Russia & CIS Business and Financial Newswire back issues from May 2006:
Stabilization Fund at 1.8 trillion rubles - MinFin.
May 03, 2006 ... Stabilization Fund at 1.8 trillion rubles - MinFin MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - Russia's Stabilization Fund stood at 1.8 trillion rubles on ...
Sibakadembank plans to refinance current debt through Eurobonds.
May 03, 2006 ... Sibakadembank plans to refinance current debt through Eurobonds MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - Sibakadembank is planning to swap new issue bonds with $175 million in Eurobonds that will mature in 2009, a source in banking circles told Interfax. Holders of new issue bonds ...
Yesterday in Brief for May 3, 2006.
May 03, 2006 ... Yesterday in Brief for May 3, 2006 The following is a digest of headline news from May 2 to 11:30 a.m. on May 3: GRYZLOV SAYS PUTIN ADDRESS WILL DETAIL STRATEGY Russian State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov said the president's address to parliament would hopefully detail ...
S&P affirms Rostelecom corporate governance score.
May 03, 2006 ... S&P affirms Rostelecom corporate governance score MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - Standard & Poor's Governance Services affirmed its corporate governance score (CGS) of 'CGS-6' on Russian incumbent long-distance telecommunications carrier Rostelecom, the ratings agency said in a ...
Mitsubishi wins sixth 2006 Azeri Light tender.
May 03, 2006 ... Mitsubishi wins sixth 2006 Azeri Light tender BAKU. May 3 (Interfax) - Mitsubishi has won a tender called by the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijani Republic (SOCAR) for the sixth consignment of Azeri Light crude oil produced at Azerbaijan's Azeri- Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) fields ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 11.00 MSK Part 2.
May 03, 2006 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 11.00 MSK Part 2 03.05.2006 Company Min Max Average Account price,$ price,$ price,$ Sistema Joint Stock - - - - Aeroflot - - - - AG Asset Management - - - - PAVA - - - - Pharmacy Chain 36.6 - - - - Severstal - ...
ROSNEFT NET PROFIT IN 2005 TO RUSSIAN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS UP 220% TO 56.7 BLN RUBLES.
May 03, 2006 ... ROSNEFT NET PROFIT IN 2005 TO RUSSIAN ACCOUNTING ...
Kazakhstan gas output down 20% in Jan-April.
May 03, 2006 ... Kazakhstan gas output down 20% in Jan-April ASTANA. May 3 (Interfax) - Kazakhstan produced a tentative 8.104 billion cubic meters of gas in the first four months of the year, down 20% year-on-year, including 4.498 billion cubic meters of natural gas, down 9% year-on-year. ...
Market value of Rosneft shares set at 151.45 rubles.
May 03, 2006 ... Market value of Rosneft shares set at 151.45 rubles MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - The board of directors of Russian oil company Rosneft has set the market value ...
Russian political and economic calendar: May 3.
May 03, 2006 ... Russian political and economic calendar: May 3 MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - The political and economic calendar in Moscow, Russia and Newly Independent States for May 3 is as follows: In Moscow: A press conference is to be held on Russia and the fight against ...
CB to quote ruble at 27.159 rubles/$1 and 34.367 rubles/EUR1 on May 4.
May 03, 2006 ... CB to quote ruble at 27.159 rubles/$1 and 34.367 rubles/EUR1 on May 4 MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - The Central Bank of Russia will quote the U.S. dollar 27.159 rubles/$1 on May 4, 0.31% down from the previous exchange ...
AVERAGE WEIGHTED YIELD OF OFZ 25060 AT AUCTION - 6.65%.
May 03, 2006 ... AVERAGE WEIGHTED YIELD OF OFZ 25060 AT AUCTION - ...
RTS Index at 14.00 MSK.
May 03, 2006 ... RTS Index at 14.00 MSK Time RTS Index, RTS Index, Rub Trade volume, $ 03.05.2006 14:04:09 1729.98 10597.88782 44530923.41 03.05.2006 13:53:28 1729.71 10596.2338 - 03.05.2006 13:50:09 1729.79 10596.72388 - 03.05.2006 13:49:58 1728.68 10589.924 - 03.05.2006 13:47:48 1728.52 ...
Avg weighted OFZ 25060 yields annual 6.65% at auction.
May 03, 2006 ... Avg weighted OFZ 25060 yields annual 6.65% at auction MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - The average weighted price for federal loan bond series OFZ-PD 25060, maturing on April 29, 2009, offered at an additional placement auction on Wednesday was 98.1490% of face value, ...
