Russia & CIS Business and Financial Newswire back issues from June 2007:
Russia's proposals on energy security still on G8 agenda - Shuvalov.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Russia's proposals on energy security still on G8 agenda - Shuvalov MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - Germany's approach in organizing this year's G8 summit is constructive, Russian presidential aide Igor Shuvalov told a news conference in Moscow on Thursday. "My team, ...
Belarus to select a final site to build NPP in 2008.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Belarus to select a final site to build NPP in 2008 MINSK. June 1 (Interfax) - Belarus will make a final decision on selecting a site to build a nuclear power plant in 2008, Deputy Energy Minister Mikhail Mikhadyuk told Interfax. "We will select a site in 2008. This ...
Kyiv chooses Citi as lead manager for foreign loan.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Kyiv chooses Citi as lead manager for foreign loan KYIV. June 1 (Interfax) - The City of Kyiv has chosen Citi as the lead manager for a foreign loan it is planning to raise, Viktor Padalka, head of the city administration's main financial department, told Interfax. ...
Energy Consulting, Roedl & Partner set up joint venture.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Energy Consulting, Roedl & Partner set up joint venture MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - The Russian group of companies Energy Consulting and Germany's Roedl & Partner (R&P) have announced the setting up of the audit joint Energy Consulting Roedl. Energy Consulting said in ...
Transportation of Russian oil through Atasu-Alashankou may start in 2007.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Transportation of Russian oil through Atasu-Alashankou may start in 2007 PARIS. June 1 (Interfax) - Russian oil may start to flow through the Atasu-Alashankou pipeline in Kazakhstan this year, Russian Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko said at an energy conference in ...
No plans to build NPP in Trans-Baikal region in foreseeable future - Rosatom.
Jun 01, 2007 ... No plans to build NPP in Trans-Baikal region in foreseeable future - Rosatom CHITA. June 1 (Interfax) - The Russian Federal Atomic Energy Agency has no plans to build a nuclear power plant in the Trans-Baikal region before 2020, Rosatom head Sergei Kiriyenko said. ...
RTS Index at 13:00 MSK.
Jun 01, 2007 ... RTS Index at 13:00 MSK 01.06.2007 RTS RTS V classic, V T+0, V aggr, Time Index,$ Index,rub mln $ mln rub mln rub 13:05:26 1791.89 10437.97 32.195 5.467 839.46 13:00:00 1791.43 10435.29 - - - 12:30:00 1791.06 10433.14 - - - 12:00:00 1778.31 ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (classic) at 15:00 MSK.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (classic) at 15:00 MSK 01.06.2007 Company Min Max Average Account price,$ price,$ price,$ Sistema Joint Stock - - - - Aeroflot 2.49 2.5 2.494 3 PAVA - - - - Pharmacy Chain 36.6 - - - - ARMADA - - - - Severstal ...
CENTRAL BANK OF RUSSIA RUBLE EXCHANGE RATES FROM 02.06.2007.
Jun 01, 2007 ... CENTRAL BANK OF RUSSIA RUBLE EXCHANGE RATES FROM 02.06.2007 Currency Per Australia ($) 1 21.4852 Canada ($) 1 24.2153 Switzerland (Fr) 1 21.1139 Denmark (Krone) 10 46.7597 U.K. (Pound STG) 1 51.2527 Iceland (Krona) 100 42.0222 Belarus (Rubel) 1000 12.0464 Japan (Yen) 100 21.2386 ...
Ukraine has officially met all obligations for WTO entry - minister.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Ukraine has officially met all obligations for WTO entry - minister KYIV. June 1 (Interfax) - With the passing by the Ukrainian parliament of a series of laws necessary for Ukraine's entry into the World Trade Organization, Kyiv has officially met all its obligations for ...
Corporate bond prices could edge up in coming week.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Corporate bond prices could edge up in coming week MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - Russian corporate bond prices could edge up in the coming week on healthy ruble liquidity in the banking sector, the Interfax Center for Economic Analysis (CEA) said. In addition, month-end ...
RTS Index at 17:00 MSK.
Jun 01, 2007 ... RTS Index at 17:00 MSK 01.06.2007 RTS RTS V classic, V T+0, V aggr, Time Index,$ Index,rub mln $ mln rub mln rub 17:05:30 1827.19 10643.60 98.300 16.227 2562.62 17:00:00 1825.45 10633.46 - - - 16:30:00 1815.06 10572.94 - - - 16:00:00 1809.14 10538.45 - - - 15:30:00 ...
