Russian Government May Issue Convertible Debt to Aid Asset Sales

Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Russia’s government may issue sovereign bonds convertible into shares of state-controlled companies to help the country’s asset-sale program, Arkady Dvorkovich, chief economic aide to President Dmitry Medvedev, told reporters in Moscow today.

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