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National Economic Trends


  • Acting min: Russia’s 2011 budget surplus may exceed 0.5% of GDP

  • Ruble slumps in MICEX trade on S&P warning of eurozone downgrade

  • Finance Ministry projects higher capital outflow -       "The global economy is slowing down, so the capital outflow will be substantial and could come in, according to our estimates, at $80bn or even top $85bn," he said, adding that such results would have a negative impact on Russia's economy. Earlier, the Central Bank of Russia had announced that capital outflow stood at $64bn in 10M 2011.

  • Fitch confirms Russia’s BBB rating

Business, Energy or Environmental regulations or discussions


  • RTS Futures Fall on Europe as Mechel Advances: Russia Overnight

  • Russia to reduce power equipment import duties under WTO obligations

  • MICEX-RTS to liberalize forex market

  • Merged Bourse Mulls Future

  • Uranium One sets terms for Russian bond offer

  • MRSK London Listing for Future Fund Raising

  • Yandex to go international

  • Citigroup Bemoans Liquidity

  • Sberbank Bids for National

  • Mail.ru Moving to Tower

  • Strabag Q3 Up 3%

Activity in the Oil and Gas sector (including regulatory)


  • Rosneft board of directors to consider increasing capital in JV with CNPC

  • U.S. demand for Russian ESPO crude falls in Nov.

  • Alliance Oil Company May Get Russian Tax Break, Kommersant Says

    • Alliance Oil to request tax discounts under 60/66 system

  • TNK-BP Wants More in Vietnam

  • Russian Oil Frontier: Nowhere Land - Energy Firms, in Remotest Siberia for Crude, Run Rigs Over Video Link From 700 Miles Away

Gazprom


  • Gazprom says Ukraine can now pay for supplies in roubles

  • Gazprom CEO: Ukraine and Russia will probably seal natgas deal in 2011

    • Ukraine says to conclude Russia gas talks in Dec

  • Gazprom fails to sign gas agreement with Moldova --- marginally negative

  • Gazprom names special overseer for relations with Brussels

  • Russia in WTO: Gas Dispute In Europe Could Find New Venue

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Basic Political Developments




Russian-Japanese nuclear energy agreement ratified


http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/12/06/61636458.html
Dec 6, 2011 10:48 Moscow Time

The lower house of the Japanese Parliament has ratified an agreement on cooperation with Russia in the area of the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

The agreement, supported both by the ruling Democratic Party and the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, provides for reprocessing the spent nuclear fuel from Japanese nuclear power plants in Russia to extract uranium for the production of new fuel.

The agreement will also pave the way for promoting business ties.

The Russian-Japanese agreement in question will remain in effect for 25 years and can be automatically prolonged upon expiration.

(TASS)

12/06 12:29   South Ossetia's Border with Russia Temporarily Shut Down To Prevent Provocations – Source

http://www.interfax.com/news.asp

http://www.interfax.ru/news.asp?id=220366

GOOGLE TRANSLATION


South Ossetian authorities have temporarily closed the border with Russia
December 6, 2011 12:31

Tshinval.6 December. INTERFAX.RU - The border of South Ossetia with Russia temporarily shut down.


"This is in connection with the political situation in the republic and to prevent any kind of provocation. This measure is temporary in nature, and citizens, traveling across the border should temporarily refrain from traveling," - law enforcement bodies of the republic told Interfax.

08:41 06/12/2011ALL NEWS


Russian deputy premier, Spanish acting premier discuss fin crisis


http://www.itar-tass.com/en/c154/290170.html

MADRID, December 6 (Itar-Tass) — Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov and Spain’s Acting Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero had a meeting here Monday in the format of the official functions that culminated the Year of Russia in Spain and the simultaneous Year of Spain in Russia.

The two men gave special focus at the talks to the ongoing financial crisis in Europe and the ways out of it.

Zhukov and Zapatero summed up the results of the past twelve months, pointing out the powerful impulse that has been given to a further progress of bilateral relations.

More than 350 events in the political, economic and cultural spheres have been held. One of the last such events was Monday’s business forum that drew enough attention from both countries’ business communities.

The reciprocal Year of Russian and Spanish cultures and social events was crowned with Monday night's gala concert of the stars of Russian ballet in the Royal Opera House in Madrid. The list of dignitaries who attended it included King Juan Carlos, Queen Sofia, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s spouse Svetlana, and Alexander Zhukov.



Spain's queen, Russia's 1st lady inaugurate Russian center in Madrid


Published December 05, 2011

EFE

Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2011/12/05/spains-queen-russias-1st-lady-inaugurate-russian-center-in-madrid/#ixzz1fjDTmaIo

Madrid –  Spain's Queen Sofia and the wife of Russia's president inaugurated here Monday the new Russian Science and Culture Center.

The opening of this center officially closes the Spain-Russia Dual Year, dedicated to promoting and strengthening throughout 2011 the economic, political, cultural and scientific ties between Russia and Spain.

After having lunch together, Sofia and Svetlana Medvedeva arrived in the same auto for the inauguration of the new cultural showcase, where the queen was received with traditional Russian folk dancing and was treated to some typical Russian pastry.

During their tour of the installations they visited a small auditorium where several musical compositions were performed.

The 2011 Spain-Russia Dual Year will close with a gala performance of Russian ballet at Madrid's Royal Theater, to be presided over by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia and attended by the Russian first lady and her country's deputy prime minister, Alexander Zhukov.

Also present will be other Spanish officials, including Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenez and Madrid's mayor, Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon.

Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2011/12/05/spains-queen-russias-1st-lady-inaugurate-russian-center-in-madrid/#ixzz1fjDXygP6






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