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29.07.2010, 12:23

Lukoil buys back shares from stakeholder

Russian oil producer, Lukoil, will buy 7.6% of its own stock from US oil firm ConocoPhillips for $3.44 billion, Conoco said in the statement.

29.07.2010, 11:56

Privatization back on the agenda of state looks to offload stakes

The Russian government has dropped Russian railways and the Federal mortgage agency, from the list of companies it is preparing to sell stakes in, and in the process raise $29 billion.

28.07.2010, 15:16

Corporate rates move higher

Interest rates on corporate loans are beginning to rise with falling revenues on low costs loans pushing the increase, and the banking sector expecting they will rise by another 1-2% by the end of the year.

03.07.2009, 16:58 3 comments

Expats in Russia earn more

The 2009 Expat Explorer survey, commissioned by HSBC International, shows that a third of the expats working in Russia earn more than $250,000 per year.

27.09.2010, 10:38 3 comments

Greed and good still central to the trade

With the second Wall Street movie hitting Russian cinemas this week, Business T spoke with Alexander Gerchik who spent ten years as a trader in the US about the balance between fact and fiction.

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04.11.2009, 08:33 2 comments

GM U-turn leaves Sberbank Magna Opel plans on road to nowhere

After a 6 hour board meeting, General Motors has walked away from the planned sale of a majority stakeholding in its German arm, Opel, to the Magna Sberbank joint venture it reached final agreement with just weeks ago.

12.03.2010, 19:56 2 comments

India and Russia link up to boost trade

Like tea and biscuits, different but complimentary. Russia and India stand at the heart of the BRICs, the emerging markets that investors love to love.

31.12.2009, 11:14 2 comments

Rusal sets sights on $2.6 billion Hong Kong IPO

Russian aluminium producer, Rusal, is planning to raise as much as $2.6 billion in its Hong Kong listing according to its prospectus.

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16.06.2009, 23:36 1 comment

Russia-China Economic Forum warms up buyers and tills

The financial crisis has cut trade volumes between Russia and China. But that hasn't stopped the partners signing billions of dollars of new deals at the Russia-China Economic Forum.

07.09.2009, 22:22 1 comment

Banker bonus clampdown has potential upside for Russia

G 20 Finance ministers have thrown their support behind tighter regulation of banker's pay. That has a possible upside for Russian banks.

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With the government unveiling plans to raise up to $30 billion by selling stakes in state owned companies, Business RT spoke with Lilit Gevorgyan, Russia and CIS analyst at HIS Global insight.

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29.07.2010, 17:58

AAR welcomes Dudley’s rise to BP top

The AAR consortium which engaged in a long running shareholder dispute with Robert Dudley when he was head of TNK-BP, has welcomed his rise to the CEO position of BP global and says it is interested in buying BP assets.

30.07.2010, 12:56

Severstal turns to gold as counter cycle hedge

Severstal, better known for its steel operations, has boosted its stake in gold producer, Crew Gold, from 40.38% to a controlling stake of 50.17%.

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