Russia's economic growth would be higher with weaker ruble - Kudrin.
May 03, 2006 ... Russia's economic growth would be higher with weaker ruble - Kudrin MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - Strengthening the Russian ruble is having a negative effective on economic growth, Finance Minster Alexei Kudrin said. "If we hadn't strengthened the ruble, economic growth ...
Russia may declassify oil reserves in 2-3 years - Kudrin.
May 03, 2006 ... Russia may declassify oil reserves in 2-3 years - Kudrin MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - Russia may declassify part of its reserves of oil, gas and other minerals in two or three years, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin told Interfax. "In all extraction sectors there is a ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 11.00 MSK Part 1.
May 03, 2006 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 11.00 MSK Part 1 03.05.2006 Company Best Best Last, Cur.vol., Cur.vol., bid,$ ask,$ $ $ shares Sistema Joint Stock 1150.0 1235.0 - - - Aeroflot 2.15 2.23 - - - AG Asset Management 77500.0 80000.0 - - - PAVA ...
Results of forex trading on MICEX on 03.05.2006.
May 03, 2006 ... Results of forex trading on MICEX on 03.05.2006 USDTOM_UTS 27.4525 27.4975 27.48 27.4672 2108768000 729 USDTOD_UTS 27.445 27.4725 27.4575 27.4611 892835000 809 USDTOM_UTS 27.1475 27.19 ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 12.00 MSK Part 2.
May 03, 2006 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 12.00 MSK Part 2 03.05.2006 Company Min Max Average Account price,$ price,$ price,$ Sistema Joint Stock - - - - Aeroflot - - - - AG Asset Management - - - - PAVA - - - - Pharmacy Chain 36.6 - - - - Severstal ...
BAT cigarette production in Russia up more than 10% in Q1.
May 03, 2006 ... BAT cigarette production in Russia up more than 10% in Q1 MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - British American Tobacco (BAT) increased cigarette output in Russia by more than 10% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2006. "Cigarette production grew by more than 10% ...
Sibneft net profit up 53% in Q1.
May 03, 2006 ... Sibneft net profit up 53% in Q1 MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - Net unconsolidated profit at oil company Sibneft (RTS: SIBN) to Russian accounting standards in the first quarter 2006 amounted to 11.57 billion rubles, up 53% from 7.516 billion rubles in the same period last ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 15.00 MSK Part 2.
May 03, 2006 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 15.00 MSK Part 2 03.05.2006 Company Min Max Average Account price,$ price,$ price,$ Sistema Joint Stock - - - - Aeroflot - - - - AG Asset Management - - - - PAVA - - - - Pharmacy Chain 36.6 - - - - Severstal ...
Alfa-Bank to raise syndicated $300-mln by mid-May.
May 03, 2006 ... Alfa-Bank to raise syndicated $300-mln by mid-May MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - Alfa-Bank plans to raise a syndicated loan of $300 million by the middle of May, a source familiar with the transaction told Interfax. "The transaction should be closed after the holidays, ...
TNK-BP to chose Udmurtneft buyer on May 6 - source.
May 03, 2006 ... TNK-BP to chose Udmurtneft buyer on May 6 - source MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - Russian-British TNK(PTC: TNKO)-BP on May 6 is to announce the results of a tender for a buyer of Udmurtneft (RTS: UDMN), which produces about 6 million tonnes of oil per year, a source close to the ...
MinFin pays 854.11 mln rubles on 2 OFZ coupons.
May 03, 2006 ... MinFin pays 854.11 mln rubles on 2 OFZ coupons MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - The Finance Ministry paid 854.11 million rubles on two maturing OFZ federal loan bond coupons on Wednesday, the ministry said in an official ...
Navoi to develop Zarmitan gold field in Uzbekistan.
May 03, 2006 ... Navoi to develop Zarmitan gold field in Uzbekistan TASHKENT. May 3 (Interfax) - The Navoi Mining and Metals Combine plans to carry out a $324 million project by 2015 to develop deposits in the Zarmitan gold zone in the Samarkand region, a government source told Interfax. ...
Raiffeisen becomes 100% owner of Impexbank.
May 03, 2006 ... Raiffeisen becomes 100% owner of Impexbank MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - Raiffeisen International Bank-Holding AG has become the 100% owner of Impexbank. According to an official statement from Impexbank, the new owner bought the bank's shares on April 28. ...
Lithuania, KazMunaiGaz unable to agree on MN stake Wednesday.
