Russia heading for first default in decades
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
Russia is on course to default on its debt for the first time since 1998, and Credit Suisse has become the first domestic bank to be found guilty of a corporate crime after a court found the lender failed to stop the laundering of Bulgarian drug money. UK travel chaos could widen this summer as travel unions threaten strike activity.
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Mentioned in this podcast:
Russia set for first debt default since 1998 as payment deadline passes
Credit Suisse found guilty over Bulgarian drug money failings
Is Britain headed for a summer of strikes?
US company spending on private jets for personal use hits 10-year high
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