Bank of Cyprus Must Change Name

The Russian subsidiary of the Bank of Cyprus, named “Bank Kipra” (which means “Bank of Cyprus”), changed its name to Lidbank. The bank explains the move by a provision of the Russian Civil Code prohibiting use of names of foreign countries in commercial companies’ names. In fact, that provision is not strictly enforced, and experts explain the change as connected to the bank’s intention to sell the subsidiary.

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