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Keywords: Divestment


Campaigners urge Swiss national bank to divest from palantir over ethical concerns

Activists from the U.S. city of Minneapolis are calling on the Swiss National Bank to sell its stake in Palantir Technologies, citing ethical concerns over the firm’s role in surveillance and immigration enforcement. The campaigners argue that the central bank’s investment, reportedly valued......

ING scraps sale of Russian subsidiary after Kremlin blocks buyer approval

ING, the largest Dutch bank by total assets, announced Tuesday it had terminated its agreement to sell its Russian subsidiary to Moscow-based Global Development JSC, more than 14 months after the deal was first announced. The bank said there was "no realistic prospect" that the buyer would......

ING cancels agreement to sell its Russian Business

Dutch banking group ING has announced the termination of its agreement to sell its Russian operations, citing regulatory obstacles that made the completion of the deal unlikely. The agreement, initially reached in January 2025 with a Moscow-based buyer, was part of ING’s broader strategy to exit......

EU clears Universal Music purchase of Downtown with conditions

The European Commission on Friday approved Universal Music Group’s 775 million dollar acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings, subject to conditions requiring the sale of Downtown’s royalty accounting platform Curve to address competition concerns. The conditional clearance concludes a months......

Dutch pension fund slashes US holdings, calls America unreliable ally

The Dutch pension fund PME, overseeing 60 billion euros in retirement savings for metal and technology sector workers, revealed plans on Thursday to ramp up investments in European assets and significantly cut back on US exposure. PME leaders declared that the United States is no longer the dependable......

US extends sanctions waiver for Russian-owned Serbian refinery

The US Treasury Department has granted a one-month extension on sanctions relief for Serbia's NIS oil company, majority-owned by Russian entities, pushing the deadline to February 20, 2026. This move provides the Balkan nation breathing room to secure winter fuel supplies amid ongoing talks to divest......

Société Générale exits Mauritania as French banks retreat from Africa

Société Générale’s latest divestment in Africa A consortium of investors, including Enko Capital and Oronte, has finalized the acquisition of Société Générale’s Mauritanian retail banking subsidiary. Announced on Monday, this move marks......

Norwegian pension fund cuts ties with firms supplying Israeli military

Norway’s largest public pension fund, KLP, has announced its decision to withdraw investments from two international firms Oshkosh Corporation and ThyssenKrupp over concerns that their products are being used by the Israeli military in Gaza. KLP stated that it acted after reviewing UN reports......

Chariot regains control of Moroccan offshore gas licenses after Energean exit

Mining company Chariot Limited has announced its full reclamation of two significant offshore gas licenses in Morocco, following Energean plc's decision to divest its stake in the ventures. Energean has transferred its entire interest in the Lixus Offshore and Rissana Offshore licenses back to Chariot......

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