DUN & BROADSTREET PUBLISHES HANDBOOK OF STOCKS

. The Handbook of Russia’s Top Stocks will constitute the first significant guide to investment in Russia, company officials reported in a press release Monday. They say the book reports the most important data in numerous industries, such as oil and gas, trade and services, banking, communication, energy, metallurgy and transport. The handbook is scheduled to reach bookstores October 1. (11)

Publication of the book is an important step and should make possible a more realistic assessment of Russia’s fledgling stock market by potential international investors.

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