- (Xinhua) -- Russia's oil giant Gazprom
has become the second largest oil company in the world, President Vladimir
Putin said on Thursday in the Siberia city of Tomsk.
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- "Yesterday Gazprom became the second
largest company in the world in its sector, after ExxonMobil, and the fourth
largest in the world in terms of capitalization, which has reached almost
260 billion U.S. dollars," Putin was quoted by Russian news agencies
as saying when speaking at the Russian-German business forum in Tomsk.
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- Putin also noted Russia's growing credit
rating, saying "The stock market index in Russia in 2005 increased
almost 84 percent."
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- "This indicates an improved investment
climate in our country. We hope that our German partners will appreciate
these achievements and choose to expand their presence on the Russian market,"
he said.
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- Puting and visiting German Chancellor
Angela Merkel met on April 26-27 in Tomsk for regular consultations. It
is the second meeting between Putin and Merkel after the new German cabinet
was formed in November, and their first inter-state consultations.
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