Cutting hedges
Buoyed by a strong local currency and surging commodities prices in recent years, many Russian corporates eschewed derivatives to hedge risks. But with both the rouble and commodity prices plummeting in recent months, it may be time for a rethink. Alastair Marsh reports
For much of 2008, Russia looked set to escape the extreme turmoil that wreaked havoc in Western economies badly hit by the credit crisis. The commodities boom, the engine for Russia's export-led growth and key driver of the strength of the rouble, was still much in evidence. Even though the active-month West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil futures contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange
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