Russia

In this issue:

3 Upcoming Events
3-4 Politics and Economics
3 Russia weakens rouble support
3 Putin allays fears of natural gas cartel
4 Banks under watch
4 Russian defense sector hit by financial turmoil
4 Rosneft reveals anti-crisis efforts
4 This week market leaders
5 IPO and M&A news
5-6 Corporate News
6 Ignatyev?s scissors
6 RTS Blue chips