| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : NOVEMBER 20, 2000 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPEAN BUSINESS
Gazprom at a Glance ACHIEVEMENTS Russia's largest hard-currency earner and taxpayer, Europe's top gas supplier, world's largest holder of gas reserves. OWNERSHIP The Russian government has the largest stake, 38%. Foreigners are barred from owning more than 20%. MANAGEMENT Rem Vyakhirev, 66, chief executive officer since 1993. Contract expires in May. SALES $15.4 billion forecast in 2000, 11.9 billion in 1999, 16.1 billion in 1998. NET PROFITS, AFTER TAXES $808 million forecast in 2000, 2.8 billion loss in 1999, 7 billion loss in 1998. MARKET CAPITALIZATION $6.9 billion. PRODUCTION 520 billion cubic meters (bcm) forecast in 2000, 546.5 bcm in 1999, 553.7 bcm in 1998. DATA: UNITED FINANCIAL GROUP, GAS INDUSTRY SOURCES _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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