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Alexander Medvedev, deputy chairman of the management committee at OAO Gazprom, speaks at the 13th Nikkei Global Management Forum in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. The 2 day forum is organized by Nikkei Inc., IMD and Japan Center for Economic Research. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Alexander Medvedev, deputy chairman of the management committee at OAO Gazprom, speaks at the 13th Nikkei Global Management Forum in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. The 2 day forum is organized by Nikkei Inc., IMD and Japan Center for Economic Research. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images