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20 July 2017

TXF Venice talk: Alfa Bank on tackling Russia's market challenges

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TXF caught up with Dina Merkulova, head of trade and export finance at Alfa Bank, to discuss the current challenges the local bank faces in the Russian market, such as increased competition, a lack of liquidity, and working with sanctioned corporates.

Earlier last month TXF Vencie 2017 rallied the biggest global borrowers' summit for the export and project finance community in the industry.  

We caught up with Dina Merkulova, head of trade and export finance at Alfa Bank, to discuss the current challenges the local bank faces in the Russian market, such as increased competition, a lack of liquidity, and working with sanctioned corporates. 

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