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Nickel prices were heading for their biggest weekly gain in seven months on Friday as expansion of Western sanctions against Russia triggered covering of bets on lower prices of the metal.

China Lianhe Credit Rating has assigned Alfa-Bank, Russia’s largest private lender, an international rating of AA- with a stable outlook, the bank said in a statement on Wednesday.  

The measures target munitions manufacturers, electronics companies, as well as diamond and oil traders

Russian Foreign Minister is expected to meet with Brazil’s President Lula da Silva in Brasilia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov…