🇭🇺 Hungary's largest bank considers exiting Russia

Bloomberg reports that OTP Bank Nyrt. is exploring options for a full withdrawal from the Russian market.

Documents reviewed by Bloomberg indicate that OTP's clients included companies controlled by Gazprom and firms servicing organizations linked to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).

OTP was one of the few European banks retaining operations in Russia after 2022. Scrutiny intensified due to plans to acquire Baltic lender Luminor Bank AS, which would be the Budapest-based institution's largest acquisition ever.

@Slavyangrad