Multinationals have few good options when it comes to Russia, writes dasha_reuters
McDonald's said on May 16 it had started a process to sell its restaurants in Russia. The world's largest burger chain, which owns about 84% of its nearly 850 restaurants in Russia, will take a related non-cash charge of up to $1.4 billion. McDonald's said it would ensure its 62,000 employees in Russia continue to be paid until the close of any transaction and that they have future jobs with any potential buyer.
Renault said on May 16 it would sell its majority stake in carmaker Avtovaz to a Russian science institute with a six-year option to buy it back. Citing two sources familiar with the situation, Reuters reported the sale price was just 1 rouble. The French carmaker’s 100% stake in Renault Russia will go to the city of Moscow.
Turkish shoe retailer FLO Magazacilik is in talks to buy more than 100 stores owned by sportswear brand Reebok in Russia, FLO Chairman Mehmet Ziylan said on May 16. Russia should confiscate property owned by Westerners in response to a proposal by U.S. President Joe Biden to transfer the frozen assets of Russia's elite to Ukraine, senior Russian lawmaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on May 1.A McDonald's restaurant is pictured in Encinitas, California September 9, 2014. REUTERS/Mike Blake
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