OLEG DERIPASKA TO CONSOLIDATE CONTROL OF LARGEST AIRPORT IN RUSSIA’S EASTERN SIBERIA
January 1st, 2017
Oleg Deripaska, the Russian industrialist who is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, plans to secure a 100% stake in Yemelyanovo airport, in Krasnoyarsk, the largest airport in central and eastern Siberia. Russian-language newspapers suggest the cost will be Russian Roubles RUB5 billion (USD83 million). Currently Deripaska owns 51% of the airport, with the remainder owned by the Krasnoyarsk regional government. He owns conglomerate Basic Element, which runs Sochi International Airport – site of the 2014 Winter ...
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