Norilsk Nickel to publish IFRS financial report for 2006 on June 8.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Norilsk Nickel to publish IFRS financial report for 2006 on June 8 MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - MMC Norilsk Nickel (RTS: GMKN), the world's biggest nickel producer, will publish its IFRS financial report for 2006 on June 8, the company said on its website. Norilsk net ...
Inflation at 0.7% in Kazakhstan in May.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Inflation at 0.7% in Kazakhstan in May ALMATY. June 1 (Interfax) - Inflation stood at 0.7% in Kazakhstan in May, the Kazakh State Statistics Agency told Interfax. Food prices grew by 0.8%, non-food prices by 0.6%, and services by 0.5%. According to the ...
Yesterday in Brief for June 1, 2007.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Yesterday in Brief for June 1, 2007 The following is a digest of headline news from May 31 to 11:30 a.m. on June 1: ROSNEDRA RECOMMENDS REVOKING KOVYKTA LICENSE The Russian Federal Subsurface Resources Agency (Rosnedra) commission has recommended the revocation of the ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (classic) at 17:00 MSK.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (classic) at 17:00 MSK 01.06.2007 Company Best Best Last, Cur.vol., Cur.vol., bid,$ ask,$ $ $ shares Sistema Joint Stock 1160 1200 - - - Aeroflot 2.49 2.525 2.515 424150 170000 PAVA 0.5 1.2 - - - Pharmacy Chain ...
Alexander Goncharuk elected head of Sistema Mass-Media board.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Alexander Goncharuk elected head of Sistema Mass-Media board MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - Shareholders in Sistema Mass-Media at their annual general meeting on Wednesday elected a new board of directors chaired by AFK Sistema (RTS: AFKS) President Alexander Goncharuk, Sistema ...
ALROSA DISCUSSING PURCHASE OF BLOCK OF SHARES WITH POLYUS GOLD SHAREHOLDERS - SOURCE.
Jun 01, 2007 ... ALROSA DISCUSSING PURCHASE OF BLOCK OF SHARES WITH ...
Results of Interregional Trading for OFZ & OBR.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Results of Interregional Trading for OFZ & OBR 01.06.2007 Mat. Issue Days Trade vol,Close, %Chg. YTM Quantity to mat Mln.Rbs 02.11.12 26198 1981 24.735 98.900-0.10 6.23 3 11.07.12 26199 1867 10.935 100.250-0.05 6.18 4 18.07.07 27019 47 0.000 0.000 - 6.00 0 08.08.07 ...
Interfax-CNA presents "Russia's Agriculture in 2006-2007" market survey.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Interfax-CNA presents "Russia's Agriculture in 2006-2007" market survey Interfax-Corporate News Agency (Interfax-CNA) presents the "Russia's Agriculture in 2006-2007" market survey, providing information on major trends in Russia's agriculture in 2006-2007, regulation, export ...
RUSAL interested in buying Norilsk Nickel stake - source (Part 5).
Jun 01, 2007 ... RUSAL interested in buying Norilsk Nickel stake - source (Part 5) MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - United Company RUSAL (US RUSAL) is expressing an interest in buying a stake in MMC Norilsk Nickel (RTS: GMKN) in order to diversify its business, a source on the metals market told ...
Bashinformsvyaz net profit could drop 14% in 2007.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Bashinformsvyaz net profit could drop 14% in 2007 UFA. June 1 (Interfax) - Bashinformsvyaz (RTS: BISV) is planning net profit of 516 million rubles in 2007, Salavat Gaisin, the company's general director, said at a Friday AGM. The company posted net profit of 599.97 ...
Azerbaijani parliament approves $180-mln loan for road expansion.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Azerbaijani parliament approves $180-mln loan for road expansion BAKU. June 1 (Interfax) - The Azerbaijani parliament on Thursday ratified an agreement on the provision of a $180-million loan from South Korea's Woori Bank for the expansion of the Yevlakh-Gyandzha highway. ...
Russian-Kazakh trade may hit $16Bln in 2007 - Fradkov.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Russian-Kazakh trade may hit $16Bln in 2007 - Fradkov MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - Trade between Russia and Kazakhstan is expected to reach $16 billion in 2007, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov told journalists after talks with his Kazakh counterpart Karim Masimov on ...
