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Ukraine hopes to sign nuclear fuel contract with Russia
21/10/2009 20:06 Ukraine expects to sign a long-term contract for Russian nuclear fuel supplies before the end of the year, the country's deputy energy minister said on Wednesday.
Russian oil export revenue down 45% in Jan-Sep - Kudrin
21/10/2009 19:57 Russian oil and petrochemical exporters posted a 45% decrease in revenue in the first nine months of 2009 to $129 billion, the finance minister told the lower house of parliament on Wednesday.
Russia to lose 'billions' if S-300 missile deal with Iran scrapped
21/10/2009 19:31 Russia will sustain significant losses if it decides to tear up a contract to deliver S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Iran, an unnamed defense industry official said on Wednesday.
Russian State Duma approves 2010 draft budget in first reading
21/10/2009 18:21 The lower house of Russia's parliament adopted on Wednesday in the first reading a draft federal budget for 2010 and key budget parameters for the period until 2012.
Bank of New York set to sign accord on Russian $22.5bln lawsuit
21/10/2009 18:04 Russia's Federal Customs Service said on Wednesday it was ready to sign a deal with the Bank of New York to settle its $22.5 billion money laundering suit against the U.S.-based banking giant.
Russia may privatize certain state corporations - Medvedev
21/10/2009 15:48 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday that government corporations operating in competitive industries in Russia could be transformed into joint stock companies.
Russia's VTB Group posts better-than-expected half-year net loss
21/10/2009 15:11 VTB Group, Russia's largest banking group, announced on Wednesday a net loss of 31.5 billion rubles ($1.07 billion) in January-June 2009.
Dollar down 2.70 kopeks, euro down 11.63 kopeks - Central Bank
21/10/2009 14:07 The official dollar rate set by the Russian Central Bank for October 22 is 29.1641 rubles, down 2.70 kopeks from Wednesday, the Central Bank said.
Kazakhstan's parliament approves budget for 2010-2012
21/10/2009 13:55 The lower house of Kazakhstan's parliament approved on Wednesday a draft budget for 2010-212, with a deficit expected at 4.1% of GDP next year.
Medvedev to discuss crisis exit strategy with business leaders
21/10/2009 13:17 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will host a meeting with Russian business leaders on Wednesday, to discuss a strategy to pull the economy out of the ongoing crisis, the business website BFM.ru reported.
Russian govt. ready to force firms to invest in technology
21/10/2009 11:54 The Russian government may introduce measures to oblige companies to invest in energy efficiency and other technology projects, a Kremlin aide said on Wednesday.
Russian economy likely to rebound in 2010 - Kremlin economist
21/10/2009 10:41 A second crisis wave in Russia is unlikely, and the economy could switch to sustainable growth as early as 2010, a presidential economic aide said on Wednesday.
Gazprom subsidiary, France's EDF agree on trans-Atlantic gas swap
21/10/2009 04:33 Gazprom Marketing & Trading (GM&T), a subsidiary of the Russian energy giant Gazprom, and Electricite de France (EDF) have agreed to swap natural gas between the U.S. and European markets, the Russian company has said in a statement.

Child mortality rates drop in Russia - UNICEF report The number of children dying before they reach the age of five in Russia fell by just over 50% between 1990 and 2008, a UNICEF report said.	Putin to travel to France next week Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will visit France on November 26-27, when a decision could finally be made on the purchase of a French Mistral-class helicopter carrier, a government spokesman said on Friday.
Ukraine reports 354 flu deaths since start of October The death toll from the ongoing flu epidemic in Ukraine has reached 354 since the start of October, the country's health ministry said on Friday.	Russia to float out first frigate for Indian Navy Nov. 27 A Russian shipyard will float out the first of three frigates for India's Navy November 27, a company spokesman said Tuesday.

		20/11/2009 Victoria’s Secret “Angels” in annual fashion show
		20/11/2009 Dialogue with Russia: Arabic-language newspaper Anbaa Mosku revived

USD	21/11	28.8554	+0.1095
EUR	21/11	43.0407	+0.2409
RTS	23:50	1443.66	+0.5%
MICEX	18:45	1334.15	–0.1%

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