Russia & CIS Business and Financial Newswire back issues from September 2007:
Russian-Kazakh-Turkmen deal on Caspian gas pipeline delayed.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Russian-Kazakh-Turkmen deal on Caspian gas pipeline delayed BAKU. Sept 1 (Interfax) - Russia, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan have failed to draw up an intergovernmental agreement on the construction of the Caspian gas pipeline by the previously agreed date, September 1, indicated ...
Rosneft plans to produce 103 Mln tonnes of oil in 2007, 140 Mln in 2012.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Rosneft plans to produce 103 Mln tonnes of oil in 2007, 140 Mln in 2012 NEFTEYUGANSK. Sept 1 (Interfax) - Rosneft plans to produce 103 million tonnes of oil in 2007 and increase production to 140 million tonnes by 2011-2012, Rosneft President Sergei Bogdanchikov said in ...
Russia cracking down on illegal trade in black caviar.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Russia cracking down on illegal trade in black caviar ASTRAKHAN. Sept 1 (Interfax) - Russian authorities have seized about 2 tonnes of black caviar from illegal trade for the past two months, Agriculture Minister Alexei Gordeyev said on Friday. Gordeyev told a meeting ...
Minister: all Russian schools to get software packages in 2007.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Minister: all Russian schools to get software packages in 2007 LENIN STATE FARM, near Moscow. Sept 1 (Interfax) - All Russian schools will be supplied with software packages by the end of 2007, the information technology and communications minister said on Saturday. ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (classic) at 11:00 MSK.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (classic) at 11:00 MSK 03.09.2007 Company Min Max Average Account price,$ price,$ price,$ Sistema Joint Stock - - - - Aeroflot - - - - Pharmacy Chain 36.6 - - - - ARMADA - - - - Severstal - - - - Chelyabinsk zinc ...
RTS Index at 13:00 MSK.
Sep 03, 2007 ... RTS Index at 13:00 MSK 03.09.2007 RTS RTS V classic, V T+0, V aggr, Time Index,$ Index,rub mln $ mln rub mln rub 13:02:06 1928.58 11113.60 17.649 8.264 460.54 13:00:00 1928.93 11115.62 - - - 12:30:00 1926.54 11101.84 - - - 12:00:00 1920.82 ...
Bashkortostan copper deposit to be auctioned Oct 16.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Bashkortostan copper deposit to be auctioned Oct 16 UFA. Sept 3 (Interfax) - The Federal Subsurface Resources Agency will hold an auction on October 16 for the exploration and mining rights to the West Ozernoye copper-pyrite deposit in Bashkortostan, a source at the regional ...
Government commission to consider rational uses of casing head gas.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Government commission to consider rational uses of casing head gas MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - The Russian Governmental Commission for Fuel, Energy and Replacement of Mineral Resources will consider rational uses of casing head gas, a source close to the commission told Interfax ....
MMK pays $2 mln for blocking stake in Bashmetallopttorg.
Sep 03, 2007 ... MMK pays $2 mln for blocking stake in Bashmetallopttorg MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (RTS: MAGN) (MMK) paid $2 million to buy a blocking stake in ...
Major gold properties to be auctioned in Irkutsk region Nov 5.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Major gold properties to be auctioned in Irkutsk region Nov 5 MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - Federal subsurface resources agency Rosnedra will auction the rights to four major vein gold properties on November 5. The agency said that it was auctioning 25-year exploration ...
CB to quote ruble at 25.5896 rubles/$1 and 34.9221 rubles/EUR1 on September 4.
Sep 03, 2007 ... CB to quote ruble at 25.5896 rubles/$1 and 34.9221 rubles/EUR1 on September 4 MOSCOW. September 3 (Interfax) - The Central Bank of Russia will quote the U.S. dollar at 25.5896 rubles/$1 on September 4, 0.14% down from the previous ...
Results of Interregional Trading for OFZ & OBR.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Results of Interregional Trading for OFZ & OBR 03.09.2007 Mat. Issue Days Trade vol,Close, %Chg. YTM Quantity to mat Mln.Rbs 02.11.12 26198 1887 0.000 0.000 - 6.37 0 11.07.12 26199 1773 28.884 99.500-0.05 6.34 2 11.03.09 27026 555 0.000 0.000 - 5.60 0 10.09.08 46001 ...
ECONOMICS MINISTRY WILL UPGRADE ANNUAL GDP ESTIMATE BY END OF SEPTEMBER, GDP GROWTH AT YEAR END EXPECTED AT 72-7.4%- GREF.
