BUSINESS NEWS AGENCY

BUSINESS NEWS AGENCY

SUMMARY PRIME PRIME English language service PRIME Business wire Bir Information disclosure on the securities market Dow Jones Newswires Gold Mining News Metals Insurance Investguru Information terminal Information and trade terminal Live Newswire Russian Power News Daily Russian Connection Metals Mining News Service 2 3 4 5 10 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 22 23

www.1prime.biz PRIME PRIME is a major information and analytic agency, focusing on real-time distribution of financial and business information ABOUT THE AGENCY PRIME s key products include real-time newswires, feature stories, industry-specific newsletters, sections with reliable analytical reports and financial estimates, estimates of economic policies, businesses, and different industries, as well as software for online electronic trade. The agency produces several specialized newswires in cooperation with Dow Jones Newswires. PRIME has developed its own database on Russian business entities, which includes information on 6 million companies, over 1,000 insurance firms, around 2,000 banks, as well as information on all Russian regions and 1,066 cities. PRIME is authorized by Russia s Federal Service for Financial Markets to disclose information. The agency also distributes official publications by the Central Bank of Russia. The number of visitors of PRIME s Web sites amounts to about 10 million per year, generating over 50 million hits. 2

www.1prime.biz Key products PRIME ENGLISH LANGUAGE SERVICE Contains all major political and business news of the day updated in real time, as well as exclusive interviews and expert opinions ABOUT THE PROJECT PRIME s English-language service publishes around 100 news and analytical pieces per day. The articles are produced by Westerneducated Russian translators, reporters and editors with years of experience in Western news organizations. Professional editing and adaptation of stories are done by English-language native speakers. The Russian-language and English-language wires are synchronized so that major news hit the wire almost simultaneously in Russian and English. Many stories and features are exclusive for the English-language service. Besides the online newswire, the English-language service also publishes the News Daily newsletter providing readers with comprehensive information about the major political and business events of the day in Russia and the CIS and the Russian Connection, Russian Power and MetalsMining weekly bulletins covering telecoms, electric power an metallurgy. 3

www.1prime.biz PRIME BUSINESS WIRE Contains all the major political and business news of the day updated in real time, as well as exclusive interviews and expert opinions The PRIME Business wire is a primary source of reliable and real-time information about events that create Russia s current economic and political life. PRIME s reports are based on exclusive information provided by the Russian government, the Central Bank of Russia, the Russian Finance Ministry, the Federal Service for Financial Markets, Russian and foreign banks, large financial companies and industrial enterprises. THE MAIN SECTIONS OF THE WIRE INCLUDE: Economy and politics Banks and finances Stock market Fuel and energy news Commodities markets Company news The business wire is distributed to subscribers in a real-time regime. PRIME S SPECIALIZED BULLETINS: FINANCIAL NEWS a daily bulletin of the day s events, including results of trade on the stock, currency, and credit markets, as well as prices of precious metals on European exchanges. PAYMENT CARDS a news bulletin on the bank card and travelers check market in Russia. PENSION COVERAGE a professional edition concerning the regulation and development of the country s pension industry, as well as the operations of the Russian Pension Fund, non-government pension funds and management companies. PRIME IS AN EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR OF THE FOLLOWING OFFICIAL BULLETINS OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF RUSSIA: 4 VESTNIK BANKA ROSSII regulatory documents and real-time information about the Central Bank of Russia. BANKING STATISTICS BULLETIN tables reflecting the main aspects of Russia s monetary policy and aggregated indicators for Russian banks operations.

http://bir.1prime.ru Key products BIR ANALITIK A system of comprehensive analysis for all Russian corporates, regions, and cities The system consists of several regularly updated databases accessible through a single user interface. SECTIONS OF BIR-ANALITIK: COMPANIES Information, registration data, founders, financial results, bankruptcy reports, production, securities, ratings CREDIT INSTITUTIONS Information, founders, branches, financial results, bank tariffs for individual and corporate client services, aggregated balances, analysis of operations and structure of accounting reports INSURANCE COMPANIES Insurance entity registers, information, licenses, types of insurance, founders, financial results, operational results DOCUMENTS OF THE FEDERAL SERVICE FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS Quarterly reports, securities issues, lists of affiliated bodies, significant events, other documents REGIONS Social and economic situation, budget implementation, production, geography of product supplies, consumption, and household spending. CITIES Socioeconomic situation MACROECONOMICS Russia and a number of other countries NEWS PRIME Newswire ADVANTAGES OF BIR-ANALITIK: All business entities in a single system: companies, credit institutions, insurance companies, regions, cities and the Russian economy on the whole A unique search system that allows an almost unlimited number of search criteria combinations to be specified and the subsequent analysis of this data as part of the system Financial, production, social and demographic, economic and industrial indices are unified and compared with 1995 Information can be read and exported without restriction User-friendly interface Quick request processing 5

