The biggest Western bank still operating in Russia gave its employees an extra $220 million over the last 6 months. That's an average of $24,000 per employee.Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images Raiffeisen Bank spent $220 million more in staff costs for the Russian market in the first half of 2023. The bump was due to higher salaries and social security costs, one-off payments, and increased headcount. The Austrian bank is the largest Western bank still operating in Russia.