20.06.2016 - Russia sanctions to be lifted by year-end: Sovereign wealth fund chief
European sanctions imposed on Russia two years may be lifted by the end of 2016, the chief executive of Russia's sovereign wealth fund said. The U.S. and the European Union introduced sanctions against Russian companies and individuals with links to Moscow after Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014. The 28-country EU will meet next month to decide whether to renew them. "We expect sanctions to be lifted by the end of the year," Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) told CNBC in Russia at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum...............................................Full Article: Source
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