* Economic Development and Trade Minister German Gref said Russia's GDP had grown by 6.2% year-on-year and by 5.9% in the first 10 months of 2005
* Economic Development and Trade Minister German Gref said inflation in Russia stood at 9.9% in January-October 2004 and the annual inflation forecast for 2005 was 11.2%-11.5%
* Rosneft Vice President Sergei Alexeyev said the debt of the state-owned oil major would total $10.5-$11 billion by the end of the year
* A headquarters to prevent an emergency situation was established in Russia's Far East as heavily polluted water from China heads toward cities on the Amur River
* Mikhail Yefimov, vice president of embattled oil major Yukos, has asked for political asylum in Latvia
