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Svetofor Group

The Board of Directors of Svetofor Group recommended paying dividends based on the results of 2024 in the amount of 0.1 rubles per ordinary share and 4.2 rubles per preferred share. The last day of purchase of securities for receiving dividends is December 29, 2025. The dividend yield on ordinary shares may be 0.75%, and on preferred shares — 13.42%.

MMC Norilsk Nickel

Nornickel CEO Vladimir Potanin told the Russian president that the company fully covers the country’s demand for rare metals, including platinum group metals and gold. Surplus volumes are exported. Despite lower global prices and logistical challenges, Nornickel maintains its leadership in nickel and PGM production and keeps output stable.

IVA Technologies

IVA Technologies plans to capture 20–25% of Russia’s corporate email server market by 2028, which J’son & Partners Consulting estimates will reach 21 billion rubles. The company targets growth through its IVA Mail platform, developed as a Microsoft Exchange replacement, with about 1 billion rubles invested in R&D. The market is expected to expand at an avera...

O'Key Group

Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service approved Zemun LLC’s request to acquire a 99% stake in RBF Retail LLC, owned by managers of the O’Key hypermarket chain. Upon completion, the buyer will gain indirect control over the network. The decision follows O’Key Group’s 2024 plan to sell its hypermarket business to management as part of ongoing restructuring.

Whoosh

Whoosh released its operating results for the first nine months of 2025, showing a 15% year-on-year increase in fleet size to 245,000 units and a 23% rise in accounts to 32.7 million. Total rides declined by 7% year-on-year, with a recovery trend versus the first half. In Latin America, rides grew 2.4 times to 8.4 million, and users increased by 116%. The co...

PIK-specialized developer

The Moscow Exchange has given developer PIK until April 2026 to address comments on its dividend policy. Earlier, the company canceled its rule requiring payment of at least 30% of IFRS net profit as dividends and said it had no plans to resume payouts soon. Following the cancellation, the exchange found PIK shares non-compliant with top-tier listing require...

Rosneft Oil Company

The Moscow Arbitration Court upheld Transneft’s claim against Rosneft and Samaraneftgaz, ordering joint payment of 3.4 billion rubles in damages. The case concerns crude oil delivered in 2021 with excessive levels of organochlorine compounds to the Druzhba pipeline system. The hearing was held in closed session at the plaintiffs’ request.

Rushydro

RusHydro will postpone the commissioning of two 225 MW units at the Neryungrinskaya GRES from January 2026 to December 2027, with capacity delivery starting in April 2028. The government commission approved the delay without penalties due to high workload at Power Machines. The company also seeks to postpone new units at Yakutskaya GRES-2 and Artemovskaya CH...

MTS-Bank

MTS Bank announced the start of its AI-native transformation, with the first stage to be completed by 2027. The program includes over 50 AI-driven initiatives across core business areas. The expected economic impact exceeds RUB 2.5 billion over three years. The bank plans to raise automation to 60% and cut new product development time by half.

VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation

VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation's net profit under IFRS for the first 6 months of 2025 amounted to 2.425 billion rubles, which is 80.4% lower than 12.389 billion rubles in the previous year. Revenue decreased by 17.2% to ₽49.33 billion from ₽59.611 billion a year earlier.