Russian gasoline price rise despite high export duty

Russia's average spot prices for gasoline rose by 1.1–1.7 percent last week despite a high export duty imposed by the government to stabilize the domestic market, Vedomosti daily reported on Tuesday.

// Jul. 19, 2011 - 08:45 GMT


Watchdog slams Seventh Continent grocer as 'unreliable' over food safety

Russia's consumer rights watchdog Rospotrebnadzor criticized Russian grocery chain Seventh Continent on Tuesday for failure to eliminate food hygiene violations.

// Jul. 19, 2011 - 07:45 GMT


Economics Ministry proposes selling 10 pct in RusNano

Russia's Economic Development Ministry hopes to sell off a 10 percent share package of the RusNano hi-tech government corporation in its new privatization plan, Economic Development Minister Elvira Nabiullina said on Monday.

// Jul. 18, 2011 - 07:52 GMT


VTB first quarter profit soars 71% to 26 bln rbls

Russia's VTB group, which includes the country's second largest VTB bank, saw first quarter net profits jump 70.6 percent year-on-year to 26.1 billion rubles ($932 million) to IFRS, the group said on Monday.

// Jul. 18, 2011 - 07:44 GMT


Fiat abandons plans to build Nizhny Novgorod plant

Italy's auto giant Fiat has given up plans to construct a plant in the central Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod and is considering the Caucasus or St. Petersburg as alternative production sites, Kommersant business daily reported on Monday.

// Jul. 18, 2011 - 07:31 GMT


Russia, U.S. disagree on meat imports during WTO talks

Russia and the United States during the World Trade Organization (WTO) talks could not reach an agreement on meat imports, Russian Economic Development Minister Elvira Nabiullina said.

// Jul. 18, 2011 - 07:00 GMT


Russia won't give up car assembly rules for WTO , says Putin

Russia will not cancel its new car assembly rules for foreign companies for the sake of jointing the World Trade Organization (WTO), Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday.

// Jul. 15, 2011 - 08:59 GMT


Nord Stream pipeline may be extended says Putin

Russia may build a third link in the Nord Stream gas pipeline intended to bring Russian natural gas to Germany on the Baltic seabed, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday.

// Jul. 15, 2011 - 08:34 GMT


Yusufov seeks blocking stake in Bank of Moscow

Russian businessman Vitaly Yusufov, Bank of Moscow's second largest shareholder, has asked the central bank to allow him to increase his 19.91 percent share to a blocking stake, Kommersant business daily quoted Yusufov as saying on Friday.

// Jul. 15, 2011 - 08:01 GMT


Power firm Kvadra posts 2.4 bln rbl 2010 net profit

Russian power generating company Kvadra, formerly TGK-4, posted a 2.4 billion ruble ($85.71 milllion) 2010 net profit to IFRS, the company said on Thursday.

// Jul. 14, 2011 - 07:46 GMT