Russian Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseev attends a session of the annual international military-technical forum "ARMY" at Patriot Expocentre in Moscow Region, Russia August 22, 2018.
REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsMOSCOW, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Russian Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseev said on Friday that the government would not allow foreign banks to leave Russia easily.
"We have stated our position and it stands - we will be tough in letting foreign banks go, it will depend on the decision to unfreeze Russian assets," Moiseev said, speaking at a forum.
Responding to questions about applications to sell assets, Moiseev said Austria's Raiffeisen Bank (RBIV.VI) had not made such a request.
"I am aware of one foreign bank's application to sell assets ... which is under consideration by the government commission," he said.
Persons:
Alexei Moiseev, Maxim, Moiseev, Austria's, Elena Fabrichnaya, Felix Light, Bobrova, Hugh Lawson, Kevin Liffey
Organizations:
REUTERS, Rights, Austria's Raiffeisen Bank, Thomson
Locations:
Moscow Region, Russia, Ukraine, Western, Russian