May 03, 2006 ... Lithuania, KazMunaiGaz unable to agree on MN stake Wednesday VILNIUS. May 3 (Interfax) - The Lithuanian government and representatives from Kazakh national oil and gas company KazMunaiGaz were unable to reach a final agreement at talks on the purchase and sale of a stake in ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 14.00 MSK Part 1.
May 03, 2006 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 14.00 MSK Part 1 03.05.2006 Company Best Best Last, Cur.vol., Cur.vol., bid,$ ask,$ $ $ shares Sistema Joint Stock 1150.0 1235.0 - - - Aeroflot 2.15 2.23 - - - AG Asset Management 77500.0 80000.0 - - - PAVA ...
Results of Interregional Trading for GKO & OFZ.
May 03, 2006 ... Results of Interregional Trading for GKO & OFZ 03.05.2006 Mat. Issue Days Trade vol, Close, % Chg. YTM Quantity to mat Mln.Rbs 02.11.12 26198 2375 0.000 0.000 - 6.89 0 18.07.07 27019 441 0.000 0.000 - 5.52 0 08.08.07 27020 462 0.000 0.000 - 5.88 0 13.06.07 27025 406 ...
Kazakhstan's gold, forex reserves grow 7.9% in April.
May 03, 2006 ... Kazakhstan's gold, forex reserves grow 7.9% in April ALMATY. May 3 (Interfax) - Kazakhstan's gold and foreign exchange reserves, including gross reserves at the National Bank and assets of the National Fund, grew 7.9% in April to $20.947 billion, the National Bank said. ...
Abolishing currency restrictions in 2007 won't cause sharp change in ruble - Kudrin.
May 03, 2006 ... Abolishing currency restrictions in 2007 won't cause sharp change in ruble - Kudrin MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - Abolishing restrictions on foreign currency operations in 2007 will not lead to a drastic change in the exchange rate of the ruble, Finance Minster Alexei Kudrin said. ...
Fridman to have 21.6% stake in Pyaterochka after Perekriostok merger.
May 03, 2006 ... Fridman to have 21.6% stake in Pyaterochka after Perekriostok merger MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - Mikhail Fridman, chairman of the Alfa Group board of directors, will become the beneficiary of a 21.6% stake in the merged Pyaterochka-Perekriostok company after the merger of the ...
Eureka posts $2.3-mln loss in 2005.
May 03, 2006 ... Eureka posts $2.3-mln loss in 2005 LONDON. May 3 (Interfax) - Britain's Eureka Mining, sole owner of the Chelyabinsk Copper Company Limited, closed 2005 with net losses of $2.3 million, compared with $82,000 in 2004, the company said in its preliminary results. The ...
CUT OFF PRICE OF OFZ 25060 AT AUCTION - 98.0640% OF FACE VALUE.
May 03, 2006 ... CUT OFF PRICE OF OFZ 25060 AT AUCTION - 98.0640% OF ...
Russia may declassify oil reserves in 2-3 years - Kudrin (part 2).
May 03, 2006 ... Russia may declassify oil reserves in 2-3 years - Kudrin (part 2) MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - Russia may declassify part of its reserves of oil, gas and other minerals in two or three years, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin told Interfax. "In all extraction sectors there ...
SIBUR Holding net profit almost 4 bln rubles in Q1.
May 03, 2006 ... SIBUR Holding net profit almost 4 bln rubles in Q1 MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - Net profit at OAO SIBUR Holding in the first quarter 2006 to Russian accounting standards amounted to 3.995 billion rubles, the company said in a press release. Sales revenue amounted to ...
Russia should join WTO, but only on acceptable terms - Kudrin.
May 03, 2006 ... Russia should join WTO, but only on acceptable terms - Kudrin MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - Russia has to join the World Trade Organization, but should only do so on acceptable terms, Finance Minster Alexei Kudrin said in an interview with Interfax. "We can't refuse to ...
VTB could issue retail bonds this year - Kudrin.
May 03, 2006 ... VTB could issue retail bonds this year - Kudrin MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - Vneshtorgbank (VTB) (RTS: VTBR) could issue retail bonds this year, Finance Minster Alexei Kudrin said in an interview with Interfax. Russia is planning to set up a special system to offer ...
Draft law on zero tax rate for new fields submitted to Duma.
May 03, 2006 ... Draft law on zero tax rate for new fields submitted to Duma MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - The Russian government has submitted amendments to the Tax Code to the State Duma, setting a zero natural resource replenishment tax rate for the development of new oil fields, a source in the ...
Property Fund offers 0.0007% of Uralvneshtorgbank.
