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With gold prices hitting all time highs should Russia to be thinking of selling some of its reserves?

Margin calls and trading halt confusion adds to gloom on Russian markets A torrid week on the Russian markets has seen them lose about 30%, amidst several suspensions of trade. While the financial regulator is trying to avoid the panic on the market, the share sell-off is also putting...

Credit crunch comes to real estate Over the past decade, Moscow real estate has experienced a boom – with sky-high building projects going up over the Russian capital. But the fate of future developments is up in the air as the economic crisis...

Duma passes amendments to protect Russian banking system from global meltdown The Russian State Duma adopted amendments on Friday that allow the Central Bank to lend to top banks for a period of up to 6 months. It's an attempt to assist the country's financial system during the current global...

Could the financial crisis save the environment? The global economic downturn is causing financial mayhem for most people on the planet – but scientists say it could have an upside for the environment. It’s believed it could trigger more careful use of...

Severstal slashes production Russian steelmaker, Severstal, is clearing the decks for a major downturn in the global steel industry by announcing major productions cuts.

Gold provides the haven Gold companies have been tipped as a standout long-term investment amid the global markets collapse. Experts warn that's despite government regulations which are choking development of Russia's reserves, the world's...

Russia fights to prevent panic sells The situation on the international markets remains grim as global stocks take yet another plunge. A massive sell-off on Wall Street on Thursday, and the escalating global equity crisis, sent Asian stocks down sharply.

Government liquidity injections a balancing act The money being pumped into the banking system is giving rise to concerns about the impact on Russia’s reserves, and the effect on Russia’s notorious inflation problem.

Millions of “Bin Ladens” stashed under Spanish floorboards The Spanish government is looking to recover millions of 500 euro notes being horded by the public as it attempts to steer a path through the economic crisis.

Russian exchanges surge on stop-start day, as global central banks continue to... Russia’s RTS and Micex exchanges have opened for trade on Thursday after receiving clearance from the Federal Financial Markets service. Both have moved sharply higher in morning trade, with the RTS up 12%, and the...

Cherkizovo Group posts 66% jump in Net Income 1H 2008 Leading Russian Meat producer, Cherkizovo group, has posted a Net income of $36.3 million under U.S. GAAP

Smaller Russian financial institutions change hands as credit crunch forces... KIT Finance and Sviaz-Bank get new owners as state owned players bail them out.

Britain bails out its banks as Medvedev calls for change to global financial... Every person in Britain will in effect pay 2 thousand dollars to the nation's banks in an unprecedented government scheme to prevent their collapse. The $100 Billion injection comes as 7 world economies coordinate an...

Bank support law held up as smaller banks look for help Russia's lower house of parliament, the Duma, has held up a bill providing banks with subordinated loans. Experts are sure the law will eventually be passed, but whether it will solve the systemic problems in the sector...

Reports of another Great Depression were exaggeration - IMF Olivier Blanchard, the chief economist for the International Monetary Fund, confirmed on Wednesday that the world economy is facing a major downturn, but added that the chances of it sliding into another Great...

Great Depression v2.0? The real economy is in peril. European governments have put huge chunks of state cash into their top banks to shore them up and have cut interest rates to help companies and consumers. How bad are things?

Concerted global action to underpin global finances: RTS and Micex halted Russia’s RTS and Micex exchanges halted Wednesday trade at 11.00 Moscow time after a frenzied 30 minute sell off, before global central banks unveiled the first coordinated response to the calamity engulfing financial...

Life in the epicentre of the financial crisis The financial turmoil is affecting most people's lives around the globe, but it's the epicentre of the crisis, New York, that's been shaken most.

Icelandic delegation to come to Moscow in search of $5.4 Billion A delegation from Iceland is scheduled to arrive in Moscow on Wednesday to negotiate a potential $5.4 Billion loan from Russia.

Global share meltdown continues: RTS and Micex slump again before new halt Russia’s RTS and Micex opened sharply lower, before being halted, on Wednesday, in the face of a withering global share sell off which is wiping Billions from the value of markets worldwide.

Russian banks get $36 BLN shot in the arm The Russian government will inject an additional $US 36 BLN into the country's financial sector to prevent a major crisis.

Russian stocks fall again as global markets fail to lift siege The unremitting gloom surrounding global equities continued unabated on Tuesday, with the RTS and Micex in Moscow adding a further 1% to their recent slide. Considering events both before and during the day, Russian...

Oil outlook clouds Russia’s economic future The era of record profits from oil and gas is over – that's according to Russia's Finance Minister Alexey Kudrin. 2008 is likely to be the year of peak oil and gas production in the country.

Market plunge drives traders to despair Russia's stock markets have opened slightly up following their suspension on Tuesday morning. But while they are in for another tough day, Wall Street has seen the Dow Jones sink to its lowest point in years. Monday saw...

Russian Finance Ministry denies € 4 Billion loan to Iceland Russia’s Finance Ministry has denied reports in the European media that Russia will loan €4 Billion to the Central Bank of Iceland. In a statement to Interfax Deputy Finance Minister Dmitry Pankin stated that no...

Panic engulfs global markets Investors have seen billions of dollars wiped from the value of holdings around the world on Monday. Russian stock markets took their most brutal one-day beating in a decade. Indices plunged by 19 per cent, forcing...

Share slump creates bargains as government mulls more support The government's preparing “extraordinary” measures to revive markets after the RTS fell a record 19.1% on Monday. The revelation came from the Micex Stock Exchange after it held crisis talks with ministers....

Fears of downturn see credit crunch eat into jobs The credit crisis has meant thousands of people around the world have lost their jobs. So far, Russia has escaped the worst – but it might not be that way for much longer.

Sell! Sell! Sell! RTS and Micex slump as global markets reel A wave of selling has again engulfed the world’s equities’ markets on Monday. Russian markets have continued to tumble despite predictions they would rise off the back of emergency measures taken in Washington and...

Sedmoi Kontinent posts 1H 2008 Net Income fall of 19% Russian grocery retailer, Sedmoi Kontinent, has posted a 1H 2008 Net Income of $42.3 million under IFRS.

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