15 Mar 2012 05:00

Russian political and economic calendar: March 15

MOSCOW. March 15 (Interfax) - The political and economic calendar in Moscow, Russia and Newly Independent States for March 15 is as follows:

*** "Industrial and ecological safety of oil and gas projects in Russian and CIS". Organized by Adam Smith's Institute. Will take place on March 13-15.

Mriott-Grand Hotel (26, Tverskaya street).

Telephone: 44 20 7017 5095, e-mail: iBondareva@adamsmithconferences.com.

*** X International exhibition "Dairy and meat industry" will take place on March 13-16.

All-Russian exhibition centre.

*** IX International industrial exhibition GeoForum+ 2012 will take place on March 13-15.

Exhibition and convention centre Sokolniki .

Telephone: +7 (495) 935-81-00 ext. 6530, e-mail: Martynova@mvk.ru.

*** All-Russian Forum "Banks and Insurers-2012" will take place on March 15-16.

Holiday Inn Lesnaya (15, Lesnaya).

Telephone: +7 (495) 778-75-17.

*** X All-Russian "Trade marketing forum - 2012" will take place on March 15-16.

Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya (21/40, Kalanchevskaya).

Telephone: +7 (495) 778-75-17.

*** Videoconference Moscow-Beijing "Fukushima Lessons" will take place at 3 p.m.

RIA Novosti (4, Zubovskiy blvrd.).

Telephone: 637-50-19; 645-64-72.

*** Metalloinvest will close the bid book for series 5 bonds worth 10 billion rubles mature in 10 years. The technical placement on MICEX is scheduled for March 19.

*** Polyus Gold International Ltd (the controlling shareholder in OJSC Polyus Gold ), will purchase Eurobond-2013 (initial issuer - KazakhGold, later renamed Polyus Int in 2011) worth $200 million on March 15 at 102.344% of face value with accumulated and unpaid interest (9.875% since November 6, 2011).

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