July 23. In 3Q, Russian banks will make foreign debt payments to a total of USD 13.4 bn, a 37% decrease from USD 21.3 bn in 2Q. >>> July 23. On 1 August 2008, oil export duty will hit new historical record high and amount to USD 495.9 per ton. >>> July 23. Severstal revised upwards its planned volume of investments into the development of US-based WCI Steel (Warren, Ohio). >>> July 23. Mechel has started making long-term contracts for coke supplies with Russian consumers. >>> July 22. Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) has wrapped up the buyout procedure in Dolomit, Stagdok and Altai-Koks >>> July 23. LSR Group, the largest developer and construction materials producer in North-Western Russia, has become an important player in the commercial property segment in Moscow. >>> July 23. Acron's price range within the SPO amounts to USD 12-15 per GDR and USD 120-150 per share >>> | 
