Russia is a resource-rich nation and the hence the vast majority of Russian exports are fuels, metals and minerals. The country is one of the largest exporters of crude oil and natural gas with Europe being the primary market. The following graphic shows the top export and import markets for Russia: Click to enlarge …
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In June of last year I wrote a small post about the world’s top diamond producers in 2008. Botswana was the top producer then followed by Russia. Russia became the largest diamond producer as shown in the the following chart for 2009: Source: The Economist Except Russia and Canada, the rest of the top producing …
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The 10 largest publicly-listed Russian companies based on sales for 2009 that appear in the Forbes Global 2000 list for 2010 are listed below: [TABLE=575] Related ETF: Market Vectors-Russia ETF (RSX)
The S&P; Russia 10 index is comprised of 10 of the largest publicly-traded Russian stocks available to foreign investors through London International Order Book (IOB) GDR Listings. As a commodity-based economy Russia presents many opportunities in the commodity sector. However as an emerging market with significant political risks, Russian equities can be highly volatile in …