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8 June 2009 TOP STORY This Is Bne's Weekly Newsletter Covering FDI and Investment Plans in Eastern Europe February 9, 2009 This is bne's weekly newsletter covering FDI and investment plans in Eastern Europe. You can receive the list as a plain text or html email or as a pdf file. To manage your delivery options: http://businessneweurope.eu/users/subs.php 8 June 2009 TOP STORY This is bne's weekly newsletter covering FDI and investment plans in Eastern Europe. 1. Putin suggests relaxing rules on foreign investment You can receive the list as a plain text or html email or as a pdf file. Manage your 2. EurAsEC to create $10bn anti-crisis fund delivery options here: http://businessneweurope.eu/users/subs.php 3. Lukoil to invest $8 bn in 2009 4. Magnit, X5 Retail Group: Aggressive expansion plans to continue in spite of crisis NEWS TOP STORY 5. Customs Service reports huge drop in imports 1. Rusnano and Renova to create Russia’s solar panel industry 6. MinEconomy estimates GDP growth at 5.6% YoY in 2008 2. NOVATEK to stick to maximum investment plan - we expect capex at USD 0.6bn 7. Rosstat reports plummeting core sector output for December 3. Russia may seek new investors for electricity sector 8. Russia’s GDP may drop 10% in 2009 says union leader 4. Russian Foreign investment falls 30% in 1Q09 FOREIGN-RUSSIA INVESTMENT NEWS 9. Ford to expand St Petersburg plant 5. CIS: The trough is behind us RUSSIA-FOREIGN INVESTMENT February 9, 2009 6. Crisis bites deep into Russian infrastructure programme 10. InterRAO establishes JV with Cuban state This is bne's weekly newsletter covering FDI and investment plans in Eastern Europe. 7. Strategy Monthly: The Impact of China SECTOR GAS You can receive the list as a plain text or html email or as a pdf file. To manage your 8. Putin proposes that VEB and Rosselkhozbank fund light industry projects 11. $800m to be spent on Shtokman development 9. World Bank praises Russian administrative reforms delivery options: http://businessneweurope.eu/users/subs.php 12. Board of directors approves Gazprom's oil strategy 10. Russia to push for WTO and OECD entry by the end of this year 13. Gazprom and Beltransgaz sign new gas price agreement TOP STORY 11. Russian GDP Indicator recorded annual contraction of 6.8% in May 14. Gazprom Neft closes deal Serbian NIS deal 1. Putin suggests relaxing rules on foreign investment 13. Russian government expects GDP recovery in 2H09, may issue Eurobonds in 15. Medvedev calls for faster gas pipeline construction 2. EurAsEC to create $10bn anti-crisis fund 2010 16. Novatek : PT upgrade due to cancellation of export duty on LPG 3. Lukoil to invest $8 bn in 2009 RUSSIA-FOREIGN INVESTMENT 17. Structures near Shtokman could contain up to 2 tcm of gas 4. Magnit, X5 Retail Group: Aggressive expansion plans to continue in spite of crisis 13. LUKOIL: Eyeing bigger Kazakhstan presence, strategically positive 18. Surgutneftegaz expects output to decline 1.1% YoY this year 14. Russia may participate in Azerbaijani nuclear plant construction NEWS SECTOR Oil 15. Unimilk and Wimm-Bill-Dann interested in Belarusian dairy sector 5. Customs Service reports huge drop in imports 19. LUKOIL's production and capex guidance in line with previous statements 16. X5 Retail Group: Potential entry into Ukraine 6. MinEconomy estimates GDP growth at 5.6% YoY in 2008 20. Rosneft provides 2009 capex guidance GAS 7. Rosstat reports plummeting core sector output for December 21. TNK-BP: Capex cuts here and across the sector 17. Arctic may hold 30% of undiscovered gas 8. Russia’s GDP may drop 10% in 2009 says union leader SECTOR High Tech 18. COW: Russian gas distribution scheme FOREIGN-RUSSIA INVESTMENT 22. FAS investigates regional internet market 19. EU oil majors should unite to thwart Gazprom, says Azeri official 9. Ford to expand St Petersburg plant 23. Siemens to invest up to !50m in Voronezh region transformer plan 20. Gas Fundamentals: Inflection Point RUSSIA-FOREIGN INVESTMENT SECTOR Metals and Natural Resources 21. Gazprom may take control of Moldovan gas pipelines, warns Moldovagaz chief 10. InterRAO establishes JV with Cuban state 24. Azovstal invests more than $775 mln in 2007_08 to modernize 22. Gazprom's gas output drops 34% y o y in May SECTOR GAS 25. Mega-merger discussion continues 23. Nabucco to break even with 8 bcm of gas a year 11. $800m to be spent on Shtokman development 26. NLMK shuts two coke batteries 24. Novatek OAO to launch next phase of Yurkharovskoye field this year 12. Board of directors approves Gazprom's oil strategy 27. Polyus wants to postpone development of Natalka 25. Reinhard Mitschek: Nabucco deal to be signed soon 13. Gazprom and Beltransgaz sign new gas price agreement 28. Putin says Rosatom could develop fully-fledged partnership with Siemens 26. Russia demands Turkmenistan reduce gas volumes or prices 14. Gazprom Neft closes deal Serbian NIS deal 29. World's largest uncut diamond producers unite marketing efforts 27. Russia will back Nord Stream route chosen by Finland 15. Medvedev calls for faster gas pipeline construction SECTOR Power 28. Russia: May gas production statistics 16. Novatek : PT upgrade due to cancellation of export duty on LPG 30. Introduction of RAB in electricity distribution segment might be postponed 19. Russian Gas Sector: Next to Rebound? 