Debt-laden Russian miner Mechel said Monday that it had reached agreement with the state's largest lender Sberbank regarding covenant holidays on credit lines of $1.4 billion until the end of 2014.
The coal-to-steel group is saddled with debts of $9.6 billion. Last week it reached agreement with another state bank VTB on covenant holidays on credit lines of $1.8 billion.
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