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Russian Borrowers Seeking $3 Billion of Loans as Banks Retrench
Nov. 23, 2011 02:08PM PST
Base Metals Investing Bloomberg reported OAO GMK Norilsk Nickel (LSE:MNOD,MCX:GMKN) and OAO Gazprom (MCX:GAZP) are seeking about $3 billion of loans.
Bloomberg reported OAO GMK Norilsk Nickel (LSE:MNOD,MCX:GMKN) and OAO Gazprom (MCX:GAZP) are seeking about $3 billion of loans.
As quoted in the market news:
Norilsk Nickel is in talks for a $1.5 billion pre-export finance loan, and Gazprom plans to borrow $800 million, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Moscow-based OAO Sberbank had to increase the interest it offered on a loan two weeks ago by 20 basis points.