VTB (former Vneshtorgbank)

VTB, Russia’s Second-Biggest Bank Raises $8 Billion in IPO

VTB Group, Russia’s second-biggest bank, raised $8 billion in the world’s largest initial public offering this year, as investors seek to benefit from a lending boom in the former Soviet republic, Bloomberg reported on May 11.

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May 11, 2007

Russian Banks Syndicate $203 Million Aircraft Loan for Cuba

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A syndicate of Russian banks and Cuba’s Aviaimport S.A. have signed a $203.4 million credit agreement, RIA Novosti news agency reported Friday.

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December 22, 2006

Solzhenitsyn’s Complete Works to be Published in Russia

Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s wife on Thursday presented the initial three volumes of the first full collection of his works to be published in Russia.

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November 17, 2006