Russia is said to grant Norilsk Nickel long-term palladium export quota

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RAO Norilsk Nickel has received a 10-year export quota for palladium from the government of Russia. Norilsk is the largest producer of palladium in the world. The quota is the first long-term export quota that the Russian government has ever granted. The government continues to maintain a strong hold on precious metals and stone exports as it attempts to control export revenues.

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Receives 10-year export quota for nickel from government of Russia

Administration of General Economic Programs, Primary nonferrous metals, not elsewhere classified, Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum), International economic relations, Palladium, Tariffs & Quotas, Abstract, Precious metal products, RAO Norilsk Nickel

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Kremlin cancels its plan to merger Gazprom, Rosneft

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The Russian government's decision to cancel plans to merge state-controlled energy companies OAO Gazprom and OAO Rosneft, a deal backed publicly by President Vladimir Putin, is raising questions about Putin's ability to maintain control of his own cabinet. As part of the new arrangements, the government may lift restrictions on foreign investment in OAO Gazprom.

Legal issues & crime, Acquisitions & mergers, Government expenditures, Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction, Crude petroleum and natural gas, Executive changes & profiles, Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas, Securities issued, listed, Other General Government Support, Natural gas liquids, Legal/Government Regulation, Petroleum refining, Oil & Gas Extraction, Oil and Gas Extraction, Government Enterprises-Total Govt, Government Regulation, Analysis, Officials and employees, Foreign investments, Company legal issue, Cases, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Company acquisition/merger, Economic policy, Petroleum industry, Political aspects, Putin, Vladimir, Securities, Gas industry, Government business enterprises, Public enterprises, Company securities, OAO Gazprom, OAO NK Yukos, Rosneft, Business-government relations, Khodorkovsky, Mikhail, Yuganskneftegas

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