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LUKOIL is preparing “invasion” in Iraq
During the official speeches Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahrastani statement was made that Lukoil will compete for the acquisition of minority stake deposit "of the West Qurna 2" on general grounds. In 1997, LUKoil signed an agreement on cooperation with the Ministry of Oil of Iraq and the section of well production in this field. The agreement was estimated at 6 billion dollars of investment and was to be implemented until 2020. (more...)
Tags: business, exchange, Finance and economy
The birth of a supernova goskorporatsii
The outcome of "technical summit in St. Petersburg was the development of the concept of development of domestic aircraft. Participated in the discussion of many top officials: the President of Russia Vladimir Putin, First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, his deputy for Military-Industrial Commission Vladislav Putilin, Economic Development Minister Gherman Gref, head of Industry and Energy Viktor Khristenko, head of Rosprom Boris Aleshin, head of United Aircraft Corporation Alexei Fyodorov, head of Oboronprom Denis Manturov. Attended and St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matvienko. (more...)
Tags: business, Finance and economy, financial, the market
The crisis in the U.S. collapse Euro
During the five trading days on the international currency markets the Euro has lost 330 points against the dollar and reached 1.3480. At this elevation rate was in late June. And judging by the mood in the markets, the strengthening of the dollar will continue. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: economists, stock exchanges, trading session
Road investment projects under threat
The idea of attracting private capital build it appeared quite a long time and over the last year actively discussed at the Summit. Aug. 17 at the White House at a closed meeting of the governmental Commission for the Development of Industry, Technology and Transport, First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said: “Life itself required us to use in practice of public-private partnership. At the same time, Transport Minister Igor Levitin said that the project develops slowly and may never implemented. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: business, Finance and economy, of Finance
Gazprom went way Kremlin
The fact that the company’s image - is all in the west has long been understood. Very often, success in tenders determined not only by economic factors but also to the image that accompanies the company. The company, stained with a scandal of any kind, quickly disappear from the world economic arena. That is why Western companies spend each year is very significant amounts in all sorts of PR consultants to be insured against any surprises. But once there is demand, then, respectively, and have a suggestion. One of the biggest players in this market is Ketchum and Gulps, are daughters Omnicom Group, whose annual turnover is 11 billion dollars. Among the clients that there are giant FedEx, Delta Airlines, Johnson & Johnson, IBM, Kodak, the World Economic Forum in Davis.
Not so long ago added to the list of clients Government of Russia and, behold, yesterday it was announced that Gasport signed a contract with a consortium of PR agencies, which in addition Ketchum, also includes the company Gavin Anderson, with headquarters in Tokyo and Gulps, based in Brussels. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: business, Finance and economy
46 million dollars for a thread
Sixty-year history of the old hundred dollar bills came to an end. During this period, its appearance has not changed and is now in circulation from 776 billion dollars in cash; more than 70% are just such bills. This bill is counterfeited most often, that’s why according to the director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Larry Felix of the U.S. Treasury in the U.S. will impose new banknotes in circulation by the end of next year. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: business, dollar bills, Finance and economy
Why Russia can not avoid the economic crisis
Actually, for the reader of this page is, of course, no question. And then, as it is generally possible to specify if the torch of global macroeconomics and concurrently Deputy Chair of our Central already admitted that the reserves of the Central Bank decreased due to the fact that “Bank of its investment portfolio and there are securities Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac »? That is, our, folk, public money has already disappeared from the global financial crisis. And still lost, because the reform of the Stabilization Fund has resulted in that part of the reserves of the Central Bank, corresponding to the stabilization fund, will now be directly controlled by the Ministry of Finance, which has already explained that they will invest in the same American mortgage securities … Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: business, Expansion of markets, Finance and economy, of Finance
Facing foreign currencies against the dollar - and won.
For decades or even longer, the dollar has been regarded as the world reserve currency (Reserve currency). Foreign investors and central banks have devoured the paper currency and debt issued by the U.S. government, based on the premise that the dollar is the world’s dominant currency and the country’s economic power will strengthen the performance of dollar-denominated investments. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Central banks, currency, economic, foreign investors
Where to go when the dollar falls.
Usually there are some key warnings indicating that a dollar decline is coming. A consistent pattern of cuts in key interest rates, carried out by the Fed (Federal Reserve), an increase in national debt and the price of commodities (Commodity), especially in gold and oil. All these factors can help investors to identify potential risks to the dollar. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: British Pound, euro, Swiss Franc, yen
The prices of commodities and currency movements.
Predicting the next move in the markets is the key to making money on foreign exchange transactions (Trading), but putting this simple concept in action is much harder than it sounds. Currency traders (Traders) professionals have long known that trading currencies requires going beyond the world of the international market them (FX). The fact is that currencies move due to many factors: supply and demand, policy, interest rates, economic growth, among others. Specifically speaking, since economic growth and exports are directly related to the domestic industry of a country, it is natural that some currencies are highly correlated with commodity prices (Commodities). The three currencies that have the closest relations with commodities are the Australian dollar, Canadian dollar and the New Zealand dollar. Other currencies are also impacted by commodity prices but have a weaker correlation with these , are the Swiss franc and Japanese yen. Knowing which currency is correlated with what commodity can help operators to understand and predict certain market movements. Correlated currencies here covers with gold and oil, and show you how you can use this information in their foreign exchange transactions. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: euro, foreign exchange operations, Forex, Japanese yen, Swiss Franc