| September 2009 |
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Russia's Reserve Fund decreased 3.7% to 2.706 trillion rubles ($85.74 billion) while the National Prosperity Fund rose 0.1% to 2.863 trillion rubles ($90.69 billion) in August, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday.
LUKoil has completed the acquisition of a 45% stake in a Dutch oil refinery from France's Total for $600 million, Russia's largest independent oil producer said on Tuesday.
A Chinese company is ready to invest $1 billion in the purchase of finished facilities and shopping areas under construction to replace a notorious Moscow market.
Russia's state-controlled oil producer Rosneft said on Tuesday its U.S. GAAP net profit had declined 47% in January-June 2009, year-on-year, to $3.67 billion.
The Russian economy will reach 2008 pre-crisis level as early as in 2012, a government source working in the financial and economic area said on Tuesday.
The official dollar rate set by the Russian Central Bank for September 2 is 31.7743 rubles, down 6.54 kopeks from Tuesday.
Russia's federal budget revenues in 2010 will be more than the planned figure of 6.6 trillion rubles ($207.5 billion).
Russian metals giant Evraz Group S.A. announced on Tuesday a net loss under International Financial Reporting Standards of $999 million for the first half of 2009 against a $2 billion net profit in the same period last year.
Russia's leading car producer AvtoVAZ resumed operation at its main assembly line on Tuesday following a month-long break forced by falling demand and "unstable" social situation in the company.



