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KAMAZ

Kamaz automobile concern withdrew from the co-owners of Kazakhstan LLP KamLit KZ, which builds plants in Kustanai for the production of cast iron castings and components of driving axles. HEAT Motors LLP received 39% of the company which belonged to the Russian automaker. Among its co-owners is Hans Peter Moser, the former head of Kamaz's project to create a...

SPB Exchange

SPB Exchange plans to admit to trading at least 500 Hong Kong securities and 25 exchange-traded investment funds in Hong Kong dollars and renminbi listed in Hong Kong in 2023. Trading floor also intends to start trading settlement derivatives on international securities and develop an exchange market for digital financial assets.

NovaBev Group

Beluga Group's total product shipments for 2022 were 16.8 million decaliters, up 6.8% year-on-year. Shipments of own products grew by 5.4% to 13.9 million decaliters. Sales of partner import brands increased by 13.8% to 2.9 million decalitres. Number of VinLab stores increased 35% to 1,350 outlets, with sales up 52.3%. LFL sales increased by 8.3%, while traf...

VK

Social network VKontakte is working on a system to check photos and videos on the platform for manipulations related to face substitution. New feature should appear within six months.

SPB Exchange

Trading volume of foreign stocks on SPCEX in 2022 was $122.19 billion, down 3.2 times from $393.43 billion a year earlier. Number of active accounts decreased 4.2 times and amounted to 191.33 thousand. Trading volume of Hong Kong securities reached HK$3.78 billion. Number of active investor accounts, from which transactions in Hong Kong securities were concl...

Goldman Sachs

The Goldman Sachs Group Board of Directors announced a quarterly dividend of $2.5 per share. The last day to buy securities to receive the dividend is February 28, 2023. The annual dividend yield may reach 2.68%.

BlackRock

BlackRock's GAAP net income for 2022 was $5.178 billion, down 12.3% from $5.901 billion the previous year. Revenue declined 7.7% to $17.873 billion from $19.374 billion a year earlier.

Bank of New York Mellon

Bank of New York Mellon's GAAP net income for 2022 was $2.56 billion, down 32.1% from $3.771 billion the year before. Revenue rose 2.8% to $16.377 billion from $15.931 billion a year earlier.

LUKOIL

Bulgarian MPs passed amendments to the law on the administrative regulation of economic activities, which provide for the possibility of nationalizing the Lukoil Neftohim Burgas oil refinery. In early December, the Bulgarian government, as an exception agreed with the European Commission, allowed contracts for the purchase, import and transfer of Russian cru...

JPMorgan Chase & Co

JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s GAAP net income for 2022 was $37.7 billion, down 21.9% from $48.3 billion in the previous year. Revenue rose 5.6% to $132.3 billion from $125.3 billion a year earlier.