MOSCOW — Every new year starts with a few good resolutions, most of which are soon lying by the wayside. But investors in Russia will be hoping that the government keeps its promises, as they bank on big infrastructure spending to fuel stocks in the year ahead.

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Indices in Latin America retreated from early gains after absorbing news of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the Pakistani opposition leader, on Thursday.

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Gazprom Neft Buys Half of Tomskneft Oil and Gas Industry Latest News, Russia -2 hours ago Gazprom Neft announces close of the transaction on purchase of 50% stock of Tomskneft VNK from Rosneft. The subsidiary of Gazprom Neft – Gazpromneftfinance …

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BRIEFING – ASIA ENERGY – DEC 28, 2007 Manufacturing Business Technology, IL -26 minutes ago TASHKENT – Uzbekistan and Russia's Gazprom have failed to reach an agreement on mutually acceptable prices for exports of Uzbek gas to Russia and the …

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A cool day for LatAm equities Euro2day, Greece -2 hours ago In Russia, Alexander Ananenkov, deputy chief executive officer of state-controlled energy company Gazprom, said gas from Sakhalin-1 – the country's biggest …

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Year-end Rally Sends Russian Stocks Up Moscow News, Russia -3 hours ago The stock of gas utility Gazprom firmed up above 350 rubles per share on news that it would start exporting liquefied natural gas under the Sakhalin II …

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Gazprom Establishes Control Over Sakhalin II Project Moscow News, Russia -1 hour ago Following the transfer of stock, the minority partners are at Shell 27.5 percent, Mitsui at 12.5 percent, and Mitsubishi at 10 percent. …

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Year in Review Moscow News, Russia -2 hours ago Gazprom was all over the news this year (well, nothing new on this front). With the help of Rosprirodnadzor environmental watchdog the gas monopoly …

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Capitalization of Russian stock market increases 0.41% on Thursday Interfax Russia, Russia -4 minutes ago The leaders in market value were Gazprom (RTS: GAZP), with $337.064 billion, Rosneft (RTS: ROSN), with $98.994 billion, and Sberbank RF (RTS: SBER), …

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FOCUS Russia bulls forecast further market gains in 2008 Thomson Investment Management News (subscription), UK -2 hours ago State-owned energy giant Gazprom is high on most lists, thanks to rising natural gas prices at home and abroad, as well as its aggressive expansion into oil …

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