http://bir.1prime.ru MAIN SOURCES OF INFORMATION The Central Bank of Russia The Federal State Statistics Service The Federal Service for Financial Markets The Finance Ministry The Federal Tax Service Industry sources Information of companies and banks PRIME Newswire BIR-ANALITIK FEATURES SEARCH AND AUDIT OF CORPORATES Search by criteria, audit registration data, acquire contact information and analyze operations COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF COMPANIES AND INSURANCE ENTITIES Analysis of financial results Analysis of company operations Search and analysis of rivals and contractors Valuation of the social and economic state of the region/city where a particular company is operating SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS EXPANSION AND DEVELOPMENT Find potential regions/cities for expansion Analysis of competitive environment in a chosen region/city Assessment of operations of potential suppliers and consumers EVALUATION OF THE INVESTMENT POTENTIAL OF RUSSIAN REGIONS AND CITIES Assessment of the socioeconomic situation Analysis of the banking system Dynamics of budget implementation Geography of product supplies ANALYSIS OF INDUSTRIES Create a list of companies Rate companies and regions by various production and financial parameters Determine the share of a company/ region on the market ANALYSIS OF CREDIT INSTITUTIONS Valuation of financial state The role in the region s banking system Search and analysis of rivals, comparison of financial results and tariffs for services Receiving operating information from PRIME newswire. Monitoring the Federal Service for Financial Markets disclosure wire. 6

http://bir.1prime.ru Key products USERS OF BIR-ANALITIK Thanks to a wide range of data and the unique search, analysis, and information export features, BIR-Analitik is an indispensable instrument for analytical centers, marketing and sales services, departments responsible for business development and credit risk assessment, as well as security services. Users of the system include representatives of Russian and foreign banks, large holdings and industrial enterprises, investment institutes, consulting and marketing companies, and media agencies. AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO SEARCH IN THE COMPANIES SECTION Work with your own lists Search by name, information, and codes A huge number of search criteria and data filtration parameters Select the list of parameters depicted in the final table DISPLAYING AND ANALYZING DATA IN THE COMPANIES SECTION The ability to change the table layout using MS Excel summary tables Standard interface elements and extended functionality: filtration and data sorting The ability to create custom and edited SQL requests No limitations to reviewing and exporting information 7

http://emitent.1prime.ru BIR EMITENT (ISSUER) A comprehensive analysis system of all Russian traded companies MAIN SECTIONS: Issuers: Companies, banks, insurance organizations, regions and cities Quotations: Shares, ADRs, bonds, mutual funds. Exchanges: MICEX, RTS, LSE, NEWEX, NASDAQ PRIME Newswire Comments: Analysts comments on the situation on the securities market online Documents of the Federal Service for Financial Markets Important facts, quarterly and annual reports, affiliated bodies, etc. Search documents by issuer, type and links MAIN AUDIENCE Investors, analysts, brokers, dealers, depositaries, registrars, issuers, etc. STRUCTURE OF INFORMATION ON ISSUERS: Information Founders/Equity participation Ratings Securities (shares, bonds, mutual funds) Emissions Payments (dividends, coupons) Quotations Accounting reports and budgets Socioeconomic state Financial results Quarterly and annual reports Documents of the Federal Service for Financial Markets Analysts comments and consensus forecast SOURCES OF INFORMATION: Exchanges: MICEX, RTS, NEWEX, NASDAQ The Federal State Statistics Service The Federal Service for Financial Markets The Finance Ministry The Federal Tax Service The Central Bank of Russia Industry sources Information from companies and banks PRIME Newswire 8

