Länk - Ryssland hårt drabbat av finanskrisen

published Sep 18, 2008 07:38   by admin ( last modified Sep 18, 2008 07:38 )
The cost of lending has soared to a record, with the MosPrime overnight rate reaching 11.1 percent today, deterring speculative bets in equities. Russian stocks have lost more than $425 billion in value since reaching an all-time high May 17. `Effectively Closed' ``The bond market remains effectively closed and banks are reluctant to lend to one another,'' said Julian Rimmer, head of sales trading at UralSib Financial Corp. in London. ``The problems experienced by KIT Finance have heightened counterparty risk and reduced liquidity further.''



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