CORPORATE Sanctioned Russian Bank Looks to Sell Czech Nuclear Supplier

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Gazprombank, a Russian financial institution hobbled by US government sanctions, is looking to sell part or all of its indirect stake in Czech Republic-based Skoda JS, a nuclear equipment supplier that stands to benefit from such a move, two sources have told Nuclear Intelligence Weekly. The bank, which controls Skoda JS via its stake in Russia’s heavy machinery manufacturer OMV (United Heavy Machinery Plants), appears frustrated with the sanctions, which, in place since 2014, have hamstrung Skoda JS’ operations and threaten to undermine potentially lucrative deals such as the construction of two VVER reactors in Ukraine.