“Two of Russia’s biggest state-controlled energy companies faced debt repayments to foreign bondholders on Monday. Gazprom paid. Rosneft hasn’t.”
“Investors said Gazprom’s bond repayment on Monday indicates that the company is seeking to continue to access international markets. It repaid its loan in dollars, despite last weekend’s decree, investors said.”
“Prime Minister Viktor Orban signed a government decree authorizing stationing of NATO troops in Hungary.”