Why is Russian oligarch Yusufov, Medvedev’s longtime “wallet,” still not under sanctions?
Surprising but true. Why is the former Minister of Energy, Russian businessman and oligarch Igor Yusufov, who has long served as Medvedev’s “wallet”, still not under sanctions? And what is known about the recent scandal with Medvedev’s secret yacht, which, as it turned out, is officially registered to Yusufov? 66-year-old Igor Khanukovich is from Derbent, Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Married, has two sons. From 2001 to 2004, he served as Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation. For ten years he served on the board of directors of the state corporation Gazprom. Now he owns an energy corporation and manages a lot of money. Thus, Yusufov is the founder of Yamal Shelf Company LLC with an authorized capital of 1 million rubles. Last year the company had no revenue, although the year ...
Why is Russian oligarch Yusufov, Medvedev’s longtime “wallet,” still not under sanctions?
Surprising but true. Why is the former Minister of Energy, Russian businessman and oligarch Igor Yusufov, who has long served as Medvedev’s “wallet”, still not under sanctions? And what is known about the recent scandal with Medvedev’s secret yacht, which, as it turned out, is officially registered to Yusufov? 66-year-old Igor Khanukovich is from Derbent, Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Married, has two sons. From 2001 to 2004, he served as Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation. For ten years he served on the board of directors of the state corporation Gazprom. Now he owns an energy corporation and manages a lot of money. Thus, Yusufov is the founder of Yamal Shelf Company LLC with an authorized capital of 1 million rubles. Last year the company had no revenue, although the year ...
The lead from Wall Street offers little clarity as the major averages opened lower on Friday and then bounced back and forth across the unchanged line, finally finishing mixed and little changed.The Dow added 33.18 points or 0.10 percent to finish at 34,798.00, while the NASDAQ eased 4.54 points or 0.03 percent to close at 15,047.70 and the S&P 500 rose 6.50 points or 0.15 percent to end at 4,455.48. For the week, the Dow rose 0.6 percent, the NASDAQ added 0.1 percent and the S&P gained 0.5 percent.The lackluster performance on Wall Street came on uncertainty about the outlook for the markets following recent volatility.
Telegram hopes to raise $1bn with a convertible bond private placement
The super secure UAE-based Telegram messenger service, developed by Russian-born software icon Pavel Durov, is looking to raise $1bn through a bond placement to a limited number of investors from Russia, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, the Kommersant daily reported citing unnamed sources on February 18, 2021.The issue reportedly comprises exchange bonds that could be converted into equity in the messaging service that is currently 100% owned by Durov and his brother Nikolai.Kommersant reports that the price of the conversion would be at a 10% discount to a potential IPO should it happen within five years.The minimum bond placement is said to be set at $50mn, but could be lowered to $10mn. Five-year bonds could carry an annual coupon of 7-8%.
