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London-listed Petropavlovsk Group, which owns gold-mining assets in Russia, plans to float shares of its non-precious metals division, including its iron-ore business, in an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on a Hong Kong exchange in October

Companies close to Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, head of Onexim group, will acquire all shares in investment and development group Open Investments (OPIN) owned by companies close to billionaire Vladimir Potanin's Interros group

The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has found no violations took place during the annual shareholders' meeting in June of the country's largest nickel producer Norilsk Nickel

Outgoing BP CEO Tony Hayward, who will step down on October 1, will replace TNK-BP's board executive Andy Inglis, a company source said on Friday.

The Armenian government is in talks with Russia over gas prices, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisyan said on Friday.