OAO AvtoVAZ (AVAZ), Russia’s largest carmaker partly owned by Renault SA (RNO), won’t pay dividends for several years as it plans to boost investment, Interfax reported today, citing AvtoVAZ Chief Executive Officer Igor Komarov.

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