With Russian energy interests pivoting east, the head of Russian bank VTB said Monday he was looking to get listed on the Chinese stock exchange. Andrei Kostin said, on his way to an Asian investment forum, that his bank was requesting a rating from China’s Dagong Global Credit Rating Co. “We are heading in that direction,” he said. “It is the right decision given the current situation.” Rating is one of the preliminary steps toward entering the Chinese stock exchange as a listed company. The Chinese rating agency in early March gave Russian energy company Gazprom Neft a AA credit rating, denoting a stable outlook for its debt portfolio and long-term production potential. Parent company Gazprom received one of its best outlooks in the industry, a AAA, despite […]