Bloomberg Russians with bank accounts in dollars may find they can only make withdrawals in other currencies if new sanctions proposed by US lawmakers take effect. “I am sure that all the clients of all banks should receive their money back; that’s the principal approach,” VTB Group Chief Executive Officer Andrey Kostin said. “How, in which currency, is a different …

Bloomberg The German government is open to a merger between the country’s two biggest listed banks, a magazine report said. German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz “could envisage” a tie-up between Deutsche Bank AG and Commerzbank AG, Spiegel reported, without saying how it obtained the information. It said that Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing and Commerzbank CEO Martin Zielke are also …

Bloomberg Bank of Tanzania refuted social-media allegations about printing notes valued at 1.5 trillion shillings ($655.9 million) for the government’s use. “The central bank informs the public that the statement is incorrect and intends to affect the trust of citizens and international stakeholders on Tanzanian financial stability,” the central bank said in an emailed statement. The government’s overdraft at the …