Tue Oct 21, 2008
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By Dmitry Zhdannikov and Anastasia Onegina
MOSCOW, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Russia pledged support to the most leveraged and crisis-hit sectors of the economy on Tuesday, including real estate and retail, sending shares in several of its London-listed firms up sharply. The Kremlin's top economic aide, Arkady Dvorkovich, said the government would purchase apartments from developers to support the domestic real estate sector. http://www.reuters.com/article/BANKSL/idUSN2131688320081021?sp=true