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MOSCOW. Dec 30 (Interfax) - VK (MOEX: VKCO), Yandex (MOEX: YNDX), Sberbank (MOEX: SBER) and Rostelecom (MOEX: RTKM) plan to form a company to develop a mobile operating system based on Android open source code and a platform for mobile services that are compatible with it, national daily Kommersant said on Friday, citing sources. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. Dec 30 (Interfax) - Georgy Gorshkov, a former VTB Group executive, is joining Otkritie Group, which was recently acquired by state bank VTB (MOEX: VTBR), and could become head of Otkritie insurer Rosgosstrakh (RGS) (MOEX: RGSS), national daily Kommersant said on Friday, citing sources. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. Dec 30 (Interfax) - PJSC Federal Grid Company - Rosseti (formerly FGC UES (MOEX: FEES), now known as Rosseti (MOEX: RSTI)) might sell its 8.57% stake in power company Inter RAO (MOEX: IRAO), national daily Kommersant said on Friday, citing sources. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 29 (Interfax) - The Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Rus plant in St. Petersburg has begun manufacturing bodies for Hyundai Solaris cars that it plans to ship to Kazakhstan, business daily Vedomosti reported on Thursday, citing two sources familiar with the plant's operations. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. Dec 29 (Interfax) - The Russian Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) has expanded its basket of goods and services for calculating monthly inflation in 2023 to 566 entries. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 29 (Interfax) - The Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Rus plant in St. Petersburg has begun manufacturing bodies for Hyundai Solaris cars that it plans to ship to Kazakhstan, business daily Vedomosti reported on Thursday, citing two sources familiar with the plant's operations. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. Dec 19 (Interfax) - Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei is closing its Enterprise Business Group division in Russia, which was responsible for supplying information and communication technology solutions for corporate customers in the country, national daily Kommersant reported on Monday, citing a market source. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. Sept 16 (Interfax) - Russia's Transport Ministry has drafted a government order with the datasheet of a program to expand the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) to ship coal from Yakutia to the Vanino-Sovgavan hub, national daily Kommersant reported on Thursday, citing the document. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. Sept 16 (Interfax) - Russia's Transport Ministry has drafted a government order with the datasheet of a program to expand the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) to ship coal from Yakutia to the Vanino-Sovgavan hub, national daily Kommersant reported on Thursday, citing the document. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

KALUGA. Sept 4 (Interfax) - Hayat Consumer Goods LLC, part of Turkey's Hayat holding, launched a new line at its plant on the Borovskoye site at the Kaluga Special Economic Zone on Monday, the Regional Development Agency of the Kaluga Region said. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. May 23 (Interfax) - Switzerland unblocked the accounts of EuroChem after sanctions-hit Russian tycoon Andrei Melnichenko ceased to be the fertilizer producer's principal beneficiary, Swiss paper Tages Anzeiger reported. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. April 29 (Interfax) - VTB (MOEX: VTBR) head Andrei Kostin has proposed to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin to consolidate the state lender and two other banks - Federal Property Agency-controlled Crimean lender RNCB and Central Bank subsidiary Otkritie Bank - into one group, national daily Kommersant reported on Friday, citing sources. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ALMATY. March 1 (Interfax-Kazakhstan) - President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said that the Minsk agreements remained on paper and this led to the military operation in Ukraine. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. Aug 9 (Interfax) - Russia's Agriculture Ministry has proposed to limit imports of sugar beet seeds by only allowing such imports according to the "historical principal." [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. Aug 1 (Interfax) - Aeroflot (MOEX: AFLT) had net losses to Russian Accounting Standards of 81.7 billion rubles for H1 2023, compared with profit of 80.7 billion rubles for the same period of 2022, the Russian flag carrier said. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. July 13 (Interfax) - The European Union and Russia have reached an agreement on freight transit to Kaliningrad Region and Brussels has presented a document to this effect, Izvestia reported on Wednesday, citing high-ranking Russian sources. