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AFK Sistema distributed shares VTB to finance buyout of Rostelecom shares VTB will provide Rostelecom's subsidiary, Mobitel LLC, with 8.3 billion rubles (around $265 million) under a three-month MosPrime plus 3.25% per annum under the parent company's guarantee. The funds will be used to purchase Rostelecom's ordinary shares under the buy-back program. In 2011, Rostelecom's board of directors approved this program in the amount of up to $500 million.

The volume of oil production, including gas condensate, in Russia in 2011 increased by 0.8% and amounted to 509 million tons, gas production by 2.9% to 669 billion cubic meters, Rosstat reported. According to Rosstat, 258 million tons of oil were sent for processing last year, which is 3.3% higher than in 2010.

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov is planning to leave politics after he finishes the fight against terrorism and when the republic is restored. As reported by ITAR-TASS, he told journalists in Kislovodsk. "If I fulfill the tasks set and leave politics carefully, this will be a great happiness for me, a great responsibility," he said.

The Eurogroup's committee of finance ministers on Monday rejected as inadequate a proposal from private Greek bondholders to help restructure the country's debt burden, it was announced today following a meeting that lasted until late evening CET. The risk of Athens defaulting uncontrollably on its debt has grown, observers said. The disagreement, they said, threatens to make it impossible to reach a voluntary debt restructuring agreement.

S.Karpukhin / REUTERS GC PIK Developer. The main shareholder is Suleiman Kerimov’s Nafta-Moscow (38.3%). Capitalization (LSE) – $1.26 billion. Revenue (2011, management reporting data) – 52.1 billion rubles. In 2011, the PIK Group of Companies sold 510,000 sq. m of residential real estate (up 30.1% compared to 2010) and earned 34.9 billion rubles (up 49.5%), the company reported yesterday.

Rostransnadzor has challenged a court decision that in November overturned the agency's order requiring Domodedovo airport companies to ensure 100% screening of all those entering the building. The appeal has been filed with the Tenth Arbitration Court of Appeal. The date for its hearing has not yet been set.

The Russian Air Force, including the MiG-31BM interceptor fighters, will soon receive a new missile that will significantly increase its combat potential, said Russian Air Force Commander-in-Chief Colonel General Alexander Zelin in Moscow on Tuesday, speaking at the 10th anniversary of the Tactical Missile Weapons (TRV) corporation.

Two Duma factions at once - "United Russia" and the LDPR - condemned the meeting of the SR representatives with the new US Ambassador Michael McFaul. Mironov called these attacks pre-election "hysteria". LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky proposed to deprive the participants of the meeting of the right to speak until the end of the convocation, and United Russia deputy Andrei Isayev proposed that the State Duma Ethics Committee consider the behavior of the deputies at its meeting.

Vladimir Postnov Geniušas played in the Small Hall of the Philharmonic – and that same evening nearby, in the Great Hall, Valery Afanasyev’s piano recital was taking place, playing Beethoven’s last three sonatas; one can only marvel at the miracles of planning by the Philharmonic’s management. However, despite the competition, the hall was packed to capacity at Geniušas’s concert.

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D.Grishkin Online stores are becoming a real obstacle to offline retail in developed markets. The major American retailer Target Corp. (the world's tenth-largest retailer by sales; it sells food, clothing, electronics, and home decor in hypermarkets) has asked its suppliers to help it combat the shift of customers to the Internet, The Wall Street Journal writes.

"Renaissance Capital" Analysts at Renaissance have raised their recommendation for Surgutneftegaz shares from “hold” to “buy,” and their forecast price from $1 to $1.4 per share. Due to recent changes in legislation and the government’s efforts to increase the transparency of various state-owned companies, it is likely that Surgutneftegaz will be required to publish IFRS reports starting in 2013. Historically, investors trust IFRS results more than reports under national standards, they believe.

Vedomosti has managed to familiarize itself with the conclusions of federal agencies, on the basis of which Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin instructed Rostekhnadzor, FAS and Rosprirodnadzor to develop draft agreements with metallurgical companies on modernizing production and introducing new technologies at the end of December 2011.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has called the French Senate's decision to adopt a law criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide irresponsible. According to the BBC, Ankara has promised Paris a quick response. The Foreign Ministry's statement also suggests that the adoption of the law is linked to the upcoming presidential elections in France: half a million Armenians live in the country.