Sep 03, 2007 ... ECONOMICS MINISTRY WILL UPGRADE ANNUAL GDP ESTIMATE BY END OF ...
Russian GDP growth forecast up to 7.2-7.4% - Gref (Part 2).
Sep 03, 2007 ... Russian GDP growth forecast up to 7.2-7.4% - Gref (Part 2) MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - The Russian Economic Development and Trade Ministry will enlarge the economic growth forecast by the end of this September, Minister German Gref said at a Monday conference chaired by ...
KASE to start delisting Aluminum of Kazakhstan, Kazchrome Dec 2.
Sep 03, 2007 ... KASE to start delisting Aluminum of Kazakhstan, Kazchrome Dec 2 ALMATY. Sept 3 (Interfax) - The Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) will start to de-list Aluminum of Kazakhstan and Kazchrome for breach of disclosure regulations on December 2, the exchange said. ...
Promneftstroi makes final payment for Yukos Finance shares.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Promneftstroi makes final payment for Yukos Finance shares MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - Promneftstroi LLC has made its final payment to the account of Yukos (RTS: YUKO) for Yukos Finance shares sold at an August 15 auction, a statement of press secretary of the Yukos receiver ...
Sberbank, UES post gains in mixed trading.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Sberbank, UES post gains in mixed trading MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - Russian stocks are mixed in Monday trading, but Sberbank (RTS: SBER) and Unified Energy System (UES) (RTS: EESR) pushed the benchmark RTS stock market index to the 1930 mark. By 12:30 p.m. Moscow ...
Export duty on Russian crude to hit record $250.3/tonne Oct 1 (Part 2).
Sep 03, 2007 ... Export duty on Russian crude to hit record $250.3/tonne Oct 1 (Part 2) MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - The export duty on Russian crude oil will rise from $233.9 to a record $250.3 a tonne on October 1, Alexander Sakovich, deputy head of the customs payments department at the ...
Russian political and economic calendar: September 4.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Russian political and economic calendar: September 4 Date Event Time Venue Additional information 04.09.2007 Trading System Administrator, UES Systems Operator Central Dispatch and Unified Energy ...
Sales agreement for gas from Karachaganak field entered into force on Sept 1 - Gazprom.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Sales agreement for gas from Karachaganak field entered into force on Sept 1 - Gazprom MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - A sales agreement for gas from the ...
Gazprom Neft postpones board meeting on JV with Lukoil.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Gazprom Neft postpones board meeting on JV with Lukoil MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - Gazprom Neft (RTS: SIBN) has postponed a board of directors meeting that was to consider setting up a joint venture with Lukoil (RTS: LKOH), a Gazprom Neft spokesman told Interfax. The ...
Sales agreement for gas from Karachaganak field entered into force on Sept 1 - Gazprom (Part 2).
Sep 03, 2007 ... Sales agreement for gas from Karachaganak field entered into force on Sept 1 - Gazprom (Part 2) MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - A sales agreement for gas from the Karachaganak field, signed in June 2007 between Karachaganak Petroleum Operating B.V. and TOO KazRosGaz, entered into ...
Stada closes Russian Makiz-Pharma acquisition.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Stada closes Russian Makiz-Pharma acquisition MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - Stada Arzneimittel AG, through its Russian subsidiary Nizhpharm, has closed the purchase of the pharmaceutical holding Makiz-Pharma, the German company reported in a statement. The holding ...
MMK pays $20 mln for 75% stake in St. Petersburg's Intercos-IV (Part 2).
Sep 03, 2007 ... MMK pays $20 mln for 75% stake in St. Petersburg's Intercos-IV (Part 2) MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) (RTS: MAGN) paid $20 million for a 75% stake in St. Petersburg's Intercos-IV, a large manufacturer of large-sized tooling for the automotive ...
Moscow press review for September 3, 2007 (Update).
Sep 03, 2007 ... Moscow press review for September 3, 2007 (Update) MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - The following is a digest of Moscow newspapers published on September 3. Interfax does not accept liability for information in these stories. POLITICS & ECONOMICS The State Duma ...
UES board approves changes to TGK-12 additional float.
Sep 03, 2007 ... UES board approves changes to TGK-12 additional float MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - The board of directors of Unified Energy System (UES) (RTS: EESR) has approved changes to an additional issue for TGK-12 territorial generating company (Kuzbassenergo (RTS: KZBE)), the power ...