http://emitent.1prime.ru Key products FEATURES OF THE SYSTEM Graphs, technical analysis Work with custom issuer lists (without limitations) Building ratings Information on issuers Comparison and selection of issuers: By any measure simultaneously (financial, production, etc. results) By prices on different exchanges simultaneously ADVANTAGES OF THE SYSTEM Information content Data on credit and insurance organizations and the possibility to compare them by specific operational results. A great amount of data on the socioeconomic state of Russian regions and cities Search features The possibility to specify various search restrictions on different parameters, including numeric restrictions (production, financial, and economic), simultaneously Compare All issuers to each other by a large number of indices, forming selections, rankings, etc. The possibility to compare quotations on different exchanges and trading platforms A UNIQUE SERVICE Data translation Any data from the BIR-Emitent server can be translated to client s resources via a Web service Publication of issuers materials: The possibility to publish customer s materials (advertising, videos, information reports, etc) independently on the BIR- Emitent Web site to create its investment image An advanced search feature. 9

http://disclosure.1prime.ru INFORMATION DISCLOSURE ON THE SECURITIES MARKET PRIME is an agency authorized by the Federal Service for the Securities Markets of the Russian Federation to distribute information disclosed by issuers of securities. The agency s information disclosure Web site: http://disclosure.1prime.ru Publication of issuers information on the Newswire is done in accordance with the requirements of The Order of Information Publication on the Newswire established by the Federal Service for the Securities Markets of the Russian Federation. PRIME S MULTIFUNCTIONAL SERVICE OF INFORMATION DISCLOSURE OFFERS ITS CLIENTS WITH THE HELP OF ONE PASSWORD: Publish information on the disclosure Newswire; Publish issuers press-releases; Publish texts of issuer s documents on his own page in the Internet. THE SYSTEM OF STATEMENT PUBLICATION on the Newswire http://disclosure.1prime.ru/news offers you the possibility of: choosing the necessary type of statement for disclosure on the Newswire; filling in and sending the form of the statement from the Web site; making an accelerated publication on the Newswire (within 20 minutes after the statement comes to the Agency s server); informing exchanges of the issuer s intent to disclose information on the Newswire; introducing changes to client s registration card (identification note); sending organizational letters. ISSUER S PAGE on PRIME S Web site http://disclosure.1prime.ru/portal/emitents.aspx has: an individual address in the Internet; the possibility of publication of documents 24 hours a day in an on-line regime by the issuer himself PUBLICATION OF PRESS-RELEASES of issuers on the information disclosure Web site http://disclosure.1prime.ru/news/pressreleases.aspx offers you the possibility of: placing comments to the disclosure news simultaneously with its publication; covering issuer s events, which are not obligatory for disclosure under law 10

Key products INFORMATION CLIENT SUPPORT OF PRIME S DISCLOSURE SYSTEM Clients of PRIME S disclosure system: receive consultations on organizational issues linked to information disclosure on the Newswire and in the Internet; receive IR-Obozreniye information bulletin (information materials on IR issues and information disclosure) http://disclosure.1prime.ru/irreview ADDITIONAL SERVICES Disclosure in printed media PRIME news agency offers to its clients the service of information disclosure in a printed periodical edition FINANSOVIYE NOVOSTI printed twice a day, which helps publish issuer s information within 12 hours after receiving a request. Information disclosure abroad PRIME has been an official representative of the international press-release distribution network, the PR Newswire, in Russia for 13 years. PR Newswire is a branched international electronic network, which has 39 offices around the world and 40,000 clients. It translates press-releases into 40 languages in 22,000 bureau of international mass media, including national wire systems, radio stations and network terminals. All information is broadcast via Faktiva, Internet Securities, The Dialog Corporation, British Telecom Radianz, Google channels. PRIME in partnership with pr newswire offers: Distribution of press-releases and statements of Russian issuers in national and foreign mass media; Distribution of press-releases and statements of Russian issuers among all groups of investors; Simultaneous information disclosure by Russian issuers on international financial markets in accordance with existing legislation and national regulators requirements; Translation of information liable for disclosure into/from English. 11

www.djforex.ru www.djstocks.ru www.djcommodities.ru PRIME AND DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Joint projects DJ FOREX A 24h Russian-language newswire on the INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE MARKET. Around 250 news reports per day. Macroeconomics and politics Market talk Surveys and analytics Quotations and prices Events calendar DJ STOCKS A Russian-language newswire on the GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS. From 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Moscow time. Around 300 news reports per day. Macroeconomics and politics Market talk Company news reports Surveys and analytics Course of trade Events calendar DJ COMMODITIES A 24-hour Russian-language newswire on the GLOBAL COMMODITIES MARKETS. Around 200 reports per day. Macroeconomics and politics Market talk Surveys and analytics Quotations and prices Events calendar 12

