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The Interfax Group has been publishing authoritative analytical reports on banks and insurance companies under the Interfax-100 name for more than 15 years. The Interfax Group also provides sector surveys, company analysis and market research to our clients worldwide.
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Company research
Interfax provides individual and corporate clients with comprehensive research and analytical support. The agency will compile and analyze information, to any required level of detail, on the development of specific markets and companies in Russia and other CIS countries, as well as Central European and Central Asian countries.
Interfax combines the advantages of the best financial data and news databases with excellent access to market players and an experienced analytical team.
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Asset Management Quality Assessment
Interfax has developed methodology based on the best international practices to conduct thorough assessments of asset management quality. The methodology employs Interfax databases of fundamental characteristics of issuers, market data, and the database of asset manager reports.
Interfax's comprehensive reports help to provide an insight into the investment process, risk management, corporate structure and other important factors that influence investor's choice.
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Regional Investment Reports
Interfax – Center of Economic Analysis (Interfax-CEA) provides regular reviews of the investment climate in hte Russian regions. The report provides investors with information about how to do business in the region; assistance in finding the right contacts; identifying investment opportunities and evaluating unique regional factors and government policies.
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The Interfax Center for Economic Analysis web-site can be found at www.russianeconomy.ru (only in Russian language)
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Industry-Specific Surveys
Interfax - Corporate News Agency's (Interfax-CNA's) product range includes Market Surveys published on a regular basis. The surveys give in-depth analysis of key Russian sectors and industries (oil and gas, ferrous metals, non-ferrous metals, gold, coal, retail market, construction, building materials, woodworking, pulp and paper, agriculture, automotive, seaports, rail and air transport, mineral fertilizers, telecommunications etc.) as well as the activity of major Russian holdings and alliances. Interfax-CNA's research products are widely recognized as an unbiased information source. Recent reports:
- Also issued in 2009 >>
- Russia's Meat and Meat Products Market in 2008-2009. April 2009
- A Comprehensive Insight in Russia's Retail Market in 2008. January 2009
- Russia's Rail Transport in 2008. January 2009
- Issued in 2008 >>
- Financial Crisis and Russia's Export Potential. December 2008
- A Comprehensive Insight in Russia's Markets for Goods and Services: the Day After. November 2008
- Russia's Timber, Woodworking, Pulp and Paper Industry in 2007-2008. October 2008
- Russia's Textile and Clothing Industry in 2007-2008. October 2008
- A Comprehensive Insight in Russia's Construction Sector in 2007-2008. September 2008
- Major Russian Holdings in 2007-2008: New Challenges and Opportunities. September 2008
- Russia's Seaports in 2007-2008. August 2008
- Russia's Gold Industry in 2007-2008. July 2008
- Russia's Gas Industry in 2007-2008. July 2008
- Russia's Non-Ferrous Metals Industry in 2007-2008. June 2008
- Russia's Agriculture in 2007-2008. June 2008
- Russia's Automotive Industry in 2007-2008. May 2008
- Russia's Media Sector. April 2008
- Russia's Ferrous Metals Industry in 2007. March 2008
- Russia's Coal Industry in 2007. March 2008
- Russia's Oil Sector in 2007. February 2008
- A Comprehensive Insight in Russia's Retail Market in 2007. January 2008
- Issued in 2007 >>
- Russia's Telecommunications in 2007. December 2007
- Russia's Top Regional Companies: October 2007
- Russia's Cement Industry in 2006-2007: October 2007
- Russia's Non-Ferrous Metals Industry in 2006-2007: August 2007
- Russia's Gas Industry in 2006-2007: July 2007
- Russia's Market for Food and Beverages: July 2007
- Russia's Fertilizer Industry in 2006-2007: June 2007
- Russia's Agriculture in 2006-2007: June 2007
- Russia's Gold Industry in 2006-2007: June 2007
- Major Russian Holdings in 2006-2007. New Challenges and Opportunities: May 2007
