2011.05.16 | ALL NEWS

NEWS OF WEEK

● Belarus’ consumer prices up 4.5%/mo in Apr, 10.9% Jan-Apr

● Russia considers loan to Belarus only from EurAsEC Bailout Fund

● Belarus’ foreign trade deficit at $2.355 bln in Jan-Mar

● Belarus’ SDDS foreign exchange reserves down 24.6% Jan-Apr to $3.794 bln

● EBRD to invest 30 mln euros in Belarus’ processing industries

● Severstal buys 25% in Brazilian exploration co for $49 million

● Customs: Russia’s ferrous metals imports up 1.7% in Jan–Mar

● Russia’s Severstal resumes ops at Columbus plant in US

● Customs: Russia’s ferrous metal exports down 19.2% in Jan–Mar

● Ukraine’s steel pipe exports soar 90% on year in January–March

● PRESS: Russia’s Severstal to dispose of ferroniobium business

● Belarus’ ferrous rolled stock output up 4% on yr in Jan-Mar

● Customs: Russia’s unprocessed timber exports up 4.9% on yr Jan–Mar

● Belarus’ government may cut financing of forestry program for ’11-15 35%-40%

● Ministry: African swine fever quarantine introduced in Krasnodar Region

● Russia’s United Grain Co sells 1.5 mln tns of fodder grain from fund

● Putin calls for extra measures against fish poaching in Russia

● Putin: Government to start 4 bln rbl agricultural machinery utilization prog in 2012

● Government to decide on lifting grain export ban after harvest

● Russia’s raw sugar imports up 67.7% on year in Jan–Mar

● Russia’s meat imports up 14.4% on year in January–March

● Danone-Unimilk to build 24 mln euro dairy plant in Belarus

● Russia’s Chicken Kingdom net profit falls to 56.3 mln rbl Jan–Mar

● Russia’s Razgulay Group delays 3 bln rbl bond placement until May 11

● Belarus opens tender to identify alcohol importers in 2011

● Belarusian beer export up 130%/yr Jan-Apr to 1.738 mln decaliters

● Belarus’ govt to raise export duty on potash fertilizers 25 euros/tn to 75 euros

● Belarus’ farm produce export up 20%/yr Jan-Apr to $800 mln

● Belarus’ new deal with Danone-Unimilk covers production of 20 dairy products