http://gold.1prime.ru Key products GOLD MINING NEWS Full, fresh, and reliable information about the gold producing industry in Russia and abroad Full coverage of current operations of state and private companies, the situation in geological field exploration, production and processing of precious metals, the use of gold and platinum group metals as raw material and payment instruments, exchange information. PRIME Gold exclusive information is available only by subscription. THE PRIME GOLD WEB SITE INCLUDES: An online news wire on precious metals Gold Mining News weekly bulletin Legislative information Catalogues of fields and gold producing companies Price charts (London gold fixing and the Central Bank of Russia s rates of precious metals, the central bank s exchange rates) A calendar of events Archives EVERY ISSUE OF THE GOLD MINING NEWS BULLETIN INCLUDES: A selection of news of the previous week split into the following sections: Companies, Russia and CIS, Abroad, About precious metals, For consumers Analytical reviews, articles, and comments; materials of state regulatory bodies A review of precious metals price dynamics over the week Interviews with top executives, experts, and professional participants of the industry HOW TO SUBSCRIBE: PRIME GOLD subscription for a full package of information including: a news wire, Gold Mining News bulletin, access to all sections of the Web site, including archive materials. GOLD MINING NEWS BULLETIN subscription for a weekly bulletin (without access to closed resources and archive materials of the Web site). Subscribers of the PRIME Gold s full package are provided with subject-based editions on pressing issues of the industry as a bonus. 13

http://1prime.ru/news/metal METALS Information editions on the metallurgical complex Publications provide a quick and reliable information on the current situation on metals mining, metals producing, metals consumption and related sectors. The information is focused on professional participants of the metallurgical market, financial and investment companies, as well as organizations associated with the metallurgical complex with close economic relations. THE MAIN TOPICS OF REPORTS: Russian and CIS metallurgy industry company news News on Russia s largest metals consuming companies Companies financial results Large contracts on raw materials and metals products supplies Companies development programs, investments, reconstruction and modernization of capacities Lending to metallurgical companies by Russian and foreign banking organizations Cooperation programs of companies of the industry Development of new products, the acquisition of various quality certificates Decisions made by boards of directors, shareholder meetings and personnel changes in the metallurgical complex Monthly, quarterly, and annual production results Government and the State Duma decisions regarding the metals industry Expert forecasts of industry development and metals market conditions Statistics WEEKLY BULLETIN FERROUS AND NON-FERROUS METALS Ferrous and non-ferrous metals weekly bulletin covers news and events in the metals industry, as well as in other economic segments closely connected with companies of the metals business. Sections: Ferrous metals industry Non-ferrous metals industry Precious and rare metals Metals consuming industry Foreign economic activities Metallurgical news from CIS countries Rulings of arbitration courts Interviews and analytical reports 14

http://ins.1prime.ru Key products INSURANCE Information and analytical portal. PRIME s specialized project designed for professional participants of the insurance market and consumers of insurance services WEB SITE: News on all aspects of insurance companies operations Weekly analytical reviews and expert opinions on pressing issues of the insurance market development Information about insurance companies; Information about new insurance programs Quarterly rankings of insurance companies by different types of insurance services Online expert consultations Reports about discounts and promotions offered by insurers and other information Specialized analytical publications on the insurance industry SPECIALIZED ANALYTICAL PUBLICATIONS ON THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY Insurance Bulletin Insurance Review Bulletin An information bulletin that covers all aspects of insurance companies operations and state regulation of the insurance services market, as well as the development and adoption of insurance legal acts. In addition to news, the bulletin also contains announcements of seminars, exhibitions and conferences in Russia and abroad, press reviews on insurance issues, analytical materials and expert surveys. A specialized edition on the insurance services market. Includes weekly news on insurance, analytical reviews, interviews with representatives of the market, announcements of events. Weekly. Distribution by e-mail. Daily. Distribution by e-mail. 15

www.iguru.ru INVESTGURU Up-to-date information for private investors on stock markets, mutual funds and bank-managed mutual funds, real estate market and bank deposits ABOUT THE INVESTGURU PROJECT: Daily news updates Main indices Securities quotations Market analysis Expert forecasts Expert blogs Databases Online consultations of market experts A NEW PROJECT ON FINANCIAL LITERACY AZBUKA INVESTORA Consultations with professional market participants about potential methods and the nuances of intelligent fund investments for Russian private investors Five subject-based items coinciding with the main sections of the INVESTGURU project: Broker servicing Currency Deposits/loans Mutual funds/bank-managed mutual funds Real estate 16