- Russia's Tire Market: April 2007
- Russia's Ferrous Metals Sector in 2006: April 2007
- Russia's Oil Sector in 2006. Publication date: March 2007
- Russian Coal Industry in 2006. February 2007
- Russia's Retail Market in 2006 - A Comprehensive Insight. January 2007
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- Russia's Construction Sector in 2005-2006 - A Comprehensive Insight. December 2006
- Russia's Timber, Woodworking, Pulp and Paper Industry in 2005-2006. December 2006
- Russia's Economy: Comparative Profitability Of Industries, Sub-sectors, Major Enterprises in 2005. November 2006
- Russia's Seaports in 2005-2006. September 2006
- Russia's Airline Industry in 2005-2006. September 2006
- Russian Markets for Goods and Services: Top Performers in H1 2006- Insight. August 2006
- Russia's Non-Ferrous Metals Industry in 2005-2006. August 2006
- Russia's Gas Industry in 2005-2006. July 2006
- Russia's Gold Industry in 2005-2006. June 2006
- Russia's Automotive Industry in 2005-2006. May 2006
- Russia's Agriculture in 2005. May 2006
- Russia's Ferrous Metals Sector in 2005. April 2006
- Russia's Oil Sector in 2005. March 2006
- Russia's Retail Market in 2005 - A Comprehensive Insight. January 2006
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- Russia's Chemical and Petrochemical Industry in 2004-2005. November 2005
- Major Russian Holdings: Reshaping Business Strategy. October 2005
- Russia's Non-Industrial Sectors: Comparative Profitability of Sectors, Sub-sectors, Major Enterprises in 2004. September 2005
- Russia's Industry: Comparative Profitability of Sectors, Sub-sectors, Major Enterprises in 2004. August 2005
- Russia's Timber, Woodworking, Pulp and Paper Industry in 2004-2005. August 2005
- Russia's Construction Sector - A Comprehensive Insight. June 2005
- Russia's Non-Ferrous Metals Industry in 2004-2005. May 2005
- Russia's Automotive Industry in 2004-2005. May 2005
- Russia's Ferrous Metals Sector in 2004. March 2005
- Russia's Oil Sector in 2004. February 2005
- Russia's Retail Market in 2004 - A Comprehensive Insight. January 2005
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- Russia's Industry: Comparative Profitability of Sectors, Sub-sectors, Major Enterprises. November 2004
- Russia's Agriculture in 2003-2004. October 2004
- Russia's Chemical and Petrochemical Industry in 2003-2004. September 2004
- Russia's Automotive Industry in 2003-2004. August 2004
- Major Russian Holdings: Rivals and Partners (Structure, Strategy, Cooperation And Competition). July 2004
- Russia's Non-Ferrous Metals Industry in 2003-2004. June 2004
- Russia's Real Estate Market: Key Drivers, Segments, Construction Sector Trends. May 2004
- Russia's Timber, Woodworking, Pulp and Paper Industry in 2003. April 2004
- Russia's Ferrous Metallurgy in 2003. March 2004
- Russia's Telecommunications in 2003. March 2004
- Russian Oil Industry in 2003. February 2004
- Major Russia's Holdings, Groups and Alliances. January 2004
- Issued in 2003 >>
- Russia's Retail Market - A Comprehensive Insight. December 2003
- Russia's Mineral Fertilizers Industry in 2002-2003. November 2003
- Russia's Construction Sector in 2003 - A Comprehensive Insight. October 2003
- Belarus' Telecommunications Sector. October 2003
- Kyrgyzstan's Telecommunications Sector. October 2003
- Uzbekistan's Telecommunications Sector. October 2003
- Kazakhstan's Telecommunications Sector. September 2003
- Russia's Market for Alcoholic Beverages and Beer in 2002-2003. August 2003
- Russia's Dairy Industry in 2002. July 2003
- Russia's Meat-Processing Industry. July 2003
- Russia's Non-Ferrous Metals Industry in 2002. June 2003
- Russia's Telecommunications in 2002. June 2003
- Russia's Ferrous Metallurgy in 2002. April 2003
- Russia's Construction Sector in 2002. April 2003
- Russian Oil Companies in 2002. March 2003
- Russia's Major Holdings, Groups and Alliances (Structure and Key Companies). Part 2. February 2003
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- Russia's Retail Trade: New Trends, New Players, Growth Potential. December 2002

Financial Market Surveys
Interfax analyzes the economies of Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union, as well as their financial markets, banks and insurance companies. It publishes ratings and the weekly analytical reports "Banking and Finance" and "Central Asia and Caucasus Business Report." Interfax also issues financial and stock market forecasts and compiles analytical surveys for the Interfax Group's industry publications.
