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Russia's top mobile phone operator MTS <MTSS.MM> <MBT.N> currently has no plans to de-list from the New York Stock Exchange, Vladimir Yevtushenkov, chairman of its parent company Sistema <AFKS.MM> <SSAq.L>, said on Tuesday.

Russia's Baring Vostok private equity fund said on Monday that the fund and business conglomerate Sistema have provided a 10 billion rouble ($154.55 million) loan to online retailer Ozon, in which they hold the largest stakes.

Russian business conglomerate Sistema is not in a hurry to sell its stake in the country's largest toy retailer Detsky Mir, Interfax reported on Thursday, citing Sistema's biggest shareholder Vladimir Yevtushenkov.

Uncertainty caused by the expansion of U.S. sanctions on Russia last year has pushed companies' share prices lower, prompting investment bankers to suggest their clients should delist from local and international exchanges.

Russian sovereign wealth fund RDIF could become a minority shareholder in three businesses held by conglomerate Sistema <SSAq.L>, the RIA news agency cited RDIF's head as saying on Friday.

Russia's Sistema could consider lowering dividend payments at its MTS unit if the mobile phone operator needs funds to cover a possible fallout from a U.S. investigation into its Uzbek business, Interfax reported.

Shares in Russian business conglomerate Sistema <AFKS.MM> <SSAq.L> fell 8.7 percent in Moscow trade on Friday, after two U.S. lawmakers called for an investigation into whether the group's owner should be subject to sanctions.

Russian oil producer Rosneft said on Wednesday its agreement with conglomerate Sistema over oil company Bashneft has been fully implemented, RIA news agency reported.

Rosneft <ROSN.MM> doubled its fourth-quarter net income to 100 billion rubles ($1.74 billion) after it resolved a row with Sistema <AFKS.MM>, the Russian energy company said on Monday.

Russian business conglomerate Sistema plans to take its forestry business Segezha Group and agriculture holding company Steppe public in 2020, Interfax quoted Ali Uzdenov, Sistema's senior vice president, as saying on Thursday.

Russia's Sistema has signed a credit agreement with the Russian Direct Investment Fund and Gazprombank, which will help it fulfil its obligations in a settlement with Rosneft, the business conglomerate said on Monday.

Russian business conglomerate Sistema is not considering selling any of its assets, the RIA news agency quoted Vladimir Yevtushenkov, Sistema's main owner and chairman, as saying on Thursday.

One of the Sistema conglomerate's assets that the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) held as collateral could be sold to a third-party investor, RDIF head said on Thursday.

Russian children's goods retailer Detsky Mir plans to hold a secondary share offering in March, Vladimir Yevtushenkov, chairman of its parent company Sistema, said on Friday.

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Russian conglomerate Sistema is to issue a 10 billion rouble ($176.79 million) bond, denominated in roubles, on Jan. 26, according to an issue prospectus circulated to the market on Monday.

Russian conglomerate Sistema, which has to make a big payment to energy giant Rosneft <ROSN.MM> to settle a business dispute, is in talks with one of the country's sovereign wealth funds about transferring two of its companies, sources said on Friday.

Russian conglomerate Sistema <AFKS.MM> has transferred 20 billion rubles ($348 million) to oil producer Bashneft <BANE.MM> as part of an agreement with Bashneft's owner Rosneft <ROSN.MM>, a spokesman for Sistema said on Thursday.

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) will provide a 40 billion rouble ($696 million) short-term loan to the Sistema conglomerate to help settle a dispute with oil producer Rosneft, the fund's head Kirill Dmitriev was quoted as saying on Wednesday.