{"id":4455,"date":"2023-09-06T14:22:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T11:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=4455"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"moscow-court-throws-out-eurobond-holders-suit-against-rubel-payments","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/4455\/","title":{"rendered":"Moscow court throws out Eurobond holder\u2019s suit against rubel payments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>September 6,\u00a0<em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong>\u00a0The Moscow City Court has ruled to reject a lawsuit by a private investor demanding Eurobond debt recovery from Belarus, the Moscow courts&#8217; website says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alexander Marchenkov filed the lawsuit against the Belarusian finance ministry demanding $310,000 in early payments on Eurobonds based on international agencies\u2019 reports of the Belarusian government defaulting on debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian finance ministry requested the judge to move the proceedings to Minsk or London prompting the court to adjourn the proceedings in late August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In June 2022, the Council of Ministers and the National Bank declared their intention to service Belarus\u2019 foreign debt in Belarusian rubels. Belarus has been depositing rubel interest payments at Belarusbank for a year after Citigroup and Citibank stopped servicing payments on its Eurobonds to comply with Western sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rating agencies Fitch and Moody\u2019s downgraded Belarus\u2019 credit rating: the former said its default was inevitable, and the latter described the rubel payments as default.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian Ministry of Finance criticized those decisions and keeps paying Eurobond interest in rubels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 6,\u00a0Pozirk.\u00a0The Moscow City Court has ruled to reject a lawsuit by a private investor demanding Eurobond debt recovery from Belarus, the Moscow courts&#8217; website says. Alexander Marchenkov filed the lawsuit against the Belarusian finance ministry demanding $310,000 in early payments on Eurobonds based on international agencies\u2019 reports of the Belarusian government defaulting on debt. 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