Yandex to Issue 5-Year Bonds Worth $600M
Russian search engine Yandex plans to issue five-year convertible bonds worth $600 million, the company said in a statement, Vedomosti reported Wednesday. (MT)
Vnukovo Passenger Numbers Up 14%
Moscow's Vnukovo airport announced an increase in passenger numbers of 14.1 percent year-on-year in the first 11 months of 2013, taking the total to almost 10.3 million people, the company said Wednesday, Interfax reported. (MT)
EBRD Launches Russia-Oriented Investment Fund With $30M Seed Capital
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, acting as a cornerstone investor, is committing $30 million to a private equity fund — Da Vinci Private Equity Fund II — which will target Russia and other ex-Soviet states and aim to raise from $150 million to $200 million, the bank said in a press release Wednesday. (MT)
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