Russian fast-food chain Vkusno i Tochka, which replaced McDonald’s after the US company left the country due to sanctions, more than doubled its revenues last year, according to an earnings report cited by Interfax.

Doing business in the sanctioned country poses a reputational risk, the European Central Bank has warned The European Central Bank (ECB) has urged lenders to speed up their withdrawal from Russia due to increased risks of doing business in the sanctioned country, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing top banking supervisor Claudia Buch.

Najah al-Shammari has been arrested in Stockholm for allegedly claiming Swedish public benefits while living in Baghdad Former Iraqi Defense Minister Najah al-Shammari has been arrested in Stockholm for allegedly receiving taxpayer-funded benefits in Sweden while living and working in his native country.