Deutsche Bank AG, seeking to slash its exposure to Russia in late 2016, scrambled to shed a $600 million loan it had outstanding to VTB Group, a large Russian state-owned bank, according to documents and people familiar with the funding.
Wall Street Journal: Deutsche Bank in 2016 raced to shed loan it made to Russian bank
The headquarters of Germany's biggest lender Deutsche Bank are pictured on the sidelines of the company's annual financial statement in Frankfurt am Main, on Feb. 1, 2019.
