Thursday 22 January 2009

Rusal considers seeking 'standstill' debt deal

Oleg Deripaska's UC Rusal is considering seeking an agreement from its more than 70 foreign banks to give it time to restructure nearly $17bn in debts, people familiar with the situation said yesterday.

Rusal is weighing up seeking a "standstill" agreement as Mr Deripaska's aluminium group grapples with billions of dollars in debt and plummeting revenues due to falling aluminium prices.

A standstill is an agreement by lenders not to take any unilateral action to enforce any of their debt claims against the company.

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