UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

_______________________________

Investment Company Act file number 811-6041

Central Europe & Russia Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip code)

 

Paul Schubert

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 454-7190

Date of fiscal year end: 10/31

Date of reporting period: 07/31/06

Form N-Q is to be used by registered management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-4). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

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ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

Document: 06-19337-2.da

Page: 6

 

THE CENTRAL EUROPE AND RUSSIA FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - JULY 31, 2006 (unaudited)

 

Shares

Description

Value

INVESTMENTS IN RUSSIAN COMMON STOCKS - 53.0%

 

COMMERCIAL BANKS - 0.7%

3,000

Sberbank

$5,340,000

1,000

Sberbank RF-(GDR) Reg S

204,208

 

5,544,208

 

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.5%

117,100

Rostelecom (ADR)  

3,528,223

 

FOOD PRODUCTS - 1.0%

116,319

Lebedyansky*

7,008,220

 

METALS & MINING - 8.4%

281,000

JSC MMC Norilsk Nickel (ADR)

38,356,500

85,600

Mechel OAO-(GDR) Reg S

1,913,160

416,000

Polyus Gold Co Zao (ADR)

18,512,000

3,500

Vyksa Metallurgical Plant*

3,340,750

 

62,122,410

 

MULTI-UTILITIES - 5.0%

503,000

Unified Energy Systems (GDR)

36,970,500

 

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS - 35.5%

1,400,000

Gazprom

14,560,000

968,000

Lukoil (ADR)

83,925,600

450,000

Novatek Oao-Spons (GDR)

21,060,000

1,725,000

OAO Gazprom (ADR)

71,898,000

650,000

Surgutneftegaz (ADR)  

47,840,000

169,300

Tatneft (ADR)  

17,183,950

1,143,800

TNK-BP

3,202,640

500,000

Ufimskij NPZ

1,125,000

52,000

Vostok Nafta Investment (SDR)*

3,247,027

 

264,042,217

 

PERSONAL PRODUCTS - 0.9%

181,000

Kalina

6,362,150

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 1.1%

140,000

Mobile Telesystems (GDR)

4,498,200

50,000

Mobile Telesystems-SP (ADR)

1,606,500

45,500

Vimpel Communications (ADR)*

2,174,445

 

8,279,145

Total Investment in Russian Common Stocks

(cost $181,608,465)

 

393,857,073

 

 

Shares

Description

Value

INVESTMENTS IN POLISH COMMON STOCKS - 18.3%

 

BUILDING PRODUCTS - 1.1%

850,950

Cersanit-Krasnystaw SA

$8,053,329

 

COMMERCIAL BANKS - 4.8%

150,000

Bank Pekao SA

10,330,913

45,000

BK Prezemyslowo-Handlowy PBK

12,003,306

1,000,000

Pko Bank Polski SA

13,223,569

 


 

35,557,788

 

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING - 0.1%

40,842

Budimex*

873,654

 

DIVERSIFIED TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 3.1%

2,920,207

Telekomunikacja Polska

20,064,947

490,000

Telekomunikacja Polska (GDR) 

3,356,500

 

23,421,447

 

MEDIA - 0.2%

37,700

Tvn*

1,301,306

 

METAL & MINING - 3.1%

600,000

KGHM Polska Miedz

23,335,710

 

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS - 4.4%

1,036,102

Polski Koncern Naftowy

20,349,965

149,500

Polski Koncern Naftowy (GDR)

5,763,225

180,000

Polski Koncern Naftowy (GDR) 

6,939,000

 

33,052,190

 

REAL ESTATE - 1.4%

109,018

Echo Investment*

10,600,052

Total Investments in Polish Common Stocks            (cost $77,928,002)136,195,476

INVESTMENTS IN HUNGARIAN COMMON STOCKS - 5.1%

 

COMMERCIAL BANKS - 1.6%

360,000

OTP Bank

10,711,957

25,000

OTP Bank (GDR)

1,495,000

 

12,206,957

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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THE CENTRAL EUROPE AND RUSSIA FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - JULY 31, 2006 (unaudited) (continued)

 

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Description

Value

 

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS - 2.5%

110,000

Mol Magyar Olaj-Es Gazipari

$12,188,437

61,000

Mol Magyar Olaj-Es Gazipari (GDR)

6,728,300

 

18,916,737

 

PHARMACEUTICALS - 1.0%

30,000

Gedeon Richter

6,339,018

4,300

Gedeon Richter (GDR)

892,250

 

7,231,268

Total Investments in Hungarian Common Stocks     (cost $11,422,074)38,354,962

INVESTMENTS IN CZECH REPUBLIC COMMON STOCKS - 4.4%

 

COMMERCIAL BANKS - 0.7%

4,500

Komercni Banka

661,527

89,996

Komercni Banka (GDR)

4,499,800

 

5,161,327

 

