Gazprom Moves Into Coal
New York Times Blogs, NY -Feb 27, 2008
Gazprom will control it, holding 50 percent of the stock plus one share. The deal is subject to approval by the antimonopoly authority.

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Gazprom Makes Foray into the Coal Business
RedOrbit, TX -Feb 27, 2008
Stock in the No. 2 coal company in Russia, Kuzbassrazrezugol, rose 77 percent last year on the Russian Trading System stock exchange, valuing the company at
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Russia's new man could bring thaw, reform
MarketWatch -12 hours ago
Analysts at UniCredit recently identified some of the same stocks, including Sberbank, Gazprom and Sistema as likely to thrive in 2008 because of their

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Russian energy majors Gazprom and Suek said Feb. 26 they had agreed on the main terms for merging their power and coal assets. The merger will create a $16 billion holding company, Russia’s largest so far. The controlling stake (50 percent plus one share) will be held by Gazprom.

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MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) – Moody’s Investors Service said it assigned a bank financial strength rating (BFSR) of ‘E+’ and long-term and short-term local and foreign currency deposit ratings of ‘Ba3/Not Prime’ to Gazenergoprombank, in which Gazprom holds controlling stake.

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Gazprom Moves Into Coal as a Way to Increase Gas Exports
New York Times, United States -Feb 26, 2008
Gazprom will control the joint venture with 50 percent of the stock, plus one share. The deal requires anti-monopoly authority approval.

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With the outcome of Russia’s presidential elections on Sunday all but assured, observers say the likely winner, Dmitry Medvedev, could foster better relations with the West and bring about market-friendly reforms.

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BUYINS.NET: VSUS, MTNOY, OGZPY Have Also Been Removed From Naked
Trading Markets (press release), CA -2 hours ago
OAO Gazprom is based in Moscow, Russia. With 5.92 billion shares outstanding and 2.75 million shares declared short as of January 2008, there is no longer a

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A-share Listing Will Open to Foreign Companies
ChinaStakes.com, China -3 hours ago
Gazprom’s stated intention for listing on the Shanghai Exchange was to “improve the company’s popularity and increase the liquidity of the company’s stock

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LONDON (Dow Jones) — With the outcome of Russia’s presidential elections on Sunday all but assured, observers said the likely winner, Dmitry Medvedev, could foster better relations with the West and bring about market-friendly reforms.

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