The company Raspadskaya, one of the leading coal producers in Russia, will buy out 48.352 million of its own common shares by 1 April 2012. The company will spend 7.253 billion Rubles for the buy-back.

The Kirghiz parliament has approved a project of an intergovernmental agreement on giving Gazprom Neft Asia (a subsidiary of Gazprom Neft) a monopoly right on supplying and distribution of oil products in the inner market of the country.

The Holding Russian Helicopters has put off its initial public offering again, which was planned on May 2012.

The Russian petrochemical holding Sybur and Indian Reliance Industries (RIL) has created the joined venture on production butyl rubber in Jamnagar, India. Sibur will get 25.1 % share in exchange for its technologies.

The Kremlin has created its own brand of premium vodka, "Kremlin Award", for serving it at special Kremlin events of presidential administration.

One minute advertising at broadcasting Euro 2012 at Russian TV channels will cost 11 million Rubles or about $ 367 000.

Belorussia will get $ 500 million loan from Vnesheconombank for building a nuclear power station.

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.