Apr 23, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
Russian authorities have asked tycoon Vladimir Potanin to invest in Alrosa during the upcoming sale of a 14 percent government stake in the diamond producer, Kommersant reported Monday, citing sources. According to market participants, Suleiman Kerimov, Alfa Group and...
Apr 22, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
Moscow Times 15 April 2013 If you wonder why Russians don’t smile in the metro, what they really think about corruption, how many of them fought bears and how many of these brave souls were drinking vodka at the time, now you can satisfy your curiosity. A...
Apr 22, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
(Reuters) – Russia’s top gold miner Polyus Gold has raised $750 million via a debut seven-year Eurobond issue, with a yield of 5.625 percent, an executive with one of the bookrunners said. “The order book was more than two times subscribed despite...
Apr 19, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
The Moscow Times Millhouse, which is controlled by Roman Abramovich, will close a deal by early May to buy 5.39 percent in Norilsk Nickel from Interros and RusAl in an effort to end a conflict between the two main shareholders of the nickel producer, Vedomosti...
Apr 16, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
Moscow Times 17 April 2013 ICT Group president Alexander Nesis has sold half of his shares in potash producer Uralkali, Vedomosti reported Tuesday, citing a bond prospectus. His stake was reduced from 9.94 percent to 5.1 percent. Some of the shares could have been...
