OREANDA-NEWS. August 11, 2010. Closed Joint Stock Company Depository Clearing Company and Republican Unitary Entity Republican Central Securities Depository (Republic of Belarus) have signed an agreement on information exchange with a view to provide informational support to the securities markets of Russia and Belarus.

After certain preparations, the depositories will commence exchange of information on the issuers whose securities are kept at the depositories, material events related to the activities of these issuers and their securities, and other data which is required for successful operation in the securities market. Information on the issuers from the Republic of Belarus and their securities will be available to the users of DCC-Info system in August 2010 to the extent that it is disclosed by the Securities Department of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Belarus.

Besides the information provided by the RCSD (Republic of Belarus), Belarusian investors will gain access to DCC-Info system which contains information on Russian issuers and securities. ZAO DCC and RUE RCSD of the Republic of Belarus believe that the established information exchange will facilitate creation of the common information space in the CIS securities markets.