Russian markets - Factors to Watch on March 22
MOSCOW, March 22 (Reuters) - Here are events and news stories that could move Russian markets on Friday.
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STOCKS CALL (Contributions to moscow.newsroom@reuters.com):
SBERBANK-CIB: "We are opening our prices this morning flat."
VTB CAPITAL: "The mood today will continue to be substantially shaped by the Cyprus newsflow. The parliament is expected to consider the emergency measures proposed by the government from noon, local time."
EVENTS (All times GMT):
MOSCOW - Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to Russia that is his first foreign trip since becoming president;
MOSCOW - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso to meet Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev;
MOSCOW - Supervisory board of Sberbank
, Russia's top lender, to hold a meeting;
MOSCOW - Posthumous trial starts of Sergei Magnitsky, who died in custody in 2007. He is being tried for fraud and tax evasion;
MOSCOW - Elvira Nabiullina, nominated by Putin to head central bank, to meet United Russia officials;
MOSCOW - Russian real estate developer Etalon Group
to report 2012 financial results; IN THE PAPERS :
Dmitry Avdeyev, who had been managing finances at Russia's biggest oil producer Rosneft
since June 2012, has left the company after it completed the $55 billion acquisition of TNK-BP , local press reported on Friday.
Alexander Mechetin, the head of Russian vodka producer Synergy
told Kommersant daily the company is keen to increase exports.
TOP STORIES IN RUSSIA AND THE CIS
: TOP NEWS:
SPECIAL REPORT-Inside Putin's central bank surprise
China's new leader to meet Russia's Putin
Rosneft pays out in historic TNK-BP deal completion
COMPANIES/MARKETS:
Russia stocks slip after weak GDP data, Rosneft rises
EARNINGS POLL-Globaltrans 2012 net profit seen flat
Mechel signs supply deal with China's Baosteel
ECONOMY/POLITICS:
Russian President Putin wants BRICS to tackle geopolitics
Russia tones down criticism of new U.S. missile plans
Georgian PM's allies curb presidential powers
Russia's VTB not interested in buying Cypriot banks
Russian economy close to stagnating in February
Cyprus seeks Russian billions to soften bailout blow
TABLE-Russian gold/fx reserves fall to $520.0 bln
ENERGY:
Azeri, Saharan underpinned by supply uncertainties
No Russia-China gas deal signing during Xi visit-Kremlin
Gazprom looks at buying European gas-fired power stations
COMMODITIES
Rusoro Mining files $3 bln claim against Venezuela
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