MULTI-UTILITIES - 3.7%

750,000

Ceske Energeticke Zavody

27,365,319

Total Investments in Czech Republic Common Stocks           (cost $3,984,713)32,526,646

INVESTMENTS IN TURKISH COMMON STOCKS - 9.3%

 

AUTOMOBILES - 0.6%

 


1,500,000

Tofas Turk Oromobil Fabrika

4,053,512

 

BUILDING PRODUCTS - 0.8%

2,278,517

Trakya Cam Sanayii

5,578,175

 

COMMERCIAL BANKS - 0.5%

750,000

Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bank

1,148,829

692,850

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi T-D*

2,919,702

 

4,068,531

 

CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING - 0.9%

600,000

Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi As

4,655,518

250,000

Izocam Ticaret Ve Sanayi As

1,889,632

 

6,545,150

 

 

Shares

Description

Value

 

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS - 0.5%

690,000

Akcansa Cimento

$3,369,231

 

DIVERSIFIED FINANCIAL SERVICES - 3.7%

2,230,549

Akbank

10,742,447

1,416,356

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi*

4,073,800

2,000,000

Turkiye Is Bankasi

10,702,341

1,386,551

Yapi Ve Kredi Bankasi*

2,188,803

 

27,707,391

 

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 0.9%

203,200

BIM Birlesik Magazalar*

6,422,207

 

HOTELS RESTAURANTS & LEISURE - 0.2%

2,200,000

Marmaris Marti Otel Isletmel

1,927,759

 

INSURANCE - 0.3%

1,020,833

Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik Ord

2,594,760

 

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS - 0.5%

200,000

Turpras Petrol Rafinerileri

3,779,264

 

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES - 0.4%

683,166

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri

3,061,682

Total Investments in Turkish Common Stocks          (cost $59,198,711)69,107,662

INVESTMENTS IN AUSTRIAN COMMON STOCKS - 4.1%

 

COMMERCIAL BANKS - 2.2%

285,868

Erste Bank Der Oester Spark

16,476,776

 

ENERGY EQUIPMENT & SERVICES - 0.2%

90,725

C.A.T. Oil AG

1,817,939

 

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS - 1.7%

7,750

Bank Austria Credit Transneft

12,623,820

Total Investments In Austrian Common Stocks        (cost $29,861,723)30,918,535

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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THE CENTRAL EUROPE AND RUSSIA FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS - JULY 31, 2006 (unaudited) (continued)

 

Shares

Description

Value

INVESTMENTS IN DUTCH COMMON STOCKS - 0.9%

 

BEVERAGES - 0.4%

93,000

Efes Breweries International (GDR)

$3,243,840

 


 

FOOD & STAPLES RETAILING - 0.5%

219,700

Pyaterochka Holding (GDR)

3,734,900

Total Investments in Dutch Common Stocks            (cost $5,871,109)6,978,740

INVESTMENTS IN CYPRUS COMMON STOCKS - 1.1%

 

OIL, GAS & CONSUMABLE FUELS - 1.1%

1,050,000

Urals Energy Public Co Ltd (cost $5,541,802)

8,037,435

INVESTMENTS IN VIRGIN ISLANDS (BR) COMMON STOCKS - 1.0%

 

MULTI-UTILITIES - 1.0%

4,094,119

Renshares Utilities-Rengen (cost $6,511,451)

7,164,708

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL - 6.4%

47,877,887        (cost $47,877,887)Daily Assets Fund Institutional, 5.24%    47,877,887

 

Total Investments - 103.7% (cost $429,805,937)

771,019,124

Liabilities in excess of cash and other assets - (3.7%)            (27,373,359)

 

NET ASSETS - 100.0%

$743,645,765

 

 

*

Non-income producing security.

 

 

144A - Restricted to resale to institutional investors only.

 

All or a portion of these securities were on loan. The value of all securities loaned at July 31, 2006 amounted to $46,939,105, which is 6.3% of the net assets.

 

Represents collateral held in connection with securities lending. Daily Assets Fund Institutional, an affiliated fund, is managed by Deutsche

 

Asset Management, Inc. The rate shown is the annualized seven-day yield at period end.

 

Key

 

ADR

-

American Depository Receipt

 

GDR

-

Global Depository Receipt

 

SDR

-

Swedish Depository Receipt

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 


SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Registrant:

The Central Europe and Russia Fund, a series of Central Europe & Russia Fund, Inc.

 

By:

/s/Michael G. Clark

 

Michael G. Clark

President

 

Date:

September 22, 2006

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Registrant:

The Central Europe and Russia Fund, a series of Central Europe & Russia Fund, Inc.

 

By:

/s/Michael G. Clark

 

Michael G. Clark

President

 

Date:

September 22, 2006

 

 

By:

/s/Paul Schubert

 

Paul Schubert

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

Date: September 22, 2006