Russia is a natural resourced based economy. Oil and natural gas especially are the two key industries. Hence firms from the energy industry dominate the top firms listed below. These 7 companies appear in the Fortune Global 500 list for 2012.
| Country Rank | Company | Global Rank | City | Revenues($ millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gazprom | 15 | Moscow | 157,831 |
| 2 | Lukoil | 49 | Moscow | 111,433 |
| 3 | Rosneft Oil | 137 | Moscow | 65,093 |
| 4 | TNK-BP International | 198 | Moscow | 48,909 |
| 5 | Sberbank | 304 | Moscow | 35,502 |
| 6 | Sistema | 315 | Moscow | 34,517 |
| 7 | Surgutneftegas | 430 | Surgut | 25,663 |
Source: Fortune Global 500, Fortune
None of the Russian energy giants trade on the US exchanges. The four firms trading on the OTC exchanges are:
Gazprom(OGZPY), LUKOIL (LUKOY), Rosneft Oil Company (OJSCY) and Surgutneftegas (SGTPY).
Related ETFs:
Market Vectors Russia ETF (RSX)
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