Court rejects Novatek stake bid
A Russian court has rejected an attempt to annul the sale of a stake in gas producer Novatek by the Yamal Regional Development Fund, according to local media reports.
In May, prosecutors from the Yamalo-Nenetsk district in May filed claims against the sale of a 5.6% stake in Novatek to state-run lender Vnesheconombank on the grounds that the fund was established illegally in the 1990s, a report in Moscow-based business daily Vedomosti, published today, claimed.