Gazprom, 390 million euro loan from Unicredit
Russian giant: 'Historic agreement'
05 December, 14:53(ANSA) - MOSCOW - Russian gas giant Gazprom has signed an agreement with UniCredit on a 390 million euro funding, according to a press release issued by the gas company.
This agreement, which comes during a period of strained relations between Moscow and the Western countries due to the Ukrainian crisis, is according to Gazprom ''an historic deal'' in the context of ''Gazprom's expanding cooperation with financial institutions in Italy and in the whole of Europe''. Italy's company based in Piazza Gae Aulenti is operating in Russia's market through Zao Unicredit Bank. (ANSA).