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The downward pressure on the currency could ease if Russia's Gazprom Neft pays this week 400 million euros for a 51 percent stake in Serbia's oil monopoly

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BRATISLAVA, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial markets on Wednesday.

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MOSCOW. Jan 28 (Interfax) – Russian stocks opened higher on Wednesday, with the majority of blue chips rising amid gains on stock exchanges abroad. The MICEX index was up 1.3% to 610.53 points as of 10:31 a.m. The blue chips had gained 0.2%-2.1%.

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Slovakia – Factors To Watch on Jan 28
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Sme, page 1 SPP REJECTS FORCE MAJEURE The Slovak gas firm Slovensky Plynarensky Priemysel (SPP) rejects Gazprom's use of the "force majeure" clause as the

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The Moscow Times
Will the Real Gazprom CEO Please Stand Up
The Moscow Times, Russia -55 minutes ago
During the January 2006 Russia-Ukraine gas conflict, Gazprom's stock price skyrocketed because investors were impressed when the company pushed for higher
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The great Russian-Ukrainian gas war is over, and it is time to assess the outcome. On the surface, the result looks promising. Finally, Russia and Ukraine have concluded a normal long-term gas agreement.

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Albania Sells 6.25 Bln Leks (50 Mln Euro) in 12-mo T-bills, Yields Rise Jan 27, 2009, 15:25 CET | Story | SeeNews TIRANA (Albania), January 27 (SeeNews) – Albania’s central bank on Tuesday sold 6.25 billion leks ($66 million/49.72 million euro) in 12-month Treasury bills, as yields rose, the bank said.

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Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) — For Europeans, last week’s resumption of Russian natural gas shipments ended a two-week energy dispute. For Ukraine, it may have ended any hope of weathering the global financial crisis.

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Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) — For Europeans, last week’s resumption of Russian natural gas shipments ended a two-week energy dispute. For Ukraine, it may have ended any hope of weathering the global financial crisis.

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Ukraine Stares Into Economic-Political ‘Abyss’ After Gas Accord
Bloomberg -30 minutes ago
The agreement between Russian gas exporter OAO Gazprom and NAK Naftogaz Ukrainy will make Ukraine pay market prices starting next year.
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