Bulletin: Direct Impact Of Gazprom Price Hike On Georgian Economic Growth Likely To Be Modest Nov 06
Standard & Poors, November 2006
Abstract
LONDON (Standard & Poor's) Nov. 2, 2006--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that the direct impact on Georgian real economic growth of the widely anticipated increase in the price of natural gas from Russia-based gas company OAO Gazprom (BBB-/Stable/--) from $110 per thousand cubic meters (tcm) to $230 per tcm in 2007 would likely be modest, at only about 1.1% of GDP. This calculation is based on a projected gas import volume of 1.7 billion cubic meters in 2007, which at the price of $230 would translate into a cost of $391 million. This represents an increase of $204 million above the projected cost at the old price, equivalent to 2.9% of GDP. The Georgian authorities had, however, expected...
Companies mentioned in this report are:
- Georgia (Government of)
- Russian Federation
- Gazprom OAO
Action: Bulletin
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- Georgia (Government of)
- Russian Federation
- Gazprom OAO
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