Ukrnafta could take part in tender to sell Odesa Port Plant.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Ukrnafta could take part in tender to sell Odesa Port Plant KYIV. Sept 3 (Interfax) - CJSC Ukrnafta, Ukraine's biggest oil producer, might take part in a tender to sell CJSC Odesa Port Plant. "We're interested in theory. We'll see a bit later if we will take part," ...
Russia has enough crude to fill ESPO pipeline - Trutnev.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Russia has enough crude to fill ESPO pipeline - Trutnev BEIJING. Sept 3 (Interfax) - Russia has sufficient appraised crude reserves to fill the prospective East Siberia - Pacific Ocean Pipeline (ESPO), Natural Resources Minister Yuri Trutnev told a Monday press conference in ...
Imperial Energy planning to produce 1.4 mln tonnes of oil in 2009.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Imperial Energy planning to produce 1.4 mln tonnes of oil in 2009 MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - Britain's Imperial Energy is planning to produce 1.4 million tonnes of oil in 2009, Yekaterina Kirsanova, head of the company's Moscow office, told journalists. The company ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (classic) at 13:00 MSK.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (classic) at 13:00 MSK 03.09.2007 Company Min Max Average Account price,$ price,$ price,$ Sistema Joint Stock - - - - Aeroflot - - - - Pharmacy Chain 36.6 - - - - ARMADA - - - - Severstal 17.25 17.25 17.25 1 ...
Arcelor Mittal Kriviy Rih roll output up 5% in 8 mths.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Arcelor Mittal Kriviy Rih roll output up 5% in 8 mths KYIV. Sept 3 - (Interfax) - Arcelor Mittal Kriviy Rih, in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, increased production of finished roll 4.9% year- on-year to 4.75 million tonnes in the first eight months of 2007. ...
Eurasian Development Bank may finance projects in Tatarstan worth $3 Bln.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Eurasian Development Bank may finance projects in Tatarstan worth $3 Bln KAZAN. Sept 3 (Interfax) - The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) could finance a number of projects in Tatarstan worth $3 billion, chairman of the EDB board Igor Finogenov told journalists after a meeting ...
Turkey's Kurum still plans to build steel plant in s. Russia.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Turkey's Kurum still plans to build steel plant in s. Russia ROSTOV. Sept 3 (Interfax) - The property committee in the southern Russian city of Volgodonsk will hold an auction on September 24 for an 80-hectare piece of land, a spokesman for the city administration told Interfax ....
CIS countries enlarge agricultural production by 3.4% in Jan-June.
Sep 03, 2007 ... CIS countries enlarge agricultural production by 3.4% in Jan-June MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - CIS member states enlarged agricultural production by an average of 3.4% in the first half of this year, the CIS Statistics Committee said. Growth stood at 2.5% in the first ...
Russia only CIS member with trade surplus in H1.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Russia only CIS member with trade surplus in H1 MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - Only Russia registered a foreign trade surplus across all CIS member states in the first half of the year. Russia's foreign trade surplus totaled $9.6665 billion ($9.6938 billion in the same ...
Gazpromneft-Vostok to quadruple daily oil production at West- Krapivinskoye field.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Gazpromneft-Vostok to quadruple daily oil production at West- Krapivinskoye field TOMSK. Sept 3 (Interfax) - Gazpromneft-Vostok plans to increase average production at the West-Krapivinskoye field (Tarsky district of Omsk region) 4.25-fold to 468 tonnes per day, a source in the ...
Rosneft: no deal with Gazprom to divide shelf.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Rosneft: no deal with Gazprom to divide shelf MOSCOW. Sept 3. (Interfax) - Rosneft (RTS: ROSN) and Gazprom (RTS: GAZP) do not have an agreement on dividing up their interests on Russia's shelf, Rosneft President Sergei Bogdanchikov said. "I can't confirm that we have ...
UES not expecting information from Tax Agency on OGK-5, TGK-5 before Sept 4 (Part 2).
Sep 03, 2007 ... UES not expecting information from Tax Agency on OGK-5, TGK-5 before Sept 4 (Part 2) MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - Unified Energy System (UES) (RTS: EESR) is not expecting to receive any information from the Federal Tax Service on the registration of OGK-5 (RTS: OGKE) Holding and ...
Gold property to be auctioned in Amur region.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Gold property to be auctioned in Amur region MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - Federal subsurface resources agency Rosnedra will auction the rights to explore and mine the Sagur-Semertak vein gold property in the Amur region on November 19. The agency ...
