Putin backs Gazprom shares deal
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Russian president Vladimir Putin has backed plans to end restrictions on the foreign ownership of shares in Russian energy giant Gazprom.
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Russian gas company Gazprom rallied again Wednesday as investors said the upcoming easing of share ownership rules would make it a must-have stock in emerging markets portfolios.
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New Delhi: A day after his remarks created confusion and threatened to affect Indo-Russian ties, Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday clarified that he supported Indiaâs case for getting the veto power in an expanded UN Security Council.
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MOSCOW  - The Russian gas giant Gazprom said its board of directors had given its go-ahead for the state-controlled firm to bid for the main production unit of embattled oil group Yukos.
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Russian and French gas companies Gazprom   and Gaz de France  will sign several major  deals on Tuesday, guaranteeing the Russian firm access to more  end users in Europe, industry sources said on Monday.
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MOSCOW, September 15 (Itar-Tass) -- Gazpromâs shares opened nine percent higher on Wednesday to reach 74 rubles apiece, as heavy buying continued on news of the forthcoming takeover of the oil company Rosneft and the early liberalization of the gas giant
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Russian and French gas companies Gazprom  and Gaz de France  will sign several major deals on Tuesday, guaranteeing the Russian firm access to more end users in Europe, industry sources said on Monday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday strongly defended the takeover by state oil firm Rosneft of stricken oil major YUKOS's key production unit, Yuganskneftegaz, saying it was a legitimate business deal.
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President Putin insists Russia does not want to interfere in Airbus, after a Russian bank buys into parent firm EADS.
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KIEV -- President Leonid Kuchma won crucial political support yesterday from President Vladimir Putin of Russia, who sided with him in rejecting an opposition demand to rerun the presidential runoff held 11 days ago.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin wins backing from Greece and Bulgaria to push ahead with a key oil pipeline.
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President Vladimir Putin backed a government proposal Tuesday to swap state-owned oil company Rosneft for shares in Gazprom - a major step toward removing restrictions on foreign investors&#39; access to shares in the natural gas giant.
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Russia's Vladimir Putin sends a message of support  to George W Bush after his re-election as US President.
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President Vladimir Putin said that he would agree to become prime minister if Dmitry Medvedev is elected as his successor.
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President Vladimir Putin has pledged that Russia would ensure stable energy supplies to the European Union.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on  Thursday strongly defended the takeover by state oil firm  Rosneft of stricken oil major YUKOS' key production unit,  Yuganskneftegaz, calling it a legitimate business deal.
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President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russian state firms should be allowed to buy assets of oil major YUKOS (YUKO.RTS: Quote, Profile, Research) if they are put up for sale to cover the firm&#39;s huge back tax bill.