Elon Musk's First Interest Payment May Be Due at the End of the Month

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There have been disagreements between some of the European banks and the ECB about their continued presence in Russia. HSBC was lining up a deal with a Russian bank called Expo Bank, but yet two weeks later, President Putin signed off presidential decree 520. No foreign bank is looking at Russia as an era of future growth; they're all in face saving mode.

Brazil and Argentina will this week announce that they are starting preparatory work on a common currency, advisers to western banks trying to exit Russia say a law introduced by Vladimir Putin is disrupting sales and allowing deals to be hijacked, and Elon Musk faces tough choices to meet financial obligations of his Twitter takeover financed by $13bn in debt.

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Brazil and Argentina to start preparations for a common currency

Western banks struggle to exit Russia after Putin intervention

Looming Twitter interest payment leaves Musk with unpalatable options

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