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. July 7 (Interfax) - The Digital Development Ministry and State Duma members are holding talks with Russian information technology companies, such as VK (MOEX: VKCO), on state support for the development of a domestic game engine, national daily Kommersant said on Thursday, citing sources. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. June 22 (Interfax) - Russia's Industry and Trade Ministry, Digital Development Ministry and Computer Equipment Consortium, whose founders include Aquarius, Yadro and Element, are discussing the criteria for giving electronics and computer equipment made in other Eurasian Economic Union countries access to Russia's government procurements market, national daily Kommersant said on Wednesday, citing sources. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

WASHINGTON. June 6 (Interfax) - Truphone, the UK telecom group owned by Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich and his partners, will be sold to two European entrepreneurs for GBP1, the Financial Times reported. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. Oct 19 (Interfax) - Volvo Group, which suspended truck production in Russia in late February, is thinking of selling its Russian business, the Vedomosti newspaper said, quoting a company representative. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. Oct 19 (Interfax) - The Russian government is considering disbanding state nanotech company Rusnano, the Vedomosti newspaper said, quoting sources. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. Sept 26 (Interfax) - Automaker Mazda is considering halting production of automobiles in Russia, Japanese newspaper Nikkei reported. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. Sept 8 (Interfax) - The localized light commercial vehicles (LCV) that Russian automaker Sollers (MOEX: SVAV) intends to manufacture under its own brand will be based on the models of China's JAC, business daily Vedomosti reported on Thursday, citing sources familiar with the details of Sollers Auto's project. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. May 2 (Interfax) - German athletic wear company Adidas, which temporarily closed its stores in Russia last spring, is considering handing its Russian division over to a foreign investor, national daily Kommersant reported on Tuesday, citing sources. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

KALUGA. April 21 (Interfax) - Continental AG, which owns a tire plant in Kaluga, has agreed to sell its stake in Russian distributor Continental Tires Rus to S8 Industrial Assets, an affiliate of lottery tycoon Armen Sarkisyan's S8 Capital, national daily Kommersant reported on Friday, citing a source. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. April 13 (Interfax) - Swedish vodka maker Absolut, which is part of French group Pernod Ricard, has decided to partially resume shipments of its alcohol products to the Russian market, Kristianstadsbladet reported, citing Absolut vice president for corporate communications and public affairs, Paula Eriksson. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. March 29 (Interfax) - Russia intends to cancel international incoming roaming with EAEU member countries in 2025, the Vedomosti newspaper reports, citing an appendix to a request from the Eurasian Economic Commission, which was sent to major EAEU mobile operators and Russia's Ministry of Economic Development. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. March 29 (Interfax) - Russia intends to cancel international incoming roaming with EAEU member countries in 2025, the Vedomosti newspaper reports, citing an appendix to a request from the Eurasian Economic Commission, which was sent to major EAEU mobile operators and Russia's Ministry of Economic Development. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. March 28 (Interfax) - The Russian plants of German chemical and consumer goods company Henkel might be acquired by a consortium of investors that includes the shareholders of drug maker Pharmstandard (MOEX: PHST), Ivan Tavrin's Kismet Capital and the founders of Elbrus Capital, business daily Vedomosti reported on Tuesday, citing sources said. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. March 29 (Interfax) - Russia intends to cancel international incoming roaming with EAEU member countries in 2025, the Vedomosti newspaper reports, citing an appendix to a request from the Eurasian Economic Commission, which was sent to major EAEU mobile operators and Russia's Ministry of Economic Development. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. March 21 (Interfax) - Rice prices in Russia could increase by 8%-30% because of a decline in the quality of paddy due to bad weather conditions in Krasnodar Territory, the country's main rice growing region. