASEPLAN CORPORATION N.V." and PRIVATE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY "AALH PARTNERSHIP B.V." was removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.
Russia to Roll out its own digital ruble in 2024. 02.11.2024: The entry about the founder of DIGITAL AGENCY LLC was removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.
PPF agrees to sell Russian banking assets. Was sold to a local legal entity. The last asset in the Russian Federation of the Czech PPF Group will go to the transport company Lidertrans.
Continued to work. Breaked ties with sanctioned banks. HSBC agrees deal to sell Russian unit to Expobank. The South China Morning Post reported on Monday, October 17, 2022 that Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) had sent a letter to most of its Russian clients in the city over the suspension of retail investment services because of sanctions enacted by the European Union. However, the suspension would not affect clients’ personal savings accounts or other personal banking needs, the report noted. The British financial conglomerate HSBC expects the deal for the sale of its Russian business to be closed in the first half of 2024. HSBC greenlit by US to sell Russian business amid sanctions. Putin allowed Expobank to acquire all shares of HSBC Bank. Expobank JSC successfully closed the deal and acquired 100% of the shares of HSBC Bank (RR) LLC from HSBC Europe B.V.
Winds down Russia activities, DLL Group sold "DLL Leasing" LLC.
Received revenues in Russia in 2021-2022. 08.2023: The legal entity is active again. 14.08.2023: The authorized capital was increased from 24,130,000 ₽ to 100,000,000 ₽. Zuev Boris Afanasyevich and Savitsky Sergey Vasilievich become the new founders of the organization. National Investment Company OÜ left 24% of shares but sold it later in August 2024. 08.2024: Dmitry Borisovich Zuev becomes the new founder of the organization. The entry about the founder of LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY "NATIONAL INVESTMENT COMPANY OU" has been removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities.
The supplier of terminals for accepting cards, the French company Ingenico, whose services are used by the largest banks, is considering the possibility of leaving Russia. 07.2023: The record about the founder of JSC "INGENICO GROUP" was deleted. WORLDLINE IDGIESAY becomes the new founder of the organization. 19.07.2023: The full name was changed from LLC "INGENICO" to "AR-PAYMENT-INNOVATIONS" LLC.
Received revenues in Russia in 2021-2022. 04.2023: JSC "AVTODOM" becomes the new founder of the organization. The record about the founder of MERCEDES-BENZ MOBILITY AG has been removed. The record about the founder of MERCEDES-BENZ MOBILITY BETAYLIGUNGSGEZELSHAFT MBH has been deleted.
Received revenues in Russia in 2021-2022, there is no any official announcement. Global Payments, a Fortune 500 financial technology company with dual headquarters in Atlanta and Columbus, has sold its business in Russia. The buyer: an investment group led by Vladimir Potanin, Russia’s richest businessman and a close ally of Vladimir Putin. 26.12.2024: The status of the legal entity TOTAL SYSTEM SERVICES-RUS LLC has been changed to "In the process of liquidation".
Exited from Russia. 20.05.2022: Full name changed from LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY "AKKAUNTOR RUSSIA" to LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY "KONSU"
RCI Banque discloses exposure to Russia and Ukraine. Renault's RCI Banque announces sale of Russia leasing subsidiary. 11.2023: The full name was changed from RNL LEASING LLC to FLIT AUTOLEASING LLC. 20.11.2023: FLIT LLC becomes the new founder of the organization.
Stops business operations. Cards issued in Russia and Belarus are not serviced abroad. Cards issued abroad are not serviced in Russia and Belarus. Cards continue to work inside the countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin allowed American Express Bank to carry out voluntary liquidation measures in the manner prescribed by the legislation of the Russian Federation. The corresponding order was published on the portal of regulatory legal acts. American Express Bank LLC has a basic license to carry out banking operations with funds in rubles and foreign currencies (without the right to attract deposits of funds from individuals and carry out collection of funds, bills, payment and settlement documents and cash services for individuals and legal entities). The Bank of Russia, by order No. OD-1290 dated 13.08.2024, revoked the banking license of American Express Bank Limited Liability Company American Express Bank LLC (reg. No. 3460, Moscow). In terms of assets, the credit institution ranked 300th in the banking system of the Russian Federation.
03.2023 LLC "PERVY KUZOVNOY" becomes the new founder of the organization. The record about the founder of CJSC "CARGOBULL FINANCE HOLDIN BV" was deleted.
