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2011.10.10 | ALL NEWS

NEWS OF WEEK

● Belarus’ Economy Ministry forecasts 100% inflation in 2011 

● Belarus to draw $400 mln worth of credits from Iran 

● Belarus’ foreign debt up 2.9% in August 2011 to $12.013 bn 

● Belarus posts republican budget surplus at 0.9% of GDP Jan-Aug 

● Minsk embraces 268 foreign investment projects 

● Belarus’ commodity trade deficit at $3.925 bln in Jan-Aug 

● Belarus’ population at 9,467,900 people as of July 1 

METAL PRODUCTION

● Russia’s Metalloinvest IFRS net profit almost doubles in Jan–Jun 

● Steel pipe production in Ukraine up 34.2% on year in Jan–Sep 

● Kuznetsk Ferroalloys to open 1 bln rbl credit line with Sberbank 

● Russia’s Severstal to increase steel production 23% by 2015 

● Russia’s ChEMK to open $70 million credit line with Sberbank 

● Belarus inks $1.5 bn mining deal with GMC Global Energy 

FOREST AND WOODWORKING

● Arkhangelsk pulp mill to finish cardboard upgrade proj in 2017 

● Russian government submits 2012–2014 draft budget to parliament 

● Malaysian co launches fiberboard plant in Russia’s Khabarovsk 

AGRICULTURE AND FOOD

● Deputy PM: Russia exported 9.9 million tonnes of grain from Jul 1 

● Putin: Russia’s 2011 grain output to rise over 50% to 95 mln tns 

● Classical swine fever outbreak found in Russia’s Krasnodar Region 

● Russia’s Miratorg pork output up 16% on yr in January–September 

● Agency: Russia’s fisheries catch up 6% on year in Jan–Sep 

● Russia’s PomidorProm to decide on buying stake in Veres by yr-end 

● Ministry: Russia’s grain harvest at 89.5 million tonnes as of Tue 

● Deputy min: Russia agrees on meat imports in WTO accession talks 

● Official: Russian ministry mulls setting cut grain export tariffs 

● France’s Bonduelle in talks to buy Cecab assets in Russia, CIS 

● Expert sees Russia’s 2011 grain output at 93 mln tns in clean weight 

● Deputy PM: Russia needs to produce 140 mln tns of grain per year 

● Russian agriculture minister backs keeping low sugar import duty until Aug 2012 

● Putin says home grain market priority, backs low export tariffs 

● Russian ministry seen allotting extra 495 mln rbl for Altai Region ‘11 

● Belarus bans export of rapeseed oil, rapeseed, flax seed till March 15, 2011