RUSSIAfinance | issue 9
news review
banking
Russian banking sector: High rates of growth
By Alexander Lopukhin, Vice President, Association of Regional Banks of Russia
Black Sea Trade and Development Bank in Russia
By Hayrettin Kaplan, President of the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank
International business of Sviaz-Bank
By Elena Shirinskaya, Senior Vice-President of Sviaz-Bank
AK BARS: The quiet giant of Tatarstan
By Robert Minnegaliev, Chairman of the Management Board
Sustainability in the South of Russia
By Dr. Vasily Vysokov, Prof. PhD, President, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Bank Center-invest
Central Bank to raise inflation target for 2008
investment
Privatization of Russia’s electricity company
Russian IPOs face tougher times
By Chris Weafer, Chief Strategist, UralSib Financial Corporation, Moscow
Investment possibilities in Russia
By Alexey Gnedovsky, Veles Capital Investment Company CEO
leasing
SG Finance, asset-based finance specialist in Russia
By Alexander Filatov, Head of Vendor Finance Since 10/2007 & Guram Kudryavtsev, Chief Executive Officer
Brunswick Rail Leasing: Effecting long-range investments to the Russian infrastructure
By Vladimir Lelekov, Managing Partner (Co-Head)/General Director of Brunswick Rail Leasing
Inpromleasing: three whales of success
By Victor Voitov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of LLC Leasing Company “Inpromleasing”
‘Wind of the East’ from China
By Sergey Gordeev, General Manager of Dong Feng KomTrans Russia
it & telecoms
Sitronics – knowing how things work
By Sergey Aslanyan, President and Chief Executive Officer
Russian mobile operator MegaFon could hold IPO in 2009.
France Telecom to arrive in Russia from North.
real estate
Innovative merchant developer
By Hanna Eidem, Managing Director, Centrum Terre CIS Russia
Boom in Moscow’s commercial real estate
All skills under one roof
By Mats Hultén, Managing Director, Centrum Consultants in Ukraine
The concealed wealth of regional cities
Significant plans of development: Vester Group
By Oleg Bolichev, Chairman of the board of directors of “Vester” Group
news review
Russia to remain attractive to foreign investors.
Italy’s Enel to invest around €9 bln in Russia by 2013.
Credit crisis not to hit Russia, experts say.
industry
Russia’s gold and forex reserves continue to rise
GV Gold - A new active player in the Russian Gold Market
By Sergey Vasiliev, CEO of GV Gold OJSC
promotional feature
Lufthansa: flying to 15 new destinations in summer
armenia
Construction, agriculture and services contribute to armenia’s 2007 economic growth.
Most intensive foreign investment flow comes to communication sector
ArmEconomBank: Growing foreign investments enhance Bank’s international credibility
By Saribek Sukiasyan, Chairman of the Board
Araratbank: ambitious projects for 2008
By Ashot Osipyan, Chairman of the Board, Executive Director
Renewable financing diversifies Armenian energy
belarus
Belarus will pay more for Gas next year.
Belarus ex-oil Chief jailed for 5 years
Belneftestrakh: one of the most rapidly developing organizations of the Belarus insurance market
Constructing pipelines with no change of ecological balance
By Leonid Kaminski, General Director of FE Belstroytransgaz
EU extends ban on Belarus leaders’ entry in Europe.
LUKOIL implements a project in Belarus
news review
Russian companies raise record $31 bln from IPOs in 2007- MICEX.
Russia’s Globaltrans seeks up to $509 mln in IPO
Market demand makes EBRD increase Severstal energy efficiency loan to €600 million
BSTDB co-operates with URSA Bank to promote mortgage financing in Russia.
BSTDB provides long-term loan to Credit Bank of Moscow to finance small and medium business.
BSTDB and Bank ZENIT expand support for the small and medium business development in Russia
Foreign energy companies in Russia stymied
Gazprom gets deposit sans competition.
Oil growth is over.
Latin America and Russia lift Coca-Cola earnings.
De Beers to acquire stake in major Russian diamond deposit
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