The America's Intelligence Wire articles from May 2009

The America's Intelligence Wire archives from May 2009

Brazil's Bradespar Sells 3.45% Cpfl Shares for R$ 531.2m
May 19, 2009... (From Brazilian Financial Wire) Sao Paulo, 19 - Bradespar, the investment arm of local private-sector bank Bradesco, sold 16.6 million common shares in utility CPFL Energia from its portfolio, for R$ 531.2 million ($1 = R$ 2.035). The...

Russia's Gazprom to Cut Dividend Sevenfold
May 18, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: TIM PARADIS Russian gas company Gazprom proposed Monday to cut its 2008 dividend to only a seventh of the previous year's figure, as it strugles with falling profits and high debt. State-controlled OAO...

Russia's Gazprom to Cut Dividend Sevenfold
May 18, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: NATALIYA VASILYEVA Russian gas company Gazprom proposed Monday to cut its 2008 dividend to only a seventh of the previous year's figure, as it struggles with falling profits and high debt. State-controlled...

Poland's PGNiG, Gazprom Reach Gas Delivery Deal
May 12, 2009... (From AP Worldstream) Byline: ROLAND LOSCH Poland's gas monopoly PGNiG said Tuesday it had reached a deal with Gazprom to receive 1.024 billion cubic meters (1.34 billion cubic yards) of natural gas from the Russian company through the end...

Russian Court Convicts US Brothers on Spy Charges
May 7, 2009... (From AP Online) Byline: PETER LEONARD A Moscow court convicted two brothers with dual Russian-U.S. citizenship of industrial espionage Thursday and gave them one-year suspended sentences, according Russia's top domestic security agency....

North American Roads Will Remain Significantly Underfunded despite Some Moderate Growth in Spending, According to KPMG Report
May 6, 2009... (From Canada Newswire) Byline: Paul Eakins TORONTO , May 6 /CNW/ - North America roads are expected to remain significantly underfunded over the next five years, with Canadian Road expenditure, predicted to grow by an average of 1 per cent...