May 03, 2006 ... Property Fund offers 0.0007% of Uralvneshtorgbank YEKATERINBURG. May 3 (Interfax) - The Urals interregional division of the Russian Federal Property Fund has announced the public offer of two share packages in Uralvneshtorgbank (Yekaterinburg), which total 0.0007% of charter ...
Lebedinsky GOK Q1 earnings plummet 69%.
May 03, 2006 ... Lebedinsky GOK Q1 earnings plummet 69% MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - Lebedinsky GOK (LGOK) (RTS: LGOK), a major iron ore producer from Russia's Belgorod region, saw its net profit plummet 68.7% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2006. ...
Banks have 350.8 bln rbs on CBR correspondent accounts on May 3.
May 03, 2006 ... Banks have 350.8 bln rbs on CBR correspondent accounts on May 3 MOSCOW. May 2 (Interfax) - Russian banks have 350.8 billion rubles on correspondent accounts in the Central Bank as of May 3, including 257.7 billion rubles for Moscow banks. The ...
RTS Index at 12.00 MSK.
May 03, 2006 ... RTS Index at 12.00 MSK Time RTS Index, RTS Index, Rub Trade volume, $ 03.05.2006 12:04:02 1723.88 10560.51912 26025107.5 03.05.2006 12:02:56 1723.72 10559.53895 - 03.05.2006 12:02:45 1723.50 10558.19123 - 03.05.2006 12:02:32 1723.20 10556.35342 - 03.05.2006 12:02:15 1723.07 ...
Uzbekistan, Integra Mining form tungsten JV.
May 03, 2006 ... Uzbekistan, Integra Mining form tungsten JV TASHKENT. May 3 (Interfax) - Uzbekistan's state-owned Navoi Mining and Metals Plant and Russia-based Integra Mining, a division of Canada's Integra Group, have formed the Ingichki Metals joint venture to process the tailings of the ...
Quotations for Aries.
May 03, 2006 ... Quotations for Aries 03.05.06 Dealer 25.10.07 25.10.09 25.10.14 EUR EUR USD bid/offer, % Aton 104.130 111.380 124.060 104.350 111.620 124.380 Bank of Moscow - 111.375 124.062 - 111.620 124.375 Vnesheconombank - 111.375 ...
ROSNEFT NET PROFIT 23.322 BLN RUBLES IN Q1 2006 TO RUSSIAN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS.
May 03, 2006 ... ROSNEFT NET PROFIT 23.322 BLN RUBLES IN Q1 2006 ...
Rosneft proposes to pay out 11.34 bln rubles in dividends.
May 03, 2006 ... Rosneft proposes to pay out 11.34 bln rubles in dividends MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - Russian oil company Rosneft plans to pay out 11.34 billion rubles in dividends for 2005, a source close to the company's board of directors told Interfax. ...
Northwest Telecom ups net profit 5.1% to RAS in Q1.
May 03, 2006 ... Northwest Telecom ups net profit 5.1% to RAS in Q1 ST. PETERSBURG. NorthWest Telecom (RTS: SPTL) (NWT, St. Petersburg) increased net profit to Russian accounting standards 5.1% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2006 to 670.22 million rubles, the company's quarterly report, ...
Novolipetsk Steel boosts Q1 earnings 36% (Part 2).
May 03, 2006 ... Novolipetsk Steel boosts Q1 earnings 36% (Part 2) MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - Novolipetsk Steel boosted net profit to Russian accounting standards 36.2% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2006 to 15.05 billion rubles, the Russian steel major said in a statement. ...
IMF increases GDP growth forecast for Belarus in 2006.
May 03, 2006 ... IMF increases GDP growth forecast for Belarus in 2006 MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - The International Monetary Fund has increased its forecast for GDP growth in 2006 in Belarus to 5.5% from 4%, the IMF said in its April World Economic Report. IMF experts predict that ...
Khodorkovsky hospitalized at prison medical unit.
May 03, 2006 ... Khodorkovsky hospitalized at prison medical unit CHITA. May 3 (Interfax) - Former Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been taken to the medical unit of the correctional facility where he has been serving his sentence since last fall. "Mikhail Khodorkovsky is at the ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 15.00 MSK Part 1.
May 03, 2006 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 15.00 MSK Part 1 03.05.2006 Company Best Best Last, Cur.vol., Cur.vol., bid,$ ask,$ $ $ shares Sistema Joint Stock 1150.0 1240.0 - - - Aeroflot 2.15 2.23 - - - AG Asset Management 77500.0 80000.0 - - - PAVA ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 16.00 MSK Part 1.
