Bulgaria paid off a 4.7 million euro debt to Russia for its withdrawal from the construction project of the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline.

The Austrian oil and gas company OMV is negotiation with Russian gas giant Gazprom on selling 51% shares of Romanian oil company OMV Petrom.

Ukraine has become the main purchaser of Russian vodka, its share is 27% out of total export volume in 2011, or 1.4 million decalitres.

The joint enterprise of Basic Element owned by Oleg Deripaska, Sberbank of Russia and Changi Airports Group, the operator of Singapore airport Changi, have started negotiations on acquiring five Russian airports.

One of the most popular shopping center in Moscow, Europejsky, which is situated next to Kievsky Railway Station, to be completely privatized by businessmen God Nisanov and Zakhar Iliev.

Sberbank of Russia has been ranked 17th in the rating of the most expensive bank brands in the world, which was published by the consulting company Brand Finance.

By 2015 Bank of Moscow, which holds the 5th place in net assets in Russia and 4th in Moscow, is to cut a quarter of its staff.

The pharmacy net 36.6 is to rebrand half of its shops under the name Aptechnyy Sklad (Pharmacy Store).

Samsung is to open its brand departments at salons of mobile retailer Euroset. Samsung will sell its mobile phones, smart phones and pads there.

Moscow, growing south-west, will reach a border of Kaluga region. This may attract investors to the airport Ermolino, which is located some kilometers away from the bigger capital.