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OPINION: Russia: Oil tax cuts to boost sector performance
PRIME-TASS (subscription), Russia -3 hours ago
Gazprom Neft and Rosneft. Also the oil service companies that will benefit from higher spending. Eurasia Drilling is our preferred stock in that theme.

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Russian stock indices surge before session end
RosBusinessConsulting, Russia -3 hours ago
On the RTS, the top gainers were VTB (up 3.11 percent), Gazprom (up 2.47 percent), and LUKoil (up 2.63 percent). The Russian market has not hit the bottom

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PTT CEO warns of recession
Bangkok Post, Thailand -2 hours ago
Apart from focusing on alternative fuels, PTT has been in talks with the Russian gas giant Gazprom for the past two years about a possible supply deal.

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Russian police raid BP venture, question managers
Guardian, UK -Mar 19, 2008
TNK-BP is the subject of long-running market speculation that the Kremlin wants one of its own companies, such as state gas monopoly Gazprom, to buy out the

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Wall Street Journal
Mobius Plays Activist — and Defense
Wall Street Journal -1 minute ago
Some of his funds' largest investments include Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Gazprom, and Aluminum Corp of China. Mr. Mobius assigns each company a

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OMV of Austria pursues bid for OML of Hungary in fight against Gazprom
Times Online, UK -2 hours ago
Not only has MOL shuffled 40 per cent of its stock into friendly hands, it has persuaded the Hungarian parliament to pass an anti-takeover law.
Vienna welcomes OTP, MOL calls for bourse cooperationBudapest Business Journal
Hungary's OTP Bank to tighten anti-takeover rulesReuters
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Citizen
Russia arrests two US nationals for espionage
Times of India, India -Mar 20, 2008
The Moscow office of British oil major BP was also raided by police. TNK-BP's stock fell 4.5 per cent on the local RTS exchange after the news.
Industrial spies’ arrest not related to British Council: RussiaThaindian.com
Russia says no link between British Council and TNK-BP arrestsRIA Novosti
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TNK-BP raid steps up fears over Kremlin line
Times Online, UK -Mar 19, 2008
Shares in TNK-BP fell 10 per cent on the Russian stock exchange after news of the raid, Interfax reported. Police conducted a search of the top floors of

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Japan’s Nikkei-225 average yesterday ended a rollercoaster week for global stock markets on an upward track, advancing by 1.8% on a day on which the vast bulk of the world’s major financial centres were closed for the Good Friday holiday.

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The Templeton closed-end Funds referenced below, which trade on the New York Stock Exchange, today

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