GAZPROM, CITIGROUP DISCUSS WAYS TO FUND GAS GIANT

On Friday, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller and Citigroup Vice President Stanley Fisher discussed prospects for the two companies' cooperation. Among other things, according to the Gazprom press service, Alexei Miller and Stanley Fisher discussed an outlook for mutual work on streamlining Gazrpom's funding. The Citigroup holding company is one of the world's largest financial organizations. Its earnings in 2003 totaled $94.7 billion, with net profits amounting to $17.9 billion. Citigroup has been a party to a number of syndicated loans granted to Gazprom for construction of its Yamal-Europe gas pipeline.