Russia & CIS Business and Financial Newswire back issues from March 2007:
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (prefunded) at 16:00 MSK.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (prefunded) at 16:00 MSK 01.03.2007 Company Min Max Average Account price,rub price,rub price,rub Sistema Joint Stock - - - - Aeroflot - - - - PAVA - - - - Pharmacy Chain 36.6 - - - - Severstal 346.8 350.2 ...
Request to prolong Frenkel's custodial term to be heard March 6.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Request to prolong Frenkel's custodial term to be heard March 6 MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has forwarded a request to prolong the custodial term of banker Alexei Frenkel, who is accused of organizing the assassination of ...
Russian stainless steel production up 20% in Jan.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Russian stainless steel production up 20% in Jan MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - Russian metallurgy companies raised production of stainless steel roll 20.4% year-on-year in January to 8,902 tonnes, the Federal State Statistics Service said. The Mechel (RTS: MTLR) Steel ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (prefunded) at 17:00 MSK.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (prefunded) at 17:00 MSK 01.03.2007 Company Min Max Average Account price,rub price,rub price,rub Sistema Joint Stock - - - - Aeroflot - - - - PAVA - - - - Pharmacy Chain 36.6 - - - - Severstal 337 350.2 346.064 ...
Belarussian debt shrinks 2.1% in Jan.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Belarussian debt shrinks 2.1% in Jan MINSK. March 1 (Interfax) - Belarussian state debt shrunk 2.1% in January 2007 to 6.81 trillion Belarussian rubles, the Belarussian Finance Ministry told Interfax. The debt grew 6.5% in December 2006 after rising 1.6% in November. ...
Mazeikiu Nafta net profit down 78% in 2006.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Mazeikiu Nafta net profit down 78% in 2006 VILNIUS. March 1 (Interfax/BNS) - Unaudited net consolidated profit at Lithuanian oil concern Mazeikiu Nafta in 2006 amounted to 192.058 million litai, down over 78% from 887.765 million litai in 2005, the company said in a statement. ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (prefunded) at 14:00 MSK.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (prefunded) at 14:00 MSK 01.03.2007 Company Best Best Last, Cur.vol., Cur.vol., bid,rub ask,rub rub rub shares Sistema Joint Stock - 36400 - - - Aeroflot - - - - - PAVA - - - - - Pharmacy Chain 36.6 1421.37 ...
Fortum hasn't discussed with St. Petersburg taking part in Lenenergo float.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Fortum hasn't discussed with St. Petersburg taking part in Lenenergo float ST. PETERSBURG. March 1 (Interfax) - Finland's Fortum has not yet discussed with the City of St. Petersburg taking part in an additional issue by Lenenergo (RTS: LSNG), Fortum Oyj Director Mikael Lilius ...
Gazprom, BP discuss setting up JV to work on world markets - press release.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Gazprom, BP discuss setting up JV to work on world markets - press release MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - Gazprom (RTS: GAZP) and BP are discussing establishment of a joint venture to work on international markets, Gazprom said in a press release following a meeting between ...
Renova Media planning to increase revenue 50% in 2007.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Renova Media planning to increase revenue 50% in 2007 MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - Renova Media is planning to increase revenue roughly 50% in 2007 to about $300 million from a little less than $200 million in 2006, Renova Media President Yury Pripachkin said at a press ...
Daily Headline News for March 1, 2007.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Daily Headline News for March 1, 2007 The following is a digest of headline news as of 5:30 p.m. on March 1, 2007: MINFIN PROPOSES INCREASING SUBSURFACE MINERAL TAX FOR GAS The Finance Ministry is proposing increasing the subsurface mineral tax for natural gas because ...
Fitch assigns Alfa Bank's subordinated notes 'B+' rating.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Fitch assigns Alfa Bank's subordinated notes 'B+' rating LONDON/MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - Fitch Ratings has assigned Alfa Bond Issuance PLC's $300 million issue of limited recourse 8.635% loan participation notes due February 2017 a Long-term rating of 'B+', the ratings ...
Auction date postponed to sell Yukos stake in Gazprom Neft.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Auction date postponed to sell Yukos stake in Gazprom Neft MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - The announcement of a date for an auction to sell a 20% stake owned by Yukos (RTS: YUKO) in Gazprom Neft has been postponed due to technical reasons, Nikolai Lashkevich, press secretary for ...
