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The Russian carmaker GAZ could start producing Opel cars within nine months if a consortium of investors taking over the German auto producer give their backing, GAZ said on Monday.
The possibility of establishing a grain cartel will be discussed at the World Grain Forum scheduled for June 6-7 in St. Petersburg, the governor of Russia's second-largest city said on Monday.
Russia's Reserve Fund dropped by 11.9% to 3.127 trillion rubles ($100.95 billion), and the National Prosperity Fund declined 3% to 2.784 trillion rubles ($89.86 billion) in May, the Finance Ministry said on Monday.
The official dollar rate set by the Russian Central Bank for June 2 is 30.7441 rubles, down 24.02 kopeks from Monday, the Central Bank said.
About 170 Russian and foreign firms will take part in an international arms exhibition in the southwest Siberian city of Omsk, a regional government spokesman said on Monday.
Gazprom Neft increased crude exports by 4.6% year-on-year to 5.36 million metric tons in January-April 2009, the oil arm of Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Monday.
The average price of the benchmark Urals oil blend stood at $47.05 per barrel in Russia in January-May 2009 against $100.78 in the first five months of 2008, a Finance Ministry official said on Monday.



