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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – March 28, 2013

By Citizen M | Published: March 28, 2013

TODAY: Offices of Human Rights Watch searched as NGO crackdown continues; two rights bureau chiefs called in for questioning; gay pride advocate assaulted. Miners missing; gas exports to Serbia could increase dramatically; Russia’s plans for post-NATO Afghanistan; deputies drawing the line at foreign bank account restrictions.  The Moscow offices of Human Rights Watch, corruption watchdog [...]

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Sticky Stagnation: Russia’s Economy in 2013

By Robert Amsterdam | Published: December 28, 2012

The following is an English translation of an article by economist Oleg Biklemishev published in Novaya Gazeta which outlines some of the main economic challenges Russia is facing headed into 2013. Sticky Stagnation 2012 The system is not ready for development Year 2012 is becoming economic history. After a month or two, the experts will [...]

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Rwanda’s Economic Miracle

By Robert Amsterdam | Published: December 12, 2012
President Kagame visits Carnegie Mellon University. Pittsburgh,

When Rwanda gets mentioned in the international media, it’s usually about the genocide, Western guilt, the M23, and Susan Rice. But its worth looking at how they’ve transformed their economy to become an African tiger.

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Today in Russian Business – June 20, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: June 20, 2012

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton writes enthusiastically in the Wall Street Journal about improved trade relations with Russia and why it’s time to repeal the Jackson-Vanik amendment.  Finance Minister Anton Siluanov says Russia has earmarked $40 billion in funds to bolster the economy this year and next in case the eurozone crisis spreads.  These plans [...]

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Putin’s Bipolar Economic Thinking

By James Kimer | Published: February 2, 2012
Russia's Prime Minister and presidential candidate Putin attends a meeting with young lawyers and election observers in Moscow

Following Vladimir Putin’s 5,000-word treatsie on his vision for the Russian economy published in Vedomosti, we decided to give a call the venerable economist Dr. Craig Pirrong, otherwise known as the Streetwise Professor, and hear his thoughts on some of Putin’s main arguments.

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