Situation in Guinea normalizes, no need for Russians to evacuate - ministry.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Situation in Guinea normalizes, no need for Russians to evacuate - ministry MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - The situation in Guinea has stabilized and there is no need for Russians to evacuate, the Russian foreign ministry's official representative Mikhail Kamynin said. ...
MinFin proposes increasing subsurface mineral tax for gas - Shatalov.
Mar 01, 2007 ... MinFin proposes increasing subsurface mineral tax for gas - Shatalov MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - The Finance Ministry is proposing increasing the subsurface mineral tax for natural gas because of higher gas prices on the domestic market, Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Shatalov ...
Owners of 21.6% of OGK-3 want to buy additional shares.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Owners of 21.6% of OGK-3 want to buy additional shares MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - Owners of 21.6% of OGK-3 charter capital have expressed a desire to exercise their priority right to buy shares in an additional issue, which the company plans to sell to investors. ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (classic) at 17:00 MSK.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (classic) at 17:00 MSK 01.03.2007 Company Best Best Last, Cur.vol., Cur.vol., bid,$ ask,$ $ $ shares Sistema Joint Stock 1240 1300 - - - Aeroflot 2.65 2.8 - - - PAVA 0.6 1.2 - - - Pharmacy Chain 36.6 59 62 - - - ...
Russia boosts pipe output 35% in Jan.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Russia boosts pipe output 35% in Jan MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - Russia boosted steel pipe output 34.5% year-on-year in January to 500,400 tonnes, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) said. The total included 207,900 tonnes of seamless pipe, up 22.2%, and ...
Ukrgazvydobuvannya general director to head Naftogaz Ukrainy (part 2).
Mar 01, 2007 ... Ukrgazvydobuvannya general director to head Naftogaz Ukrainy (part 2) KYIV. March 1 (Interfax-Ukraine) - The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers at a meeting on Thursday appointed Ukrgazvydobuvannya General Director Yevgeniy Bakulin as CEO of Naftogaz Ukrainy, a source in the ...
Results of forex trading on MICEX on 01.03.2007.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Results of forex trading on MICEX on 01.03.2007 Instrument Min. Max. Closing Average "Volume", Quantity price price price price $ USDTOM_UTS 26.1125 26.154 26.1225 26.1272 2067086000 616 USDTOD_UTS 26.115 ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (prefunded) at 16:00 MSK.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (prefunded) at 16:00 MSK 01.03.2007 Company Best Best Last, Cur.vol., Cur.vol., bid,rub ask,rub rub rub shares Sistema Joint Stock 32500 36300 - - - Aeroflot - - - - - PAVA - - - - - Pharmacy Chain 36.6 1421.37 ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (classic) at 14:00 MSK.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (classic) at 14:00 MSK 01.03.2007 Company Best Best Last, Cur.vol., Cur.vol., bid,$ ask,$ $ $ shares Sistema Joint Stock 1240 1300 - - - Aeroflot 2.65 2.95 - - - PAVA 0.6 1.2 - - - Pharmacy Chain 36.6 59 62 - - - ...
Analysts forecast 6.4% industrial growth in Russia in February.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Analysts forecast 6.4% industrial growth in Russia in February MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - Russia will see industrial growth of 6.4%and inflation of 0.9% in February 2007, analysts from leading investment companies, banks and analytical centers told Interfax. ...
RTS Index at 16:00 MSK.
Mar 01, 2007 ... RTS Index at 16:00 MSK 01.03.2007 RTS RTS V classic, V T+0, V aggr, Time Index,$ Index,rub mln $ mln rub mln rub 16:05:09 1821.28 10709.02 57.939 70.076 1585.07 16:00:00 1831.77 10770.70 - - - 15:30:00 1853.25 10897.00 - - - 15:00:00 1861.43 10945.10 - - - 14:30:00 ...
GAZPROM PLACES EUROBONDS FOR 500 MLN EUROS AT 125 BP AGAINST SPREAD, AND $1.3 BLN AT 195 BP AGAINST UST-10 - SOURCE.
Mar 01, 2007 ... GAZPROM PLACES EUROBONDS FOR 500 MLN EUROS AT 125 BP ...
