PRESS DIGEST - RUSSIA - Dec 17
MOSCOW, Dec 17 (Reuters) - The following are some of the leading stories in Russia's newspapers on Thursday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
VEDOMOSTI
www.vedomosti.ru
- Russia's Finance Ministry plans to sell a 19.5 percent stake in Rosneft in 2016, the paper reports.
- The number of work permits given to migrant workers by the Russian Federal Migration Service dropped by 29.4 percent in January-November 2015 year on year, the daily reports.
- The daily runs an interview with the president of VTB 24 Mikhail Zadornov who says the bank forecasts world oil prices of $50 per barrel.
- The volume of venture capital investments in Russia in January-September 2015 dropped by 25 percent year on year, the paper says.
KOMMERSANT
www.kommersant.ru
- One third of all Russians believe that sanctions imposed on Turkey after it downed a Russian bomber jet are not enough, the paper writes citing a recent opinion survey by VTsIOM pollsters.
- Russian state-controlled telecoms group Rostelecom plans to increase profits by 1.4 percent in 2016, the daily writes. (Compiled by Ludmila Danilova)
