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Russia unexpectedly reduced its benchmark rate, suggesting policy makers see a global economic slump posing greater risks than inflation to the world’s biggest energy exporter.
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Russia’s government is tightening its grip on capital markets by expanding the investment-banking arms of two state-run lenders at the expense of Western firms.
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Ukraine’s credit ratings may be raised if the government increases utility prices to meet the International Monetary Fund’s demands, Citigroup Inc. said.
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Russia’s economy will expand 2.5 percent in 2012, Citigroup Inc. estimated, lowering its forecast for the second time this year amid concern a global slowdown and domestic politics will dent consumer confidence and investment.
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Russia’s money supply continued its “rapid” expansion last month, threatening to sustain fast inflation through next year, Citigroup Inc. said.
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The ruble depreciated to the lowest level in four weeks against the dollar before paring losses by the close as concern Greece’s debt crisis will spread curbed demand for oil and riskier emerging-market assets.
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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is likely to return as Russia’s President after next year’s elections, spurring gains in the ruble, according to analysts at Citigroup Inc.
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Russia’s central bank may let the ruble appreciate and tighten reserve requirements before considering a rate increase as a nascent credit expansion buoys the recovery, Citigroup Inc. said.
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The Kazakh tenge may strengthen as much as 3.9 percent next year should rising oil prices and quickening inflation spur the central bank to ease its controls over the currency, Citigroup Inc. says.
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Russia sold the smallest amount of 2014 ruble bonds in more than two months as investors demanded higher yields after the worst drought in 50 years boosted food prices.
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