Russia needs laws protecting economic sovereignty says deputy.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Russia needs laws protecting economic sovereignty says deputy MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - "Russia must have a law shielding its strategic assets from hostile takeovers by foreign investors," Sergei Shishkaryov, the vice chairman of the State Duma's Energy, Transport and ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (classic) at 16:00 MSK.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (classic) at 16:00 MSK 01.03.2007 Company Best Best Last, Cur.vol., Cur.vol., bid,$ ask,$ $ $ shares Sistema Joint Stock 1240 1300 - - - Aeroflot 2.65 2.8 - - - PAVA 0.6 1.2 - - - Pharmacy Chain 36.6 59 62 - - - ...
Quotations for Russian Minfin bonds.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Quotations for Russian Minfin bonds 01.03.07 Bid and Ask Prices in % on Par Dealer 5 tranch7 tranch8 tranche Roseximbank 96.875 90.75 98 97 91.00 99.00 Metallinvestbank 96.9375 90.875 97 97.125 91 97.75 Rosbank 96.750 90.500 97.250 ...
Results of Interregional Trading for OFZ & OBR.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Results of Interregional Trading for OFZ & OBR 01.03.2007 Mat. Issue Days Trade vol,Close, % Chg. YTM Quantity to mat Mln.Rbs 02.11.12 26198 2073 12.727 97.990 0.09 6.45 6 11.07.12 26199 1959 0.000 0.000 - 6.38 0 18.07.07 27019 139 0.000 0.000 - 5.34 0 08.08.07 27020 ...
RTS Index at 14:00 MSK.
Mar 01, 2007 ... RTS Index at 14:00 MSK 01.03.2007 RTS RTS V classic, V T+0, V aggr, Time Index,$ Index,rub mln $ mln rub mln rub 14:02:47 1874.53 11022.13 33.914 58.177 944.96 14:00:00 1875.61 11028.48 - - - 13:30:00 1877.13 11037.41 - - - 13:00:00 1876.24 11032.18 - - - 12:30:00 ...
Urals plants boost steel output 21% in Jan.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Urals plants boost steel output 21% in Jan YEKATERINBURG. March 1 (Interfax) - Companies in the Ural Federal District increased steel production by 20.9% year-on-year in January to 2.51 million tonnes, the Sverdlovsk region office of the Federal Statistics Service told Interfax ....
Russian govt denies revising ESPO oil pipeline project.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Russian govt denies revising ESPO oil pipeline project VLADIVOSTOK. March 1 (Interfax) - Prime Minister denied on Thursday media reports that Russia's government has decided not to extend its planned Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean pipeline (ESPO) from Amur region to the Pacific ...
RTS index falls below 1800 points.
Mar 01, 2007 ... RTS index falls below 1800 points MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - The benchmark RTS stock market index fell below the 1800 mark Thursday evening as blue chips plummeted across the board. ...
European meat producers want Russian inspectors conduct further checks in EU.
Mar 01, 2007 ... European meat producers want Russian inspectors conduct further checks in EU MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - Several European associations of meat producers have asked the Russian Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Control Service (Rosselkhoznadzor) to return its inspectors to EU ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (prefunded) at 17:00 MSK.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (prefunded) at 17:00 MSK 01.03.2007 Company Best Best Last, Cur.vol., Cur.vol., bid,rub ask,rub rub rub shares Sistema Joint Stock 32500 34000 - - - Aeroflot - - - - - PAVA - - - - - Pharmacy Chain 36.6 1312.37 ...
Ukraine boosts steel roll output 13% in 2 mths.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Ukraine boosts steel roll output 13% in 2 mths KYIV. March 1 (Interfax) - Ukraine's steel industry increased finished roll output 13% year-on-year in January-February to 5.86 million tonnes, the Industrial Policy Ministry told Interfax. Ukraine produced 6.91 million ...
Quotations for Russian Eurobonds.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Quotations for Russian Eurobonds 01.03.07 Dealer 26.06.07 31.03.10 24.07.18 24.06.2831.03.30 Metallinvestbank 101.375 104.21 144.250 181.688 113.438 101.400 104.250 144.875 181.813 113.500 Obibank 101.300 104.125 144.250 181.688 ...
Chita wrong site for new Khodorkovsky-Lebedev probe - lawyer.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Chita wrong site for new Khodorkovsky-Lebedev probe - lawyer MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - Former Yukos chief Mikhail Khodorkovsky's defense team has lodged an appeal with Moscow's Basmanny Court arguing that his transfer to the Siberian city of Chita to be questioned as part of ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (classic) at 17:00 MSK.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (classic) at 17:00 MSK 01.03.2007 Company Min Max Average Account price,$ price,$ price,$ Sistema Joint Stock - - - - Aeroflot - - - - PAVA - - - - Pharmacy Chain 36.6 - - - - Severstal 12.9 13.45 13.092 3 ...