The first major Wall Street bank to exit Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. Wind down business in Russia but buy Russian debt. Russian structures Goldman Sachs and Bank of America recorded losses at the end of 2022 for the first time in at least five years. According to the report, at the end of last year, Goldman Sachs Bank recorded losses of 176.6 million rubles against a net profit of 2.1 billion rubles in 2021. Russian President Vladimir Putin has authorized the Balchug Capital company to acquire 100% of the shares of Goldman Sachs Bank LLC, which belongs to the Goldman Sachs Group. Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan in February 2025 started to offer investors ruble-linked derivatives. In the beginning of April 2025 it was announced that Goldman Sachs would sell Russian shares to Balchug Capital. Balchug Capital received special permission to purchase a portfolio of securities of Russian issuers from Goldman Sachs International. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the corresponding order on April 2, 2025. It mainly included shares of oil and gas companies (Gazprom, LUKOIL, Rosneft, NOVATEK, Surgutneftegaz, Tatneft), as well as securities of Inter RAO and NLMK. Balchug Capital reported that it had closed a deal to acquire the Russian subsidiary of the American bank Goldman Sachs. According to an extract from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, Balchug Capital CJSC became the owner of a 100% stake in Goldman Sachs Bank on April 23. The nominal value of the stake is 1.45 billion rubles. 23.04.2025: The entry about the founder of GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. has been removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. CLOSED JOINT-STOCK COMPANY "BALCHUG CAPITAL" becomes the new founder of the organization.
Suspended many transactions and cease new financing. 13.01.2025: BUREAUCRAT LLC becomes the new founder of the organization Natixis Bank JSC.
Aareal Bank has now recognised loss allowance of around €60 million, or approximately 30 per cent of the remaining Russian exposure. Strong earnings growth offsets non-recurring burdens and higher loss allowance – Full exit from the Russian exposure. 17.11.2023: The legal entity was liquidated.
Maintain loan book; observe banking sanctions. Bank of Cyprus notified 4,000 clients who have Russian passports and are not residents of EU countries that their accounts will be closed in accordance with the policy of accepting clients and the corresponding risk appetite. 22.01.2024: The legal entities (Moscow and Saint Petersburg Representative Offices) were liquidated.
12.01.2024: The legal entity (Moscow Representative Office) was liquidated.
India's central bank has allowed HDFC Bank Ltd (HDBK.NS) and Canara Bank Ltd (CNBK.NS) to open a special "vostro account" for trade in rupees with Russia. Canara Bank has entered into a share sale agreement in relation to sale of equity shares held by it in Moscow-based CIBL with SBI, the bank said in a regulatory filing. See more details in the new buyer's card: https://leave-russia.org/state-bank-of-india
Continued their activities in Russia. Business was sold in June 2024. 03.06.2024: 11 individuals become the new founders of the organization. The entry about the founder of EULER HERMES has been removed from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. 14.06.2024: the name was changed from EULER HERMES RU INSURANCE COMPANY LLC to GERSA INSURANCE COMPANY LLC.
FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc., a leading global business payments company, on August 15, 2023 announced the sale of its Russia business to a local investment group. The transaction divests all of FLEETCOR’s operations in Russia. “We concluded the sale of our Russia business this week and are now completely out of the market. We are also announcing the launch of a $450 million ASR to buyback FLEETCOR stock,” said Ron Clarke, Chairman and CEO of FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc.
Freedom Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: FRHC) on October 19, 2022 announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its Russian subsidiary, Investment Company Freedom Finance LLC (“Freedom RU”), together with Freedom RU’s subsidiary FFIN Bank LLC (such companies together the “Russian Subsidiaries”). The transaction is subject to the approval of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and is expected to close in the coming months.
Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan sold its Russian subsidiary - Moskommertsbank. Such banks as Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC, First Heartland Jusan Bank JSC and Kaspi.kz JSC in Kazakhstan and Ameriabank CJSC from Armenia actively helped foreign companies and international investors who hastened to leave Russia to exchange their rubles for dollars, making good money on this actively helped foreign companies and international investors who hastened to leave Russia to exchange their rubles for dollars, making good money on this.
Maintained rep offices in Russia; observed all banking sanctions. 17.11.2023: The legal entity was liquidated.
Credit Europe Bank (Russia) has secured special permission from Russian President Vladimir Putin to acquire a 100% stake in Ikano Bank. "To allow the Joint Stock Company Credit Europe Bank (Russia) to conclude a transaction to acquire 100% of the shares in the authorised capital of the limited liability company Ikano Bank owned by Cirus Holding B.V.," the official statement read. 15.05.2023: Full name changed from "Ikano Bank" LLC to "FIBABANK" LLC. Legal entity was liquidated on July 14, 2023.
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin authorized the purchase of the assets of the Czech J&T Bank in the Russian Federation by the Bureaucrat holding, which owns Realist Bank. 12.2023: The status of the legal entity is changed to “The legal entity is in the process of reorganization in the form of merger with another legal entity” | 12.12.2023: LLC "BUROKRAT" becomes the new founder of the organization.
KfW IPEX-Bank has stopped all business in Russia during the year 2022 and closed its representative office by end of December 2022.
Stopped processing payments to and from Russia & Belarus. JSC "Nordea Bank" was liquidated on 21.04.2022.