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    By John Helmer in Moscow The grain trade war between Moscow and Cairo took a fresh twist this week, following the announcement during President Dmitry Medvedev’s visit to Egypt on Tuesday that the two governments have agreed on terms for direct, large-volume shipments. A Russian government briefer has claimed that Medvedev agreed with […]

by John Helmer - Thursday, June 25th, 2009
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By John Helmer in Moscow The Mechel steel and mining group — Russia’s largest producer of stainless steel and coking coal — is the only Russian metals and mining company to submit to the regulatory requirements of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). That began in 2004, when Mechel, then owned by Igor Zyuzin […]

by John Helmer - Thursday, June 25th, 2009
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