Stocks post gains; RTS Index climbs to 1870 mark.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Stocks post gains; RTS Index climbs to 1870 mark MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - Russian stocks dipped in early Thursday trading on the back of Asian markets, but started correcting in the afternoon on rising oil prices. The benchmark RTS stock market index climbed to ...
Roman Simonov appointed managing director of Delta Private Equity.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Roman Simonov appointed managing director of Delta Private Equity MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - Roman Simonov has been appointed managing director of Delta Private Equity Partners, which is managed by the US Russia Investment Fund and Delta Russia Fund, the company said in a ...
Russia reduces ferrosilicon output 3.3% in Jan.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Russia reduces ferrosilicon output 3.3% in Jan MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - Russia produced 77,467 tonnes of ferrosilicon with 45%-silicon content in January 2007, 3.3% less year- on-year, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) said. Production grew 8.8% to ...
Tajikistan expects $1.75 Bln in foreign investment in 2007-2009.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Tajikistan expects $1.75 Bln in foreign investment in 2007-2009 DUSHANBE. March 1 (Interfax) - Tajikistan, a country potentially rich in hydroelectric power resources, cotton, and tourism, expects $1.75 billion worth of investment in 2007-2009, according to a program of state ...
FosAgro reduces stake in VMU to 3% from 49.75%.
Mar 01, 2007 ... FosAgro reduces stake in VMU to 3% from 49.75% MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - FosAgro has reduced its stake in the charter capital of Voskresenskiye Mineral Fertilizers (VMU) to 3% from 49.75%, VMU said in an official statement. The changes to the company's shareholder ...
Banks have 399.7 bln rbs on CBR correspondent accounts on March 1.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Banks have 399.7 bln rbs on CBR correspondent accounts on March 1 MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - Russian banks have 399.7 billion rubles on correspondent accounts in the Central Bank as of March 1 including 278.0 billion rubles for Moscow banks. The ...
New Alrosa chief says IPO possible if sales increase (Part 3).
Mar 01, 2007 ... New Alrosa chief says IPO possible if sales increase (Part 3) MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - Sergei Vybornov, the new president of Alrosa (RTS: ALRS), said an IPO by the Russian diamond monopoly was possible, but only provided the company increases sales. "I'd not start ...
500 km fiberglass cable to connect Sakhalin, Hokkaido.
Mar 01, 2007 ... 500 km fiberglass cable to connect Sakhalin, Hokkaido YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK. March 1 (Interfax) - Russia's Transtelekom company (TTK) and Japan's biggest telecom firm, NTT Communications (NTT), signed a memorandum of understanding in Tokyo on February 27, paving the way for the ...
IMF mission studies Kyrgyz plans to reduce poverty in Bishkek.
Mar 01, 2007 ... IMF mission studies Kyrgyz plans to reduce poverty in Bishkek BISHKEK. March 1 (Interfax) - An International Monetary Fund mission that has arrived in Bishkek for talks on the further actions of the Kyrgyz government after it refused to take part in the Heavily Indebted Poor ...
Official exchange rates for CIS and Baltic nations as of 01.03.2007.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Official exchange rates for CIS and Baltic nations as of 01.03.2007 Country Currency Date For $1 For 1 ruble For 1 EUR Azerbaijan manat 01.94 0.8688 0.0333 1.15 Armenia dram * 11.93 353.61 13.52 467.83 Georgia lari 09.95 1.7125 0.0655 2.2581 Belarus bel.ruble 07.93 2142.00 81.92 ...
Siemens representative named corporate management director at Power Machines.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Siemens representative named corporate management director at Power Machines MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - Andrei Nesteruk, who has worked in various positions at Siemens for more than ten years, has been appointed legal and corporate management director at Russia's power ...
Warsaw in energy talks with Baku - Fotyga.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Warsaw in energy talks with Baku - Fotyga BAKU. March 1 (Interfax) - Poland has begun talks with Azerbaijan on the diversification of sources of energy deliveries, Polish Foreign Minister Anna Fotyga said at a joint briefing with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mamedyarov ...
Moscow Oil Refinery plans to pay out dividends for 2006.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Moscow Oil Refinery plans to pay out dividends for 2006 MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - The Moscow Oil Refinery plans to pay out dividends for 2006, a source at the plant told Interfax. Moscow Oil Refinery shareholders currently include Gazprom Neft, Richard Enterprises, ...
