RE: Russia restricts assets of ‘unfriendly’ states25 Mar 2022 12:03
Check out the RNS dated 9 March 2022
Business update and impact of sanctions
Commentary notes
"Capital controls
From 1 March 2022, certain foreign currency transactions involving Russian residents are restricted. Russian legal entities are prohibited to pay dividends to foreign persons, although formally these instructions apply only to dividends of joint-stock companies paid through professional participants of the securities market. It is currently unclear whether the Company will be able to remit dividends from its Russian subsidiaries to the holding company level. Russian residents are obliged to sell 80% of foreign currency received under export contracts with non-residents on the transfer of goods or services. The purchases are going to be made at the Central Bank of Russia's rate. These new regulations are currently not expected to have a material impact on the Company other than the impact on intragroup dividends described above."
Roubles will have to stay in Russia but they have operating costs and significant capex on new projects in Russia - see earlier in the RNS