Russia's Nota-Bank to start 2-year bond offering on Feb 15

Russia's Rosneft says took out $1.4 bln, 470 mln euro loans

Russia's Sberbank brand estimated at $11 billion

Russia's Rolf investments to remain at $70-80 mln in 2012

Russia's Detsky Mir plans to raise revenue over 20% in 2012

Russia's Rosneft ups oil exports to non-CIS 3.2% in 2011

Russian Agricultural Bank sets coupon for 10 bln rbl bonds at 8.2%

Russia's VEB Leasing sets coupon for 10 bln rbl bonds at 9%

Azerbaijan to boost gas output 10% to 28.28 bcm in 2012

Russian stocks up over better than expected U.S. jobless data

Russia ups grain export forecast to 27 mln tonnes in 2011-2012

Shopping center worth 60 mln euro seen built in Russia's Ufa

Russian calendar: Key events for February 4-6

Russia's CBR calls on banks to abandon aggressive consumer lending

Russia's SUEK IFRS net profit up to 24.9 bln rbl in 2011

Russia's Svyaznoy raises revenue growth forecast for 2012 to 30%

UPDATE: FESCO: No plans to up stake in TransContainer till govt decision

Russian Agricultural Bk doubles exchange bond issue to 10 bln rbl

Watchdog may fine MICEX-RTS up to 1 mln rbl over Pwr Machines

Russia's VimpelCom eliminates technical failure in Moscow network

UPDATE: Russia's Rosneft US GAAP net profit up 19.7% on yr in 2011

Kazakhstan's monthly grain exports up to 1.2 mln tns late 2011

FESCO may sell Transgarant in 2012, spinning off container ops

Exec: Evraz Plc mulls setting up rail production unit in Brazil

Russia's watchdog forbids ops of expired CIS, Baltic rail cars

FESCO: No plans to up stake in TransContainer till govt decision

Evraz Plc to attract funds from Russian banks for Tuva proj

Russian Railways: Suburban railway cos' losses at 9 bln rbl in ‘11

Russia's Sberbank to create $100 mln venture fund for high-tech

Russia's Evraz exec: No plans to extend stock swap deadline

Siberian scientists have learned to make ultra-thin 30-nanometer diamond films used in microchips.

The Skolkovo Fund has announced it decision to give a $3.6m grant to Russian start-up OncoTartis.

Tatarstan Investment-Venture Fund and Russian Venture Company set up international venture fund.

The Russian Venture Company intends to buy 3.5% shares in the American company Soft Machines.

Internet-company Yandex has bought licenses on digital maps from all over the world from NAVTEQ.

US' International Paper is to allocate $1m on joint projects with the Skolkovo Moscow School of Management.

The Skolkovo Fund has decided to give an $800,000 grant to its IT-cluster resident Unicloud Labs.

RVC and Science Technologies have launched a web resource LearnIP on intellectual property.

“NIIME and Mikron” negotiates with Rusnano investment into 65 and 45 nm chips technologies.

NIS GLONASS and Siemens to create electronic system of charging highway tolls from trucks.

Gazprom said Wednesday that it expects to rake in almost $40 billion in last year's profit, a big increase from 2010 but not enough to stop ExxonMobil from spurting into the lead again as the world's most profitable publicly traded energy company.

In a possible sign of increased business activity amid the "reset" in U.S.-Russian ties, a U.S. government agency that assists U.S. companies enter and expand in Russia has seen an increase in demand over the past year.

The little boy was walking home from school when he spotted the bubble-shaped silver vehicle in the courtyard.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that the government should introduce incentives for an increase in dairy production as imports grow.

Russia's economic fate hangs in the balance and will depend on the outcome of the March 4 presidential election.

President Dmitry Medvedev accepted Trade and Industry Minister Viktor Khristenko's resignation Wednesday, the Kremlin website reported, as the long-serving minister moves to take the position of head of the Eurasian Economic Commission.

Russia is counting on President Bashar Assad to keep his grip on power to see through potential arms contracts worth up to $6 billion and help Moscow reach a record defense export year, according to the CAST think tank.

Weapons maker Izhmash has signed a contract to supply its latest shotgun to U.S. law enforcement agencies.

Russia's economy grew faster than forecast last year after falling unemployment and record-low inflation helped bolster consumer demand in the fourth quarter.

Russian investors increased their share of luxury-home purchases in London's most expensive neighborhoods more than any other group in the fourth quarter, Hamptons International said, as Vladimir Putin bids to regain the presidency in March amid growing opposition.

Pork imports into Russia may triple as the country's membership in the World Trade Organization discourages investment in the industry.

U.S. President Barack Obama said Monday that the United States and Georgia were exploring the possibility of a free trade agreement to expand commerce and strengthen trade relations.

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Cancellation comes ahead of meeting between Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev