Mobile TeleSystems said Tuesday that state-run Sberbank agreed to reduce interest rates on 53 billion rubles ($1.7 billion) of loans.
Sberbank cut the rate on a 47 billion ruble loan due 2013 to 9.25 percent from 10.65 percent, MTS said in an e-mailed statement.
The rate on 6 billion rubles due in August 2011 was lowered 1 percentage point to 8.75 percent.
(Bloomberg)