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> Neither of these things were revealed by the Panama papers are you sure? The article says that Almost lost among the many revelations is the fact that Ru
by clort 11y ago
> Neither of these things were revealed by the Panama papers
are you sure? The article says that
Almost lost among the many revelations is the fact that Russia’s
biggest bank uses The Podesta Group as its lobbyist in Washington, D.C.
so I wonder if you have a reference to back your statement?
Also, you say
> Sberbank is owned by the Russian government
but this is not the point of the article. They are saying that Sberbank is controlled by the Russian government, which is subtly different.
- darawk 11y agoFrom the article: "As reported at the end of March, the Podesta Group registered with the U.S. Government as a lobbyist for Sberbank, as required by law" And are those things different? Maybe Russian corporate law is different than it is in the US, but owning 51% of a company generally gives you control of that company, unless there are weird share structures like non-voting shares a la Google. But generally speaking, majority ownership and control are synonymous.