Month: January 2011

January 25, 2011

Energy Blast – Jan 25, 2011

In the wake of failed six-party talks with Iran, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has said his organization cannot be certain that the regime is not working on nuclear arms in a clandestine manner.  The New York Times explai...
January 25, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Jan 25, 2011

In a Washington Post video interview with Vlad Milev, the Metzler Payden analyst suggests that yesterday’s Moscow airport bombing should not affect investor confidence in the economy.  Central bank chairman Sergei Ignatyev has apparentl...
January 25, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Jan 25, 2011

In a Washington Post video interview with Vlad Milev, the Metzler Payden analyst suggests that yesterday’s Moscow airport bombing should not affect investor confidence in the economy.  Central bank chairman Sergei Ignatyev has apparentl...
January 25, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Jan 25, 2011

TODAY: Terrorist bomb explosion at Moscow’s busiest airport kills at least 35; Islamic militants seen to be likely perpetrators; Twitter fills gaps in media coverage; Medvedev postpones arrival in Davos. Final START vote expected today; Russ...
January 24, 2011

Russia Legal News Blast, Jan. 24, 2011

The Highest Arbitrazh Court has just published its guidelines (a resolution of its plenum) adopted on December 23, 2010 concerning application by the lower courts of the Law on Compensations due to delays in the administration of justice. The Law,...
January 24, 2011

Russia Legal News Blast, Jan. 24, 2011

The Highest Arbitrazh Court has just published its guidelines (a resolution of its plenum) adopted on December 23, 2010 concerning application by the lower courts of the Law on Compensations due to delays in the administration of justice. The Law,...
January 24, 2011

Energy Blast – Jan 24, 2011

After two days of discussions in Istanbul ended in stalemate, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has apparently expressed the hope that talks with world powers on Iran’s nuclear program will resume.  A fuel enrichment deal could still be on ...
January 24, 2011

Energy Blast – Jan 24, 2011

After two days of discussions in Istanbul ended in stalemate, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has apparently expressed the hope that talks with world powers on Iran’s nuclear program will resume.  A fuel enrichment deal could still be on ...
January 24, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Jan 24, 2010

As good market conditions prompt a wave of Russian IPOs, RosAgro is apparently considering its second attempt at a public offering.  Top lender Sberbank reportedly plans to buy major investment company Troika Dialog in an attempt to diversify...
January 24, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Jan 24, 2011

TODAY: Voina artist in hiding; the sinister side of social media; Memorial fears for safety of Muslims in Moscow; Blue Buckets group incensed over traffic accident. Georgia fighting Russian influence with English?  Bout trial date set; Khodor...