Serbia shuts down bank favoured by Russians
Serbian authorities closed a financial institution with significant Russian clientele, marking a shift in the country's banking sector.
What to know
- Serbia shut down a bank with significant Russian clientele.
- The closure reflects action by Serbian banking authorities on an institution serving Russian interests.
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Serbia closes bank favored by Russians
Serbian authorities shut down a bank that had been a favored institution among Russian clients. The Financial Times reported the closure on November 1, 2026.
“Serbia shuts down bank favoured by Russians…”
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You guys, the narrative that the protests, the movement and the elections for us were about East vs West is very much incorrect, and I think I know why they're trying to portray this entire thing as such, but it's simply not true Vučić and his party being somethimes in favour of Putin is on the list of reasons why to vote against him, but there…
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What's with the manipulative title? The bank was used by the regime (backed by EU) to suck out the public money. It was shut down when the regime fell. Nothing to do with Russians. A lot of them lost their life savings because of this. Nothing to gloat about. Please stop doing this.
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Nobody lost life savings lmao. All deposits are insured for up to 50k€. For the rest, if anyone was stupid enough to hold over 50k in Serbian bank, they will get it after a while though.
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- Nov 2
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> poor russians fleeing the war, have some sympathy > proceed to parroting Russia narratives about "bad NATO". Lol. Lmao even.
- Nov 1
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All pro government companies have bank accounts in this bank, EXPO, Air Serbia, Betting companies, media groups, Gazprom