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Georgia, Russia, United Kingdom
Lord Michael Spencer takes step towards Bank of Georgia amid Russia-West friction

Michael Spencer, Chairman of the London-based holding company IPGL. © Reuters

Via his investment firm IPGL, the Conservative peer has drawn closer to the Bank of Georgia, of which several members of its very British board move in circles close to Russian oligarchs Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven. [...]

Published on 07/04/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Alasdair Breach
Anatoly Bibilov
Archil Gachechiladze
Bank Dabrabytet
Bank of Georgia
Belagroprombank
Belarusky Narodny Bank
Conservative Party
Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus
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German Khan
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Koba Gvenetadze
LetterOne Holdings
Lord Spencer of Alresford
McKinsey
Mel Carvill
Michael Alan Spencer
Mikhail Fridman
National Bank of Ukraine
Neil Janin
Neil Janin Limited
OnBoardSolution Oy
Petr Aven
PPF Group
Raisin
Rosbank
Société générale
Tamaz Georgadze
UBS
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