Russia 100526 Basic Political Developments
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National Economic TrendsBloomberg: Ruble Rallies Versus Dollar, Euro as Crude Oil Advances Reuters: Russian bank balances fall to 455.0 bln rbls Reuters: OECD sees boom-and-bust risk for Russia as oil gains - Sees Russia 2010 GDP up 5.5 pct vs earlier 4.9 pct; Avoiding excess capital inflows is key challenge; Cuts inflation rate fcast to 6.5 pct in 2010 vs 6.9 pct; Sees budget deficit shrinking to 5.1 pct of GDP Business, Energy or Environmental regulations or discussionsBloomberg: Russian Stocks Rise, Led by Sberbank, Gazprom, Lukoil Financial Times: Russia launches index on Siberian companies Moscow Times: Global Fears Gut Stocks As Slump Looms - Russian stocks plunged nearly 6 percent on Tuesday to levels not seen since October as investors sought to unload risky assets amid fears that the euro zone's escalating debt crisis could crimp the global economic recovery. Dow Jones: Russia's Inter RAO To Get $10 Billion In State Assets –Vedomosti Bloomberg: Prokhorov May Bid for Swedbank’s Russian Unit, Kommersant Says Reuters: Metals tycoon eyeing Swedbank's Russia unit -paper WSJ: A Russian Bank's Strategy: Double the Stock in 3 Years - VTB Group, Russia's second-biggest bank, will ditch its traditional emphasis on corporate lending, targeting efficiency rather than aggressive growth in a three-year bid to double its stock price, Chief Executive Andrei Kostin said. Emerging Markets: Half of Russian bankers not paid bonsues, report Steel Guru: Russia rolled stainless steel product output doubles in Q1 Moscow Times: Mechel Eyes Zlatoust Plant RBC: Rusnano eyes IPO in 2011, subject to condition RBC: Cherkizovo Group posts rise in Q1 net profit Moscow Times: Sistema's Tourism Arm to Merge With British Operator Israel Diamond: Zvia Leviev Leaving Israel for Moscow - Zvia Leviev, who chairs Africa-Israel Residences is moving to Moscow ahead of the opening of Africa-Israel unit AFI Development plc's huge Mall of Russia, which is scheduled to begin operations in September or October. Russian Blackberry Supply Chain Contract Goes To K and N Activity in the Oil and Gas sector (including regulatory)Oil and Gas Eurasia: Russian Duties Force Belarussian Oil Product Prices Up 25 Percent Poland.com: Germany admits: the pipe will block Poland - German officials are warning that the Nord Stream running through the Baltic seabed will block access to the ports of Szczecin and Świnoujście for a couple of years. In the construction agreement, the RFN Ship Transport Office states that big vessels will not be able to float over the pipe which will transfer gas from Russia to Germany. Gasworls: Dominion Gas awarded Nord Stream Project - Dominion Gas, based in Aberdeen, signed a £1.7 m deal to become the main supplier for the Nord Stream Project. Steel Guru: OMK delivers first pipes for Nord Stream second line Bloomberg: Russia to Fine Oil Refiners $1 Billion on Prices, Vedomosti Says Vedomosti/RussiaToday: A $1 billion case - Igor Artemyev claimed historic victory in the Supreme Arbitrary Court: oil companies will pay an enormous fine, and they will be forced to agree with the government on the price of oil. Oil and Gas Eurasia: TNK-BP Will Expand High-grade Bitumen Production Rigzone: TNK-BP Concludes Seismic Exploration in Astrakhan Region Oil and Gas Eurasia: Novatek to Finish Yamal LNG Plant in 2018 Reuters: UPDATE 1-Matra Petroleum to suspend Russian well - British oil and gas explorer Matra Petroleum said it would suspend its appraisal well-13 in Russia due to poor quality of the reservoir, sending its shares down 47.7 percent. Reuters: Russia's Surgut calls tenders to lift Urals and ESPO Moscow Times: Stroitrangaz Gets New CEO - Sergei Makarov, a former finance vice president for Rosneft, was named chief executive of the pipeline builder Stroitrangaz, Kommersant reported Tuesday. Oil and Gas Eurasia: Taymyrnefterazbedka Begins Drilling Second Well For Rosneft Oil and Gas Eurasia: Russia's ESPO Crude Oil Gains Acceptance as a Key Asia-Pacific Price Reference GazpromGoal.com: Fininvest Denies Reports Over Milan Sale To Gazprom - Both Fininvest and Gazprom deny sale rumours... Russia Today: “Gas for fleet” deal has no negative effect on Gazprom – spokesperson Russia Profile: Graced with Gas - Despite the Linguistic Faux-Pas of Its Name, Nigaz Demonstrates Russia’s Geopolitical Priorities and Has Tangible Implications for the World Gas Markets in the Long-Term Financial Times: Sweeping market changes leave Gazprom in an unenviable position - The Russian gas export monopoly was able to recover sales in the first quarter of this year after a disastrous 2009, which saw sales to Europe, its main market, and other countries fall 13 per cent, with the biggest drop coming in the first half of the year.
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