17. Structures near Shtokman could contain up to 2 tcm of gas 31. Kovykta stalemate threatens OGK3 "investment" 30. Shtokman developer announces 20 new tenders 18. Surgutneftegaz expects output to decline 1.1% YoY this year 32. Kovykta talks suspended 31. TNK-BP proposes including Kovykta project in Gazprom investment programme SECTOR Oil 33. Liberalised segment of Russian power market to increase to 50% SECTOR Oil 19. LUKOIL's production and capex guidance in line with previous statements 34. Moscow authorities enhance competition in electricity retail 32. Further tax breaks for oil companies? - for new deposits in the Yamal-Nenets 20. Rosneft provides 2009 capex guidance Autonomous Area and in the north of Krasnoyarsk Territory - unlikely 21. TNK-BP: Capex cuts here and across the sector 33. Lukoil to invest $7bn in 2009 SECTOR High Tech 34. LUKOIL: Eyeing bigger Kazakhstan presence, strategically positive 22. FAS investigates regional internet mabrkuesti nessneweurope.eu 23. Siemens to invest up to !50m in Voronezh region transformer plan SECTOR Metals and Natural Resources 24. Azovstal invests more than $775 mln in 2007_08 to modernize 25. Mega-merger discussion continues 26. NLMK shuts two coke batteries 27. Polyus wants to postpone development of Natalka 28. Putin says Rosatom could develop fully-fledged partnership with Siemens 29. World's largest uncut diamond producers unite marketing efforts SECTOR Power 30. Introduction of RAB in electricity distribution segment might be postponed 31. Kovykta stalemate threatens OGK3 "investment" 32. Kovykta talks suspended 33. Liberalised segment of Russian power market to increase to 50% 34. Moscow authorities enhance competition in electricity retail businessneweurope.eu 35. Oil output flat in May, up 0.5% y o y in 5m09 36. Russian daily crude oil production falls 0.1% MoM in May, gas output falls by 28.8% YoY 37. TNK-BP: Capex and Free float could grow 38. Transneft proposes new terms for Azeri oil transit SECTOR High Tech 39. Intel may assemble computers in Russia SECTOR Metals and Natural Resources 40. China launches anti-dumping investigation against Russian and US transformer steel producers 41. China substantially increases coking coal imports 42. Mechel increases FeCr and nickel production 43. Rusal to miss debt repayment deadline SECTOR Power 44. Energy Minister Shmatko expects capacity market model within two months 45. Government maintains pressure on OGK3 46. InterRAO, VTB and Kuwaiti firm to establish electricity investment fund 47. Post crisis power sector landscape could be different, Shmatko says 48. Warmer May temperatures contribute to electricity demand decline SECTOR Retail, FMCG 49. Russian government may allow retailers to deduct shrinkage for tax purposes 50. Vester closes last hypermarkets in Ukraine SECTOR Telecom 51. AFK Sistema: India subsidiary reaches one million mobile subscribers 52. Court refuses to suspend damage recovery from Telenor 53. North-West telecoms considers upping 2009 capex 54. Siberia Telecom guides for 8% YoY revenue growth - decreases capex further and plans RUB 4bn bond issues - likely to repay 2009 debt should it succeed with the bond issues 55. State commission approves Svyazinvest's reorganisation concept - 56. Svyazinvest: Moving in the right direction 57. Telecom sector: Russian broadband subscriber base up 1.6% MoM in April SECTOR Transport 58. Railway cargo turnover down 13% in May vs. 15% in April SECTOR Automotive 59. Amtel-Vredestein files for bankruptcy 60. Avtovaz gets RUB25bn state loan 61. Avtovaz may buy out GM's Russian JV assets 62. Car sector bailouts to start 63. GAZ could start assembling Opels by end 2009 64. Malaysian automotive producer Weststar cancels LDV deal 65. Nissan opens St Petersburg car plant 66. Russian car industry strategy should include Opel deal - Putin 67. Sberbank and AvtoVAZ offer free credit for Ladas 68. Sberbank and the OPEL deal SECTOR Aviation and defence 69. Aeroflot Nord may lose its license 70. Transportation Ministry invites Boeing to set up maintenance centres in Russia SECTOR Construction, Real Estate 71. Japanese and Chinese investors to access Siberian cement market SECTOR Media 72. Internet: Russian production houses see Russian content market contracting a third YoY in 2009 UKRAINE INVESTMENT businessneweurope.eu 73. Altcom Group to invest $400m in glass plant 74. AMF upgrades facilities to produce home furniture 75. ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih to shorten working week to 3 days in August 76. Britain's New Look in talks to enter Ukraine 77. Coke output grows in May 78. DNSS loses USD 6 mln, plans CapEx, may dilute: SELL 79.
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