Gazprombank signs agreement with German bank consortium.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Gazprombank signs agreement with German bank consortium MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - Gazprombank has signed a framework agreement with the German banking consortium AKA Ausfuhrkredit- Gesellschaft mbH to finance supplies of equipment from European countries to Russia under ...
Stocks climb above 1800 mark on RTS Index; Norilsk, Polyus lead growth.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Stocks climb above 1800 mark on RTS Index; Norilsk, Polyus lead growth MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - Russian stocks climbed above the 1800 mark on the benchmark RTS stock market index Friday afternoon as all blue chips posted gains. MMC Norilsk Nickel (RTS: GMKN) and ...
Rosnedra commission delays Kovykta license meeting.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Rosnedra commission delays Kovykta license meeting MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - A commission set up by Russian subsurface resources agency Rosnedra has postponed a session devoted to the license to the Kovykta gas condensate field by two weeks, a source ...
PIK group places shares at lower end of price range (part 2).
Jun 01, 2007 ... PIK group places shares at lower end of price range (part 2) MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - Russia's PIK Group placed its shares in its IPO at $25 per share. The group's board of directors reached a decision on the placement price on Thursday, the company said in a ...
Russia, Kazakhstan to sign documents on uranium enrichment center in June - Rosatom.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Russia, Kazakhstan to sign documents on uranium enrichment center in June - Rosatom CHITA. June 1 (Interfax) - Russia and Kazakhstan are to sign documents founding an international uranium enrichment center in Russia's Angarsk in mid-June, Federal Atomic Energy Agency (Rosatom) ...
Russia to increase oil, product duty from June 1.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Russia to increase oil, product duty from June 1 MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - The export duty on oil is to increase from $156.4 to $200.6 per tonne from June 1, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov signed the corresponding resolution on ...
Draft Rosnedra minutes recommend revoking Kovykta license.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Draft Rosnedra minutes recommend revoking Kovykta license MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - The draft of minutes from a meeting of a Russian Federal Subsurface Resources Agency (Rosnedra) commission contain a recommendation to revoke the license of TNK(RTS: TNKO)-BP subsidiary Rusia ...
Gazprom, KazMunayGas sign Orenburg joint venture agreement.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Gazprom, KazMunayGas sign Orenburg joint venture agreement MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - Gazprom (RTS: GAZP) CEO Alexei Miller and KazMunayGas President Uzakbai Karabalin signed an agreement on the main principles of setting up and participating in a joint venture based on ...
RTS Index at 12:00 MSK.
Jun 01, 2007 ... RTS Index at 12:00 MSK 01.06.2007 RTS RTS V classic, V T+0, V aggr, Time Index,$ Index,rub mln $ mln rub mln rub 12:05:30 1780.03 10368.88 16.408 3.439 428.48 12:00:00 1778.31 10358.87 - - - 11:30:00 1771.15 ...
Lukoil places 10-year Eurobonds at 6.356%, 15-year - 6.656%.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Lukoil places 10-year Eurobonds at 6.356%, 15-year - 6.656% MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - Russian oil major Lukoil (RTS: LKOH) has placed two tranches of Eurobonds, denominated in dollars, totaling $1 billion: the coupon rate on the $500 million 10-year tranche is 6.356%, and on ...
Russian monetary base up by 3.1 bln rubles to 3301.8 bln rbs on May 28.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Russian monetary base up by 3.1 bln rubles to 3301.8 bln rbs on May 28 MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - The narrow monetary base in Russia stood at 3301.8 bln rubles on May 28 up from 3298.7 bln rubles on May 21 the Central Bank reported on Friday. ...
Moscow press review for June 1, 2007.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Moscow press review for June 1, 2007 MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - The following is a digest of Moscow newspapers published on June 1. Interfax does not accept liability for information in these stories. POLITICS & ECONOMICS Seven major ...
Czech Republic plans early replacement of nuclear fuel at Temelin NPP (Part 2).
Jun 01, 2007 ... Czech Republic plans early replacement of nuclear fuel at Temelin NPP (Part 2) NOVOSIBIRSK. June 1 (Interfax) - The Czech Republic plans to replace fuel at the Temelin Nuclear Power Plant ahead of schedule, TVEL Vice President Pyotr Lavrenyuk told journalists on Friday in ...
MegaFon board unable to agree on 2006 dividends.
Jun 01, 2007 ... MegaFon board unable to agree on 2006 dividends MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - Russian cellular operator MegaFon (RTS: MEGF) will not pay dividends for 2006 because the company's board of directors was unable to decide on this issue, and it cannot be included in the agenda for the ...