Serov Ferroalloy Plant posts net profit of 113 mln rubles in H1.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Serov Ferroalloy Plant posts net profit of 113 mln rubles in H1 YEKATERINBURG. Sept 3 (Interfax) - The Serov Ferroalloys Plant (SZF) reported a net profit to Russian Accounting Standards of 112.804 million rubles for the first half of 2007, compared to a net loss of 78.848 ...
Inflation in August 0.7%, 6.3% in first eight months in Kazakhstan.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Inflation in August 0.7%, 6.3% in first eight months in Kazakhstan ALMATY. Sept 3 (Interfax) - Inflation in Kazakhstan in January- August 2007 was 6.3%, the State Statistics Agency said. Food prices grew ...
Gas production in Russia in Jan-Aug 07.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Gas production in Russia in Jan-Aug 07 (mln cu m) Company Aug 2007 Jan-Aug 2007 +/- target Jan-Aug 2007 Lukoil 1003.3 9051.3 387.1 - Lukoil-West Siberia 771.0 5721.2 269.6 - - Lukoil- 156.5 1167.5 56.9 Kogalymneftegaz - - Lukoil- 26.0 193.6 4.0 Langepasneftegaz - - Lukoil- 43.0 ...
UES to spend part of funds from OGK-5 sale on Chinese project.
Sep 03, 2007 ... UES to spend part of funds from OGK-5 sale on Chinese project MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - The board of directors at Unified Energy System of Russia (UES) (RTS: EESR) voted on Friday to use some of the funds the company earned from the sale of a blocking stake in Wholesale ...
Crude oil delivery for Russian oil-refining plants in Jan-Aug 07.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Crude oil delivery for Russian oil-refining plants in Jan-Aug 07 (`000 tonnes) Aug 2007 Jan-Aug 2007 +/- target Jan-Aug 2007 Delivery of crude oil 19919.3 153146.1 4822.1 for refining (total) - Inc. in Russia 19919.3 153146.1 4822.1 1. Delivery for Russian 19308.7 ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (prefunded) at 12:00 MSK.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (prefunded) at 12:00 MSK 03.09.2007 Company Best Best Last, Cur.vol., Cur.vol., bid,rub ask,rub rub rub shares Sistema Joint Stock 34380 35344 - - - Aeroflot - 74 - - - Pharmacy Chain 36.6 1633.94 2300 - - - ...
Gref to have WTO meetings with colleagues in Australia.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Gref to have WTO meetings with colleagues in Australia MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - Russian Economic Development and Trade Minister German Gref will hold WTO negotiations with several colleagues in Sydney on the APEC forum sideline on September 5-7, the ministry said on Monday. ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (prefunded) at 16:00 MSK.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (prefunded) at 16:00 MSK 03.09.2007 Company Best Best Last, Cur.vol., Cur.vol., bid,rub ask,rub rub rub shares Sistema Joint Stock 34380 35344 - - - Aeroflot - 74 - - - Pharmacy Chain 36.6 1633.94 2300 - - - ...
FTS transfers 1.96 trln rubles to federal budget in 8 mths.
Sep 03, 2007 ... FTS transfers 1.96 trln rubles to federal budget in 8 mths MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - The Federal Customs Service (FTS) transferred 1.968 trillion rubles to ...
Ukraine boosts steel roll output 6% in 8 mths.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Ukraine boosts steel roll output 6% in 8 mths KYIV. Sept 3 (Interfax) - Ukraine's steel industry increased finished roll output 6% year-on-year in January-August to 23.956 million tonnes, the Industrial Policy Ministry told Interfax. Ukraine produced 28.432 million ...
Cabinet foresees no global factors capable of undermining Russian market - Gref.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Cabinet foresees no global factors capable of undermining Russian market - Gref MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - The Economic Development and Trade Ministry predicts a positive dynamics on the Russian stock market until the end of this year. "We see ...
Auction to sell UES stake in Power Machines likely to be held at end of 2007.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Auction to sell UES stake in Power Machines likely to be held at end of 2007 MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - An auction to sell a stake in Power Machines (RTS: SILM) owned by Unified Energy System of Russia (UES) (RTS: EESR) will most likely be held at the end of 2007, Margarita ...
UES board adjusts schedule for selling ERCs.
Sep 03, 2007 ... UES board adjusts schedule for selling ERCs MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - The board of directors at Unified Energy System (RTS: EESR) Friday adjusted the schedule for its second wave of energy retail company (ERC) auctions. The board removed Saratovenergo (RTS: SARE) ...
