The Big Take
Wall Street Is Scrambling For the Exits in Moscow — and Billions Are at Stake
A dozen lenders including Raiffeisen Bank, Societe Generale and Citigroup have about $100 billion of combined exposure to Russia
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For decades, global finance firms eagerly catered to Russian firms, billionaires and the government. Then tanks started rolling into Ukraine.
Citigroup Inc., which has thousands of staff and billions of dollars of assets in Russia, has said it will cut back much of its business in the country. Goldman Sachs Group Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Deutsche Bank AG are also heading for the exit, with some financiers relocating to other hubs such as Dubai. They’re being followed by lawyers and other professionals.