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EN+ Group

En+ Group estimates the amount of capital investment in the project of Russia's largest wind farm with a capacity of 1.058 GW, which will be located in the Amur Region, at ₽100 billion. Project is at the stage of discussing with the regional authorities its status, as well as measures that will ensure the economic efficiency of the project. Last fall, invest...

Headhunter

HeadHunter has increased its stake in employer review portal Dream Job to 82.2%, according to data from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. Recruitment service first invested in Dream Job in May 2021, acquiring 25% of the project for ₽60 million. In May 2022, HeadHunter's stake increased to 46.66% - the company additionally acquired 21.66% for ₽100...

NOVATEK

Loading of oil products at Novatek's terminal in the port of Ust-Luga, Leningrad Region, has resumed, Reuters reported, citing industry sources and the LSEG tracking system. Loading was suspended due to a fire following the terrorist attack. According to the LSEG service, the Minerva Julie and Chrystal Arctic tankers are now at the terminal.

X5 Group

X5 Group's net retail revenue for 2023 amounted to ₽3.112 trillion, up 20.8% from ₽2.577 trillion in the previous year. Average check was ₽488.3 up 4.1%. LFL sales were up 9.6%, traffic was up 4.6% and average check was up 4.8%. Revenue from digital businesses totaled ₽123.59 billion, up 75.7% from ₽70.35 billion in the same period last year.

VTB Bank

VTB increased the number of active retail customers to a record 2.3 million last year. Key drivers of this growth were the renewal of settlement and savings products, the development of digital technologies and their application at new sites, the attraction of payroll customers, and a focus on working with social categories and pensioners. By the end of 2026...

LUKOIL

Lukoil Oil Company is working on technologies to utilize carbon dioxide using microalgae and produce biofuel from them. This project is currently at the R&D stage. We see real prospects for the development of the green jet fuel market, and we also believe it is possible to scale up the production of low-carbon fuel, noted head of the department for work with...

Astra

Astra Group starts public testing of the Astra Automation platform. Solution is designed for automation of IT infrastructure built on the basis of products of the group and its partners. Platform allows automating software installation and updates, network equipment configuration, security rules configuration and other infrastructure maintenance tasks. Astra...

Rocket and Space Corporation Energia

RSC Energia has developed a spaceplane for flights to the Russian orbital station. It has a composite airframe of the "carrier hull" type with a deflectable arrow-shaped V-shaped wing. This vehicle will be launched into orbit by an Angara medium-class launch vehicle. Launch of the first module of the Russian orbital station is scheduled for 2027, and the sta...

Rosseti Centere

Board of Directors of Rosseti Center approved the business plan for 2024. Document envisages revenue growth in 2024 by 4%, to ₽127.5 bln. At the same time, the company's profit will decrease by 18.4%, to ₽4.87 bln. Growth in production costs in 2024 by 5.3% is mainly due to inflationary factors and an increase in expenses for compensation of electricity loss...

Artgen

Artgen Biotech Group expects to increase its revenue to at least ₽10 billion by 2030. Multiple revenue growth will ensure both the launch of new drugs and the expansion of indications for existing drugs. In 9M 2023, the company reported revenue of ₽963.98 million, up 17.9% from ₽817.89 million a year earlier. In 2022, revenue fell 3.7% to ₽1.137 billion comp...