Fuel for Bushehr re-inspected, ready for delivery.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Fuel for Bushehr re-inspected, ready for delivery MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - Fuel for Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant was re-inspected recently, Alexander Ustyugov, chief physicist at the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant, a producer of nuclear fuel, told journalists ...
Raimbek Group to invest over $800 mln in food projects in Kazakhstan.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Raimbek Group to invest over $800 mln in food projects in Kazakhstan ASTANA. June 1 (Interfax) - Kazakhstan's KazAgro and the Raimbek Group signed a memorandum of understanding and cooperation in Astana on Thursday stipulating that the latter plans to invest up to $818 million ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (classic) at 15:00 MSK.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (classic) at 15:00 MSK 01.06.2007 Company Best Best Last, Cur.vol., Cur.vol., bid,$ ask,$ $ $ shares Sistema Joint Stock 1160 1200 - - - Aeroflot 2.485 2.515 2.5 399000 160000 PAVA 0.5 1.2 - - - Pharmacy Chain ...
CB to quote ruble at 25.8983 rubles/$1 and 34.8177 rubles/EUR1 on June 2.
Jun 01, 2007 ... CB to quote ruble at 25.8983 rubles/$1 and 34.8177 rubles/EUR1 on June 2 MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - The Central Bank of Russia will quote the U.S. dollar at 25.8983 rubles/$1 on June 2, 0.02% down from the previous ...
Rosinter sets IPO price at $32 per share.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Rosinter sets IPO price at $32 per share MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - Rosinter Restaurants Holding has set a price ...
Kazakhstan, Russia make significant progress in gas cooperation - Fradkov.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Kazakhstan, Russia make significant progress in gas cooperation - Fradkov MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov has noted serious progress in developing cooperation between Russia and Kazakhstan in the gas sphere. "In the first few hours ...
Litvinenko destroyed evidence of Berezovsky's link to militants in Chechnya - ministry.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Litvinenko destroyed evidence of Berezovsky's link to militants in Chechnya - ministry NALCHIK. June 1 (Interfax) - Former officer of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Alexander Litvinienko, who died last November, once traveled to Chechnya to destroy evidence of ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (prefunded) at 13:00 MSK.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (prefunded) at 13:00 MSK 01.06.2007 Company Min Max Average Account price,rub price,rub price,rub Sistema Joint Stock - - - - Aeroflot - - - - PAVA - - - - Pharmacy Chain 36.6 - - - - ARMADA - - - - Severstal - ...
Federal budget balance 283 bln rubles in 2006.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Federal budget balance 283 bln rubles in 2006 MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - The amount of the balance left over in the federal budget in 2006, to be spent in accordance with the law on the federal budget for 2007, amounts to 283.25 billion rubles. A proposal on the use of these ...
OGK-5 to pay 0.00634689 rubles per share for 2006.
Jun 01, 2007 ... OGK-5 to pay 0.00634689 rubles per share for 2006 MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - Shareholders in Wholesale Generating Company OGK-5 (RTS: OGKE) voted at a Friday AGM to approve 2006 dividends of 0.00634689 rubles per share, the company said in a press release. Total ...
Aeroflot, JAT sign memorandum on mutual understanding.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Aeroflot, JAT sign memorandum on mutual understanding SOCHI. June 1 (Interfax) - Russian flag carrier Aeroflot-Russian Airlines (RTS: AFLT) and Serbia's JAT Airways signed a ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (classic) at 16:00 MSK.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (classic) at 16:00 MSK 01.06.2007 Company Min Max Average Account price,$ price,$ price,$ Sistema Joint Stock - - - - Aeroflot 2.49 2.5 2.494 3 PAVA - - - - Pharmacy Chain 36.6 - - - - ARMADA - - - - Severstal ...
St. Pete plant wins $27 mln Warsaw Metro contract.
Jun 01, 2007 ... St. Pete plant wins $27 mln Warsaw Metro contract ST. PETERSBURG. June 1 (Interfax) - Vagonmash of St. Petersburg has won a tender for a contract worth $27 million to supply 30 railcars to the ...
Belarus reduces state debt 7.6% in Jan-April.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Belarus reduces state debt 7.6% in Jan-April MINSK. June 1 (Interfax) - Belarus' state debt shrank 7.6% in the first four months of 2007, dropping 1.6% in April and 1.9% in March, to the equivalent of 6.427 trillion Belarussian rubles, the Finance Ministry reported. ...