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. March 13 (Interfax) - Companies controlled by businessman Vladislav Sviblov and Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UMMC) are interested in acquiring some of the Russian assets of gold and silver miner Polymetal (MOEX: POLY), national daily Kommersant reported on Saturday, citing sources. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. March 13 (Interfax) - Companies controlled by businessman Vladislav Sviblov and Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company (UMMC) are interested in acquiring some of the Russian assets of gold and silver miner Polymetal (MOEX: POLY), national daily Kommersant reported on Saturday, citing sources. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. Feb 17 (Interfax) - NLMK Group (MOEX: NLMK), one of Russia's largest steelmakers, is revisiting plans to sell its plants in the Urals, and might now also sell its mini mill in Kaluga Region, which is also part of its long products division. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. Feb 9 (Interfax) - A number of major Russian food producers are interested in acquiring the Russian dairy product and plant-based beverage business of French company Danone. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. Jan 11 (Interfax) - The gaming division of Russian Internet group VK (MOEX: VKCO), VK Play will invest about 300 million rubles in video game studios in 2023, national daily Kommersant said on Wednesday, citing a company presentation on the development of the gaming industry in 2023-2024 at a meeting with industry representatives at the Digital Development Ministry. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. Dec 9 (Interfax) - A group of investors led by Qatari businessman Ghanim Bin Saad Al-Saad has expressed interest in acquiring the oil refinery in Sicily owned by Russian oil company Lukoil (MOEX: LKOH), Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. Dec 9 (Interfax) - A group of investors led by Qatari businessman Ghanim Bin Saad Al-Saad has expressed interest in acquiring the oil refinery in Sicily owned by Russian oil company Lukoil (MOEX: LKOH), Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. Nov 3 (Interfax) - The Kremlin is processing the Novaya Gazeta newspaper's enquiry regarding the Pandora Papers, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ASTANA. Sept 21 (Interfax-Kazakhstan) - The Interdepartamental Commission of Kazakhstan's Ministry for Investments and Development chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Erbolat Dosayev and with participation of the representatives of the pulp and paper industry, the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs Atameken and Kazakhstan's Packers Association have addresses the issues of stimulating the development of the industry and made a decision on the necessity of introducing a ban on scrap paper exports from the country, the ministry's press office has said. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

NUR-SULTAN. Jan 31 (Interfax-Kazakhstan) - Paper invoices issued during the state of emergency must be entered into the E-Invoices Information System no later than February 3, 2022, the State Revenue Committee of the Kazakh Finance Ministry has said. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. May 19 (Interfax) - Russian truck maker Kamaz (MOEX: KMAZ) might set up production of the automobiles of its Chinese partner JAC under the Soviet-era Moskvich brand at the former Renault Russia plant (formerly Avtoframos) that French automaker Renault has handed over to Moscow, business daily Vedomosti reported on Thursday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. May 17 (Interfax) - The implementation of Russia's national project to develop the country's electronics industry to 2030 will cost 2.74 trillion rubles instead of the previously planned 3.2 trillion rubles. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. April 8 (Interfax) - Sber, Yandex (MOEX: YNDX) and VK (MOEX: VKCO) are participating in negotiations with the Russian government on creating a domestic alternative to Apple's App Store and Google Play, but a chief developer has not been selected yet, national daily Kommersant said on Friday, citing sources. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. March 16 (Interfax) - Russian power company Inter RAO (MOEX: IRAO) is considering buying back its free float of more than 34% so it can delist from the Moscow Exchange, national daily Kommersant said on Wednesday, citing sources. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. March 16 (Interfax) - Russian power company Inter RAO (MOEX: IRAO) is considering buying back its free float of more than 34% so it can delist from the Moscow Exchange, national daily Kommersant said on Wednesday, citing sources. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MOSCOW. Aug 24 (Interfax) - The Federal Fisheries Agency wants to increase the effectiveness of subsidies for shipments of Alaska pollock from the Far East to central Russia before this measure is extended to 2022, national daily Kommersant said on Tuesday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]