| October 2008 |
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Kazakhstan's president told Russia's prime minister on Thursday that under current plans, two-way investment between the countries will rise to $40 billion. 
Italy's Alenia Aeronautica could conclude its deal to buy a 25%-plus-one-share stake in Sukhoi Civil Aircraft by yearend, the Russian industry and trade minister said in Italy on Thursday. 
Russia's stock exchanges, the RTS and MICEX, showed strong growth during Thursday trading, with their benchmark indices climbing almost 18% and over 19%, respectively. 
Russia's richest man will receive a $4.5 billion state loan to help him retain his stake in the world's largest nickel company, Norilsk Nickel, financial media reported on Thursday. 
Russia's United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has postponed its initial public offering by a year from 2010 to 2011, the company's executive vice president said on Thursday. 
Russia's state-controlled Vnesheconombank (VEB) will invest up to 5 billion rubles ($184.5 million) daily on the Russian stock market to ease the effects of the ongoing global financial crisis, VEB chairman Vladimir Dmitriyev said. 
Russia's two main stock exchanges, MICEX and the RTS, opened trading on Thursday with their indices up from Wednesday's close. 
The head of Russia's Deposit Insurance Agency forecast that around 20 to 40 national banks could require bailing out amid the global financial crisis, the Kommersant business daily said on Thursday. 