Russian industrial sector posts highest growth in 9 mths in May - VTB Europe.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Russian industrial sector posts highest growth in 9 mths in May - VTB Europe MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - The Russian industrial sector saw its highest growth rates in nine months in May on the back of an increase in new orders and high employment, VTB Bank Europe (RTS: VTBR) ...
RUSAL interested in buying Norilsk Nickel stake - source.
Jun 01, 2007 ... RUSAL interested in buying Norilsk Nickel stake - source MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - United Company RUSAL (US RUSAL) is expressing an interest in buying a stake in MMC Norilsk Nickel (RTS: GMKN) in order to diversify its business, a source on the metals market ...
Ukrainian demand for flat products grows 14-36%.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Ukrainian demand for flat products grows 14-36% ALUSHTA. June 1 (Interfax) - Consumption of cold-rolled flat steel products in Ukraine rose 14% year-on-year in the first four months of 2007, to 157,400 tonnes, while consumption of hot-rolled flat products jumped 36% to 1.03 ...
INPROM puts IPO back until October.
Jun 01, 2007 ... INPROM puts IPO back until October MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - INPROM, a Taganrog-based metals trader, has put an initial public offering (IPO) back from June until October due to poor market trends, Alexander Larionov, the company's CFO, told Interfax. "Given the ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (classic) at 14:00 MSK.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (classic) at 14:00 MSK 01.06.2007 Company Min Max Average Account price,$ price,$ price,$ Sistema Joint Stock - - - - Aeroflot 2.49 2.5 2.494 3 PAVA - - - - Pharmacy Chain 36.6 - - - - ARMADA - - - - Severstal ...
Russia's Stabilization Fund at 3.027 trln rubles on June 1 - MinFin (Part 2).
Jun 01, 2007 ... Russia's Stabilization Fund at 3.027 trln rubles on June 1 - MinFin (Part 2) MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - Russia's Stabilization Fund stood at 3.027 trillion rubles on June 1, 2007, or $116.85 billion, the Finance Ministry said in a statement. The Stabilization Fund ...
Rosinter sets IPO price at $32 per share (part 2).
Jun 01, 2007 ... Rosinter sets IPO price at $32 per share (part 2) MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - Rosinter Restaurants Holding has set a price of $32 per share for its IPO, which means the company will raise $100 million, the company said in a statement. Investors will be offered 3.125 ...
Gazprom nearly doubles its 2007 investment program to $29 Bln.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Gazprom nearly doubles its 2007 investment program to $29 Bln MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - Gazprom's (RST: GAZP) Board of Directors has again changed its investment program for 2007 with regard for this year's deals, namely the purchase of a controlling block ...
Svyazinvest aggregate net profit up 35.5% in Q1.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Svyazinvest aggregate net profit up 35.5% in Q1 MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - Aggregate net profit at Russian telecoms holding company Svyazinvest to Russian accounting standards in the first quarter this year amounted to 8.948 billion rubles, up 35.5% year-on-year, the company ...
Russian Eurobonds dip on U.S. personal spending, income.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Russian Eurobonds dip on U.S. personal spending, income MOSCOW. June 1 (Interfax) - Prices for Russian Eurobonds fell on Friday as yield for US Treasuries edged up after U.S. personal spending and income statistics were released. Russia's benchmark 2030 issue had ...
Daily Headline News for June 1, 2007.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Daily Headline News for June 1, 2007 The following is a digest of headline news as of 5:30 p.m. on June 1, 2007: BRITAIN POLITICIZES LITVINENKO CASE SAYS LAVROV The so-called Litvinenko case has a negative influence on Russian- British relations, Russian Foreign ...
Volga genco consolidates assets, to hit exchange Aug 1.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Volga genco consolidates assets, to hit exchange Aug 1 SAMARA. June 1 (Interfax) - The Volga Territorial Generating Company (Volzhskaya TGK) has now consolidated the Samara, Saratov and Ulyanovsk gencos, which have been struck off the companies' register, the TGK's press office ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (classic) at 14:00 MSK.
Jun 01, 2007 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (classic) at 14:00 MSK 01.06.2007 Company Best Best Last, Cur.vol., Cur.vol., bid,$ ask,$ $ $ shares Sistema Joint Stock 1160 1200 - - - Aeroflot 2.485 2.515 2.5 399000 160000 PAVA 0.5 1.2 - - - Pharmacy Chain ...