Gazprom to finalize gas balances after signing long-term deals.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Gazprom to finalize gas balances after signing long-term deals MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - Russian gas monopoly Gazprom (RTS: GAZP) will finalize its medium and long-term gas balances considering the long-term delivery contracts with energy companies pending the receipt of ...
Russia ups steel output 10% in Jan.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Russia ups steel output 10% in Jan MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - Russia raised crude steel output 10.1% year-on-year in January to 6.316 million tonnes, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) said. Converter steel output rose 7.3% to 3.702 million tonnes and ...
JerooyAltyn invests $9 mln in Kyrgyz gold project.
Mar 01, 2007 ... JerooyAltyn invests $9 mln in Kyrgyz gold project BISHKEK. March 1 (Interfax) - JerooyAltyn, a joint venture between Kyrgyzstan's state-owned mining concern KyrgyzAltyn and Australia's Global Gold, has so far invested $9 million in the project to develop the Jerooy gold deposit, ...
Ukrgazvydobuvannya general director to head Naftogaz Ukrainy.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Ukrgazvydobuvannya general director to head Naftogaz Ukrainy KYIV. March 1 (Interfax-Ukraine) - The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers at a ...
Addax wins eighth 2007 Azeri Light tender.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Addax wins eighth 2007 Azeri Light tender BAKU. March 1 (Interfax) - Switzerland's Addax BV has won a tender for the eighth consignment of Azeri Light crude oil produced at Azerbaijan's Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) fields in 2007, a source at the State Oil Company of the ...
Bekaert reaches understanding to buy Magnitogorsk wire mill.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Bekaert reaches understanding to buy Magnitogorsk wire mill CHELYABINSK. March 1 (Interfax) - Belgium's Bekaert Group, the world's second biggest steel wire producer by turnover, has reached a preliminary understanding on the purchase of the Uralcord plant from Magnitogorsk. ...
MinFin doesn't expect much revenue from tax amnesty.
Mar 01, 2007 ... MinFin doesn't expect much revenue from tax amnesty MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - The Finance Ministry is not expecting to see a lot of revenue from a tax amnesty, Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Shatalov told reporters on Thursday. "We don't expect to receive ...
Gazprom discussing details of gas transit joint venture in Minsk.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Gazprom discussing details of gas transit joint venture in Minsk MINSK. March 1 (Interfax) - A Gazprom (RTS: GAP) delegation is holding negotiations on the establishment of a gas transport joint venture on the basis of Beltransgaz, a source in the Belarusian Energy Ministry told ...
Renova Media considering IPO says chief.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Renova Media considering IPO says chief MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - Renova Media, a Russian telecommunications holding company, is considering an initial public offering (IPO) for its shares after 2008 but has no specific plans for it so far, its president, Yury Pripachkin, ...
OGK-5 appoints Debevoise & Plimpton legal consultant for GDR issue.
Mar 01, 2007 ... OGK-5 appoints Debevoise & Plimpton legal consultant for GDR issue MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - Wholesale Generating Company N5 (OGK-5) (RTS: OGKE) has appointed Debevoise & Plimpton as the legal consultant for its issue of Global Depository Receipts (GDR), the company said in ...
RTS Index at 17:00 MSK.
Mar 01, 2007 ... RTS Index at 17:00 MSK 01.03.2007 RTS RTS V classic, V T+0, V aggr, Time Index,$ Index,rub mln $ mln rub mln rub 17:04:51 1810.77 10647.22 68.161 78.203 1860.48 17:00:00 1813.87 10665.45 - - - 16:30:00 1816.73 10682.27 - - - 16:00:00 1831.77 10770.70 - - - 15:30:00 ...
Gazprom places 500 mln euros, $1.3 bln in Eurobonds.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Gazprom places 500 mln euros, $1.3 bln in Eurobonds MOSCOW. March 1 (Interfax) - Gazprom (RTS: GAZP) placed ten-year Eurobonds for 500 million euros at a rate of 125 basis points ...
Interpipe to invest $720 mln in 2007-2009.
Mar 01, 2007 ... Interpipe to invest $720 mln in 2007-2009 KYIV. March 1 (Interfax) - Ukraine's Interpipe Corporation intends to invest around $720 million in upgrades at its pipe and railway wheel factories in 2007-2009, the corporation said in materials. The corporation will spend ...