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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsExclusive: U.S. open to lifting sanctions off aluminum giant Rusal - Mnuchin
Mnuchins comment was the latest indication the Trump administration was trying to aid sanctions-hit Rusal, which has taken a series of steps to try to appease the U.S. government and get the restrictions lifted.
The U.S. Treasury in April imposed sanctions against billionaire Oleg Deripaska and the eight companies in which he is a large shareholder, including Rusal, in response to what it called malign activities by Russia. But the sanctions caused havoc in the global aluminum market, prompting several countries and companies to successfully lobby Treasury for a softening of the terms on Rusal.
The company has approached us on certain de-listing issues (from the Specially Designated Nationals List), Mnuchin said in an interview with Reuters in São Paulo ahead of G20 finance meetings this weekend in Argentina.
Im not going to go into the exact specifics of what those proposals are and where we stand on them, but, yes, if we can find an acceptable solution, that is our objective, Mnuchin said.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-g20-argentina-mnuchin-rusal-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-open-to-lifting-sanctions-off-aluminum-giant-rusal-mnuchin-idUSKBN1KA2VS
The U.S. Treasury in April imposed sanctions against billionaire Oleg Deripaska and the eight companies in which he is a large shareholder, including Rusal, in response to what it called malign activities by Russia. But the sanctions caused havoc in the global aluminum market, prompting several countries and companies to successfully lobby Treasury for a softening of the terms on Rusal.
The company has approached us on certain de-listing issues (from the Specially Designated Nationals List), Mnuchin said in an interview with Reuters in São Paulo ahead of G20 finance meetings this weekend in Argentina.
Im not going to go into the exact specifics of what those proposals are and where we stand on them, but, yes, if we can find an acceptable solution, that is our objective, Mnuchin said.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-g20-argentina-mnuchin-rusal-exclusive/exclusive-u-s-open-to-lifting-sanctions-off-aluminum-giant-rusal-mnuchin-idUSKBN1KA2VS
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Exclusive: U.S. open to lifting sanctions off aluminum giant Rusal - Mnuchin (Original Post)
demmiblue
Jul 2018
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Wounded Bear
(58,605 posts)1. Surprise, suprise...
thucythucy
(8,039 posts)2. Sounds like they're saying some companies
are "too big to sanction."
Especially those owned by Russian billionaires.
dalton99a
(81,406 posts)3. Anything and everything for Russia
as usual
unblock
(52,126 posts)4. Sanctions off Russian aluminum, tariffs on Canadian aluminum.
No puppet! No puppet!