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VEB Q1 Net Rises 58%

By The Moscow Times

Vneshekonombank, the development bank chaired by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, said Monday that first-quarter net income advanced 58 percent from the same period last year to $28.4 billion rubles ($928 million).

The results were to international standards, VEB said.

(Bloomberg)


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