The report is being published since 2008 on the initiative of the chairman of the council Vladimir Potanin. Leading Russian and foreign practitioners and corporate governance researchers from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, VTB Bank, Deloitte, Ernst & Young and other institutions contributed to this report.

MMC Norilsk Nickel, whose majority shareholder is Interros, announced preliminary consolidated production results for 4Q14 and full year of 2014 as well as its production outlook for full year 2015.

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OAO GMK Norilsk Nickel, the world’s largest nickel and palladium producer, plans to distribute excess cash to shareholders, said Chief Executive Officer Vladimir Potanin in an interview to Bloomberg.