... prove significant, the "St. Petersburg" gold price may become a reference point alongside the traditional London fix. For Russian gold mining companies, the opening of this platform means expanded opportunities for selling products at market prices, bypassing Western intermediaries. Investors will benefit from a more transparent mechanism for investing in physical gold within the country. Below are the key benefits that the development of the new gold exchange may provide: Reduced Spreads: The exchange format of trading helps diminish the gap between buying and selling prices ...

... (10-12%), he predicts. According to energy expert Kirill Rodionov, the complete ban on exports will stabilize retail gasoline prices in the coming month, bringing them back within the inflationary range. Rodionov agrees that the sector requires new mechanisms to stabilize prices. The simplest solution would be to increase the mandatory volumes of exchange sales of fuel from the current 15% for gasoline and 16% for diesel to 33% and 50%, respectively, at least for those refineries located in the European part of Russia....

Sergey Tereshkin's Opinion on a Fairer System of Damper Payments for Oil Product Manufacturers (RBC Companies). Sergey Tereshkin's article addresses issues related to improving the efficiency of the damper mechanism for the oil industry. He examines problems associated with using European market quotations for calculating subsidies, despite the embargo and export restrictions. The author suggests tying payments to domestic fuel prices, which would allow for a more accurate reflection of the current economic situation and eliminate uncertainties in industry regulation. The article also touches on pressing issues of subsidies and government regulation. It has already been almost ...

... At this stage, investors have the opportunity to acquire a stake in the company before it goes public, typically at a lower price. Pre-IPO placements attract experienced investors, as companies are already in advanced stages of growth: they have a functioning ... ... companies and successful startups securing funding in the final stages of their development before going public. In Russia, this mechanism is relatively new but gaining significance. Against the backdrop of low activity in traditional IPOs, especially amid ...

... allowed for another month in June — until July. Thus, the current fuel market regulation model relies on three parameters, according to Sergey Tereshkin, CEO of the oil products and raw materials marketplace Open Oil Market. These include the damping mechanism, which sets limits on exchange price growth for diesel fuel and AI-92 gasoline; actual price growth rates for gasoline and diesel, which must not exceed general inflation rates; and export bans, which take effect when retail price growth accelerates sharply. "Whether this model ...