Russia: Petropavlovsk concludes forward contract with Gazprombank

The gold-extracting company Petropavlovsk has concluded an agreement with Gazprombank for the delivery of 96 thousand ounces of gold. The deliveries will be prepaid. “This forward contract with Gazprombank provides us with much flexibility in working capital management”, Petropavlovsk finances director Andrei Maruta noted. As of late 2017 Petropavlovsk had forward contracts for the delivery…

Russia: Petropavlovsk net profit up in 2017

In 2017 Petropavlovsk Plc received the net profit of $41.5 million, up by 30.9% YoY. According to the company statement, its revenue grew by 8.6%, to $587.4 million, while EBITDA dropped by 1.6%, to $196.8 million. Petropavlovsk is one of the 5 largest gold producers in Russia. Its main assets are in Amur region, where…