BP to sell its stake in Russia’s state oil company Rosneft

BP plans to divest its stake in Russia’s state-oil company Rosneft, Norway’s $1.3tn oil fund plans to sell out of Russia and US and Western allies to impose sanctions on Russia’s central bank and cut some lenders from Swift. Plus, shares in cybersecurity companies rise as companies around the world fear more Russian cyberattacks. Mentioned in this podcast:BP to divest stake in Russian state-oil company RosneftWest to impose sanctions on Russian central bank and cut some lenders from SwiftA global financial pariah’: how central bank sanctions could hobble RussiaWar in Ukraine risks scrambling the logic of cyber securityThe FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.