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12.04.25 - 15:09
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Finland Bans Russians From Buying Property As Zelensky Says ′Hatred′ For Them Is Justified (ZeroHedge)
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Finland Bans Russians From Buying Property As Zelensky Says 'Hatred' For Them Is Justified
On Friday Finland's parliament unanimously approved a government proposal for a complete ban on real estate acquisitions from Russian nationals. The country's leaders are hailing that the resolution was passed.
The Finnish Defense Ministry announced Friday that the measure aims to strengthen national security and that "This decision sends a clear message: we will not allow Finland to be undermined," according to the statement.
Helsinki file image: Getty
It applies to those from countries which "wage a war of aggression and pose a potential threat to Finland's national security" - who are now barred from carrying out real estate transactions.
Finland will of course deny that its policies which target Russians are racist or xenophobic based on the following caveat:
The ban would not apply to Russians or other foreigners with a Finnish permanent residence permit or an EU residen...
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02.12.24 - 16:02
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Russia′s Sberbank expects sharp drop in mortgage lending as rates bite (Reuters EN)
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Russia's Sberbank expects sharp drop in mortgage lending as rates bite MOSCOW, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Russia's dominant lender Sberbank SBER.MM expects a sharp drop in its mortgage loan issuance this year, the bank said on Monday, as customers shy away from taking out loans at soaring interest rates and after a preferential lending scheme ended. Russia's central bank has jacked up rates to 21%, their highest in more than 20 years, as it battles persistent inflation fuelled by rouble weakness, strong...
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