http://ptb.1prime.ru Key products A multiuse multifunctional automated information and trade and information system INFORMATION TERMINAL An on-line news wire, detailed experts views, up-to-date analysis and assessment of economy, economic policies, business and different industries; On-line news in Russian (a joint project between PRIME and Dow Jones Newswires news agencies) on international forex, stock and commodities markets; Technical and fundamental analysis; Control over securities prices, currency rates and world indices received from Russian and international stock and commodities exchanges in a real time regime; Free organization of the information area using modern methods of information visualization; Access to the terminal from any workplace will help make more efficient decisions, cut the time of reacting to news. PRIME TERMINAL GIVES YOU A POSSIBILITY TO CHOOSE PACKAGES WITH THE BEST INFORMATION MIX: Money market Stock market News from currency markets in a real time regime, corporate news from Russian and foreign financial institutions and corporations, market reports and comment, market regulators orders, macroeconomic indicators. Ñommodities market Trading data from commodities exchanges, news on international commodities markets trends, international agreements and projects, large contracts, customs regulations. News on Russian issuers, on transactions with large stakes, shareholder meetings results, stock market prices and indices, as well as activity indices and market forecasts. Full access The fullest information mix covering money, commodities and stock markets. Product manager A tailored service package 17

http://ptb.1prime.ru A multiuse multifunctional automated information and trade and information system INFORMATION AND TRADE TERMINAL An automated electronic system of financial flows and asset management for financial institutions and corporations with an extensive network of branches, affiliates and organizational units with the possibility of offering Internet-trading services to clients RANGE OF USE OF THE SYSTEM: Liquidity regulation between territorial and structural divisions with a possibility of investing idle cash in promissory notes, deposits, permanent balance on a banking account in various currencies and precious metals; Doing client operations with financial instruments; Trade on leading exchange floors, including Forex with marginal deals; A wide range of news flows. OPERATIONS: A ramified system of accounts and subaccounts; Coverage of large deals in several sources; Coverage of client deals, calculation of total positions, total positions coverage; Foreign exchange market operations. FLEXIBLE PROCESSING OF DEALS: Quote marking to a client with a spread depending on operation volume and time of the day; Tracking of how limited and compound (composite) orders are executed; Matching (consolidation of orders) the system will help sign deals between clients automatically, relieving brokers of routine work. 18

http://ptb.1prime.ru Key products EXCHANGE OPERATIONS: Security provision; Installed instruments for technical analysis of prices; The possibility of setting individual quotes for each client. TECHNICAL DETAILS: An algorithmic trade system; Integration with other financial applications; News flow quality control; A multilingual version of client s terminal; Technical support 24/7. PLAN OF ELECTRONIC TRADE SYSTEM OPERATIONS: Clients deals Bank BARCLAYS MOCEX Branches deals closure USB ICAP MAREX 19

http://www.1prime.biz/news / news / business_wire / oil_gas / metals_mining / telecommunications / power_industry / transport_automobile LIVE NEWSWIRE The PRIME Live newswire gives a detailed picture of Russian financial and commodities markets and the macroeconomic factors influencing them. Major political events impacting the economy and markets are also reported on the wire. The PRIME Live newswire consists of about 100 news and analysis items daily under different categories, such as: Business Wire The Business Wire offers a complete picture of major business events and businessrelated political decisions that influence the markets and the investment climate in Russia and the CIS. It includes stories under different news categories such as: oil, gas, banking, the stock market, consumer goods and retail and agro commodities Oil and Gas The oil and gas sector has been the backbone of the Russian economy and the key source of money inflow into the state budget for years. The section includes data on production and export of hydrocarbons, as well as financial results of major oil and gas companies. Metals and Mining After oil and gas, metals are Russia s main commodity. This section covers major news on ferrous and non-ferrous industries, precious and strategic metals. It also covers the Russian diamond industry. In this section, you ll also find a comprehensive coverage of the Russian coal sector. Telecommunications Russia s vibrant telecommunications sector is attractive for many foreign investors. PRIME covers not only major Russian telecoms like MTS and VimpelCom but all Russian regional telecoms companies as well. The telecoms industry s ongoing reform, company results, mergers and acquisitions and foreign investment are the focus of this section. Power Industry The Russian power industry was reformed in 2008 and since then a multitude of independent companies, many of them privatelyowned, have been operating in this sector. The section brings you operating and financial results of generation, transmission, and sales companies, highlights major M&A deals, and covers new developments in the sector. Transport & Automobile The Russian automobile sector is recovering after an economic slowdown. PRIME covers all Russian and CIS automobile producers with vital output and financial results released daily. This section also covers all transportrelated businesses including railways, ports and aviation. Financial Wire The Financial Wire covers most important changes in the banking and insurance sectors. It also provides latest news on stock, foreign exchange and fixed-income market developments. Exclusive information from the Finance Ministry, major banks and financial institutes is reported daily in this section. 20 You can order the full newswire, a particular news category or several categories bundled together to suit your specific needs.

