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2010.09.06 | ALL NEWS

NEWS OF WEEK

● Belarus’ internal debt up 1.2% in July ‘10 to Br8.418 tln 

● Belarus’ foreign debt down 0.7% in July to $8.479 bln 

● Belarus’ commodity trade deficit at $4.201 bln in Jan-Jul 

● Belarus’ population at 9,467,700 people as of Aug 1 

● Belarus’ govt suggests raising compensations for low-salaried workers Sept 1 

● Finance Ministry: Belarus receives money for additional Eurobond issue 

● Foreign Ministry: Belarus hopes common econ area docs will be ready by Jan 

● Foreign Ministry: CU’s Commission to deal with safeguards, antidumping measures from Jan 1 

● Belarus’ govt suggests doubling 2010 budget deficit forecast to 3% of GDP 

METAL PRODUCTION

● Mechel holder to sell more preferred shares in co - source 

● Moscow Arbitration Court puts SMK Metallurg under supervision 

● Russia’s NLMK board recommends paying 3.7 bln rbl in Jan–Jun divs 

FOREST AND WOODWORKING

● Belarus’ timber, paper, pulp cos’ output up 13.2%/yr in Jan-Jul 

● Irkutsk Region sees invest in timber projs at 140 bln rbl by ‘15 

● Russia’s Ilim Timber takes out 2 bln rbl loans from KIT Finance 

● Russia’s Ilim Timber takes out 2 bln rbl loans from KIT Finance 

● Forestry Ministry’s cos see exports up 70%/yr in 2010 to $100 mln 

● Forestry Ministry’s cos’ wood processing up 17.2%/yr Jan-Jul 

● Belarus opens tender to name liquor suppliers in 2011 

AGRICULTURE AND FOOD

● Foreign Ministry: Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan differ on agro subsidies limitations 

● Belarus to build new sugar refinery, Br2 bln vehicle established for project 

● Source: only sugar refineries will have right to export sugar starting Sep 1 

● Russian shipyards to start building 4–5 fishing ships ‘10 

● Russia’s WBD may sign accord limiting purchasing price of milk 

● UPDATE: Medvedev calls for cracking down on food price hikes 

● Russia’s Medvedev calls for cracking down on food price hikes 

● Russia’s raw sugar import duty to fall to $140/tonne October 1 

● Russian govt introduces exceptions to ban on grain exports 

● Russian ag producers, retailers agree to prevent price speculation 

● Russia’s antitrust probing buckwheat suppliers in Omsk Region 

● Russian econ minister against limiting prices of foodstuffs 

● Official: Tatarstan’s grain harvest down 85% on year in 2010 

● Official: Tatarstan’s grain harvest down 85% on year in 2010 

● Russia’s antitrust monitoring buckwheat, rice, butter prices 

● Official says weather favorable for sowing crops in Russia 

● Ministry says Russia’s grain harvest down to 43 mln tns as of Tue 

● Ukrainian minister sees Russia buying Ukrainian sugar duty-free 

● Russian econ min doesn’t see grain imports rising due to drought 

● Russian govt seen spending 17 bln rbl to repair drought, fire damage 

● PRESS: Damage from drought at 37 bln rbl - Russian ag minister 

● Russian antitrust probing food price hikes in Kaliningrad Reg 

● Putin says increases in bread prices caused by speculation 

● Prosecutors uncover price fixing for flour in central Russia 

● Pres adviser sees higher damage from Jun–Aug weather anomalies 

● Pres orders regular monitoring of grain supplies among regions 

● PRESS: Rush for food products “profiteering” - Russian ag minister 

● UPDATE: Russian prosecutors to inspect staple food prices 

● DJ IGC cuts 2010-11 Russia wheat forecast by 12% to 44M tons 

● Russian prosecutors to inspect staple food product prices 

● Russia’s Ulyanovsk Region grain output plummets due to drought 

● Rosagroleasing may prolong leasing payments by drought-hit cos 

● CBR official sees no risks connected with farm loans in Russia 

● Russian grain lobby sees no shortages of buckwheat 

● Russia’s Tatarstan reaches accord to buy grain from Kazakhstan 

● Lukashenko does not rule out privatization of farmlands 

● Belarusian Potash Company raises potash prices for Brazil, Southeast Asia Sep 1 

● Belarus raises minimum price of exported powder milk 6.4% 

● Finland’s Olvi Oyj raises stake in Belarus’ Lidskoe Pivo to 91.58% 

● Belaruskali suspends talks with Lithuanian Arvi ir ko over JV to make compound fertilizers 

● PRESS: Russia limits fruit, vegetable imports from Moldova 

● Belarusian sugar refineries start processing this year’s beet 

● Belarus’ mineral fertilizer output up 100% on year in Jan-Jul 

● Belaruskali transformed into open joint-stock company with 100% state stake 

● Belaruskali sees natural gas consumption up 72%/yr in 2010