RE: Banking solution21 Nov 2022 10:08
I don't believe for 1 second that RY is deliberately trying to delay the payout by preventing the buyers cash from reaching the AMC bank account.
The fact is that receiving sanctioned Russian cash into a UK or other western bank account, either directly or indirectly, risks huge financial penalties for the financial institutions.
The key word here is "indirectly", and western banks are clearly and understandably being very cautious.
By example, just because Russia continues to trade with countries like China and India doesn't mean that cash can be transfered from Chinese or Indian banks to the UK without a clear audit trail.
This is a massive challenge for RY; arguably something that should have been thoroughly investigated in advance, but equally something that could not necessarily have been tested.
The longer this lack of update goes on, the more likely this deal may collapse in my opinion.