www.1prime.biz www.1prime.biz/products/russianpower.aspx Key products PRIME RUSSIAN POWER This exclusive newsletter gives you a complete overview of all latest developments in the dynamically growing Russian electric power industry in English Each issue contains a feature story that covers a major trend or analyzes key developments on the Russian power market. Government regulation of Russian power utilities, development of alternative sources of energy, major power facilities construction projects, the expansion into foreign power markets of major Russian companies, and many other issues are all covered in this newsletter. IN ADDITION, THE NEWSLETTER CONTAINS ABOUT 30-40 NEWS ITEMS COVERING: Financial and operating results of major Russian power companies The most significant merger and acquisition deals on the Russian market Construction and modernization projects Power companies activities on capital markets RUSSIAN POWER is published weekly, it is available in a PDF format and can be sent to regular subscribers by email. 21

www.1prime.biz/products/russiannewsdaily.aspx www.1prime.biz/products/ruscon.aspx NEWS DAILY PRIME News Daily is a 20-page daily newsletter that compile reports of 100 PRIME journalists based in Russia and the CIS The newsletter focuses on Russian corporate and economic news and also reports key business news from other CIS countries. It has separate sections on the oil, gas and power industries, agriculture commodities, metals and transportation. The daily also covers the Russian stock, fixed-income and foreign exchange markets. The daily is published Monday to Friday, excluding official holidays. It is available in a PDF format and can be delivered to subscribers by e-mail or viewed on this Web page after logging in through client access. RUSSIAN CONNECTION Russian Connection is a weekly English-language newsletter on recent developments on the telecommunications market in Russia and the CIS EACH ISSUE CONTAINS This newsletter offers a complete and coherent account of the latest telecom news in Russia, as well as exclusive research, stock market review, and notices of upcoming events. Analytical stories Exclusive research from Russia s top telecoms analysts Major industry news for the week A telecoms stock market review News on latest appointments and interviews with the industry s key figures Calendar of upcoming events This 45-page newsletter is published weekly, except in the periods between August 15th to August 31st and December 23rd to January 10th. It is available in a PDF format and can be delivered to subscribers by e-mail or viewed on this web page after logging in through client access. 22

http://gold.1prime.biz http://gold.1prime.biz/bulletin Key products METALS MINING NEWS SERVICE The Service includes an online database and weekly newsletter giving you a complete roundup of the Russian and CIS metals market in English PRIME METALS MINING NEWS ONLINE consists of more than 70 news and analytical online pieces per week and provides major information on Russian and CIS industries, including precious metals and gems, base metals, other metals and coal. The live newswire is produced in conjunction with Dow Jones Newswires and includes stories on production and exploration, trade data, stock market reviews, as well as a catalogue of deposits, and ratings of Russian and foreign companies. It also includes materials of industry regulators and legislative developments. A precious metals news archive dating back more than 5 years is available online. PRIME METALS MINING NEWSLETTER is a 25-30-page weekly review providing a comprehensive coverage of metallurgy news in Russia and the ÑIS. Each publication highlights the most significant events in various sectors of the metallurgy industry. The analytical part of the weekly edition provides you with a deep insight into the most up-to-date issues, complemented by a review on metallurgy companies M&A deals, financial results and activities on the capital markets. The publication also provides metals stock movements with brief comments by stock market analysts and a list of upcoming events. The Newsletter comes out on Tuesdays and can be delivered to subscribers by e-mail or downloaded on the web page. SUBSCRIBTION OPTIONS: You can order a full package of the METALS MINING NEWS SERVICE (online database and a weekly newsletter), or either of the two products to meet your business needs. 23

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