Interfax-100 Rankings
The Center for Economic Analysis is one of the most authoritative structures assigning rankings to economic entities in Russia. All the rankings are consolidated into an integral product line organized using an innovative approach and released under the Interfax-100 brand. The following rankings are issued regularly:
Interfax-100 Analytical and Statistical Survey of the Banking System
Published on a quarterly basis since 1995 in Russian and English. Contains analysis and forecasting of the main trends in Russia's banking sector.
More than 20 tables provide the key indicators for banks in the Russian Federation as at the reporting dates: January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1. The indicators include banks' asset structure, liabilities, earnings and expenditures, the changes from the start of the year, short-term interbank loans, quality indexes. Credit portfolio diversity and compliance with prudential regulations such as capital ratios and liquidity.
Interfax-100 Analytical and Statistical Survey of the Insurance Sector
Published twice yearly since 1999. Contains analysis of over 150 of the largest insurance companies in Russia, the current situation on the Russian insurance market and the main market trends.
The survey consists of two parts: more than 50 pages of analytical commentary and 45 statistical tables.
The analytical commentary contains:
- Analysis of the macroeconomic situation in Russia
- Analysis of the regulatory framework of the Russian insurance market
- Discussion of market leaders in various segments of the Russian insurance market
- Analysis of changes in the premium structure of the largest Russian insurers
- Analysis of the structure of assets and liabilities, as well as earnings and expenditure of Russia's largest insurers
- Analysis of new trends in the development of the insurance market in Russia
The statistical part of the report includes the following:
- Structure and changes in assets and liabilities
- Changes in the structure of investments, receivables and the share of reinsurers in insurance reserves
- Changes in the structure of capital, liabilities, insurance reserves and payables
- Changes in the structure of earnings and expenses
- Actual available assets, available assets in compliance with regulations and solvency ratio
- Liquidity ratios, loss in insurance transactions, profitability
- Premiums and payments, as well as the level of payments on various forms of insurance
Interfax-1000 Rankings
Interfax-1000. CIS Banking System
The Interfax Center for Economic Analysis (Interfax-CEA) has launched the publication of a new series of analytical and statistical surveys under the Interfax-1000 brand, which for the first time enables a comparison of all major banks in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other CIS countries in terms of asset value and other financial indicators.
The survey contains key business indicators of commercial banks in 10 CIS countries: Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Moldova.
The indicators include assets, capital, credit portfolio and funds raised according to financial statements compiled according to the national standards of 1,000 CIS banks as at the reporting date of the survey.
The survey is highly representative, as it covers over 60% of all banks operating in CIS countries. It also contains a brief description of the banking systems in the 10 CIS countries.
The survey is published in Russian and in English biannually as of July 1 (first-half results) and January 1 (annual results).
Interfax-1000. CIS Insurance Companies
The Interfax-1000: CIS Insurance Companies analytical and statistical survey provides key parameters of insurance companies’ operations in eight countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States: Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and Uzbekistan.
It offers the reader information about premium collection and insurance payouts by 1,000 CIS insurance companies for the periods under review. Representation is sufficiently high, as more than half of the insurance companies active on the CIS market are listed. The survey has a brief description of the insurance systems common in countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
The survey is published twice a year and offers information as at July 1 (results for the first half of the year) and January 1 (results of the second half).
Moody's Interfax Rating Agency
Moody's Interfax Rating Agency specializes in the assessment of credit risks in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States, including the assessment of the creditworthiness and liabilities of financial institutions, regional administrations and non-financial enterprises.
Moody's Interfax Rating Agency assigns national scale ratings, which accurately reflect the degree of risk and are not limited by the sovereign ratings of states.
Moody's Interfax Rating Agency published ratings
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