May 03, 2006 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 16.00 MSK Part 1 03.05.2006 Company Best Best Last, Cur.vol., Cur.vol., bid,$ ask,$ $ $ shares Sistema Joint Stock 1150.0 1240.0 - - - Aeroflot 2.15 2.23 - - - AG Asset Management 77850.0 80000.0 - - - PAVA ...
Evraz's Kachkanarsky GOK sees earnings drop by half in Q1.
May 03, 2006 ... Evraz's Kachkanarsky GOK sees earnings drop by half in Q1 YEKATERINBURG. May 3 (Interfax) - Kachkanarsky GOK (KGOK), an iron ore mining division of Evraz Group, reported a net profit to Russian accounting standards of 1.051 billion rubles for the first quarter of 2006. ...
Ingushneftegazprom to increase oil exports 11%.
May 03, 2006 ... Ingushneftegazprom to increase oil exports 11% ROSTOV-ON-DON. May 3 (Interfax) - AO Ingushneftegazprom plans to increase oil exports 11.1% to 100,000 tonnes in 2006, company Chief Engineer Husein Marzaganov told Interfax. Monthly exports this year will amount to ...
RTS Index at 16.00 MSK.
May 03, 2006 ... RTS Index at 16.00 MSK Time RTS Index, RTS Index, Rub Trade volume, $ 03.05.2006 15:54:56 1729.52 10595.06986 57596573.41 03.05.2006 15:34:14 1729.50 10594.94734 - 03.05.2006 15:23:18 1729.50 10594.94734 - 03.05.2006 15:20:16 1730.03 10598.19412 - 03.05.2006 15:19:44 1730.00 ...
SOCAR doubles petroleum product exports in Jan-April.
May 03, 2006 ... SOCAR doubles petroleum product exports in Jan-April BAKU. May 3 (Interfax) - The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijani Republic (SOCAR) exported 1.022 million tonnes of oil products in January-April 2006, double the amount exported in the same period in 2005, the company said in ...
Moscow interbank bid, offered & actual rate.
May 03, 2006 ... Moscow interbank bid, offered & actual rate 03.05.2006 Rate/term overnight 1 week 1 month 3 months 6 months 1 year MIBID 2.10 2.76 3.60 4.47 5.12 6.04 - (-1.78) (-0.89) (-0.41) (-0.33) (-0.29) (-0.25) MIBOR 3.52 4.37 5.04 6.33 7.28 8.29 - ...
Rosneft net profit 23.322 bln rubles in Q1 (part 2).
May 03, 2006 ... Rosneft net profit 23.322 bln rubles in Q1 (part 2) MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - Net profit at Russian oil company Rosneft in the first quarter 2006 to Russian accounting standards amounted to 23.322 billion rubles, the company said in a statement. Net profit increased ...
Official exchange rates for CIS and Baltic nations as of 03.05.2006.
May 03, 2006 ... Official exchange rates for CIS and Baltic nations as of 03.05.2006 Country Currency Date For $1 For 1 rubleFor 1 EUR Azerbaijan manat 01.94 0.903 0.0332 1.14 Armenia dram 11.93 445.5 16.33 563.25 Georgia lari 09.95 1.815 0.0666 2.2878 Belarus Bel.ruble 07.93 2149 78.25 2654.23 ...
Quotations for Russian Eurobonds.
May 03, 2006 ... Quotations for Russian Eurobonds 03.05.06 Dealer 26.06.07 31.03.10 24.07.18 24.06.28 31.03.30 Alfa bank - 104.875 141.375 174.563 108.250 - 105.120 141.750 175.125 108.375 Aton 104.750 104.880 141.380 174.560 108.250 ...
Stock market rally slows Wednesday afternoon.
May 03, 2006 ... Stock market rally slows Wednesday afternoon MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - The rally on the Russian stock market that began yesterday on a growth in oil and metal prices slowed by Wednesday afternoon and some blue chips slipped as speculators took profit, however the overall mood ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 12.00 MSK Part 1.
May 03, 2006 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS at 12.00 MSK Part 1 03.05.2006 Company Best Best Last, Cur.vol., Cur.vol., bid,$ ask,$ $ $ shares Sistema Joint Stock 1150.0 1235.0 - - - Aeroflot 2.15 2.23 - - - AG Asset Management 77500.0 80000.0 - - - PAVA ...
Rosneft net profit up 220% in 2005.
May 03, 2006 ... Rosneft net profit up 220% in 2005 MOSCOW. May 3 (Interfax) - Net profit at Russian oil company Rosneft in the fourth quarter 2005 amounted to 3.339 billion rubles, the company said in an official statement. ...