Severstal could up H1 dividends (Part 2).
Sep 03, 2007 ... Severstal could up H1 dividends (Part 2) MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - Severstal (RTS: CHMF) could pay an interim dividend of 10 rubles per share for the first half of 2007 - way above the 3.6 rubles it paid for the same period of last year. The Russian steel major said ...
Russian GDP growth forecast up to 7.2-7.4% - Gref.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Russian GDP growth forecast up to 7.2-7.4% - Gref MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - The Russian Economic Development and Trade Ministry will enlarge the economic growth forecast by the end of this September, Minister German ...
Oil supplies to Russian refineries up 5.3% in Jan-Aug.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Oil supplies to Russian refineries up 5.3% in Jan-Aug MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - Oil supplies to refineries in Russia increased 5.3% year-on-year to 148.681 million tonnes in January-August 2007, according to information from the Fuel and Energy Complex Central Dispatch ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (prefunded) at 12:00 MSK.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (prefunded) at 12:00 MSK 03.09.2007 Company Min Max Average Account price,rub price,rub price,rub Sistema Joint Stock - - - - Aeroflot - - - - Pharmacy Chain 36.6 - - - - ARMADA - - - - Severstal - - - - ...
Situation in international markets must not impact Russia - Putin.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Situation in international markets must not impact Russia - Putin MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - Fluctuations on international markets must not impact the Russian economy, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the government on ...
Russia ups oil exports to non-CIS 2.6% in 8 mths.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Russia ups oil exports to non-CIS 2.6% in 8 mths MOSCOW. Sept 3. (Interfax) - Russian oil exports to non-CIS countries rose 2.6% year-on-year in the first eight months of 2007 to 144.058 million tonnes or 4.346 million barrels per day, the Fuel and Energy Sector's central ...
Norilsk Nickel finishes syndicating $3.5 bln in loans for LionOre takeover (Part 2).
Sep 03, 2007 ... Norilsk Nickel finishes syndicating $3.5 bln in loans for LionOre takeover (Part 2) MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - MMC Norilsk Nickel (RTS: GMKN) has finished syndicating $3.5 billion in loans, the Russian mining and smelting giant said in a press release. Norilsk ...
New head of KEGOC named.
Sep 03, 2007 ... New head of KEGOC named ASTANA. Sept 3 (Interfax) - Kazakhstan national power grid company KEGOC has apppinted a new chief. Almasadam Satkaliev, formerly Deputy Minister of Energy Mineral Resources, takes over from Kanat Bozumbaev, who was named by the president the ...
Rabobank, Natexis loan 60 mln euros to Kazakhstan's Food Corporation.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Rabobank, Natexis loan 60 mln euros to Kazakhstan's Food Corporation ALMATY. Sept 3 (Interfax) - Rabobank International and Natixis Paris have opened a 60-million euro credit facility to Kazakhstan's National Food Corporation (Prodkorporatsiya), the Kazakh Stock Exchange said ...
Banks have 452.2 bln rbs on CBR correspondent accounts on September 3.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Banks have 452.2 bln rbs on CBR correspondent accounts on September 3 MOSCOW. September 3 (Interfax) - Russian banks have 452.2 billion rubles on correspondent accounts in the Central Bank as of September 3 including 321.2 billion rubles for Moscow banks. The ...
TGK-5 could merge with TGK-9 - general director.
Sep 03, 2007 ... TGK-5 could merge with TGK-9 - general director MOSCOW. Sept 3 (Interfax) - Eduard Smelov, the general director of Territorial Generating Company N5 (TGK-5) and vice president of Integrated Energy Systems (IES), has not ruled out the possibility that TGK-5 could merge with ...
Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (classic) at 12:00 MSK.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Results for trading of listed shares in RTS (classic) at 12:00 MSK 03.09.2007 Company Min Max Average Account price,$ price,$ price,$ Sistema Joint Stock - - - - Aeroflot - - - - Pharmacy Chain 36.6 - - - - ARMADA - - - - Severstal - - - - Chelyabinsk zinc ...
East Siberian Railroad to start Irkutsk-Beijing traffic in 2008.
Sep 03, 2007 ... East Siberian Railroad to start Irkutsk-Beijing traffic in 2008 IRKUTSK. Sept 3 (Interfax) - The East Siberian Railroad, a component of the Russian Railroads Company, will launch shuttle trains on the Irkutsk-Beijing line in 2008, the company said. The project will be ...