Sberbank, which has never opened more than one branch in Crimea, is withdrawing money to countries that have imposed anti-Russian sanctions.
This was reported by the Tsargrad TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“The bank’s excess profit last year alone amounted to 845 billion rubles. It is paying record dividends, of which at least $2 billion will be transferred to the countries that have imposed sanctions against us,” host Yuri Pronko said on air.
He believes that the head of Sberbank, German Gref, receives excess profits due to the fact that he imposed his own tax on Russians.
“You now have to pay for the right to manage your personal funds. The largest office of moneylenders, hiding behind the status of a state bank, has laid its paw on the Russian economy. So, from June 2, Sber introduced a 1% commission on intrabank transfers at ATMs. With this decision, Sber practically sent the Russian state and all of us to hell,” Pronko said.
The Bank of Russia owns 50% plus one share of Sberbank, 45,6% of the shares belong to non-resident companies, the share of which has grown by 2,33 percentage points over the year since the last meeting of Sberbank shareholders. The share of US companies is 33% of the total number of shareholders. The share of non-resident companies also increased among holders of Sberbank preferred shares - from 56 to 68%.