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March 19, 2012

Today in Russian Business – March 19, 2012

A group of advisers are recommending that Vladimir Putin implement new economic programs targeting the emergent middle class as a way of driving development.  Sberbank is recommending dividend payments of 15.3% for 2011, and has outlined plans to ...
March 19, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – March 19, 2012

TODAY: State-television slander of opposition sparks immediate protest in Moscow and up to 100 detentions; Esquire editor fined; less than half of Russians believe election results; Astrakhan hunger strike; Obama administration to boost funding fo...
March 16, 2012

Kremlin Crackdown Begins

It’s not just opposition figures Sergei Udaltsov, three members of punk band Pussy Riot, and Alexei Kozlov that the Kremlin have cracked down on with jail time this month (Kozlov’s shocking five-year sentence taking an hour to read aloud in ...
March 16, 2012

Energy Blast – March 16, 2012

Lukoil’s chief executive officer is anticipating that the company will quadruple its market value over the next decade.  InterRao has offered to buy out the minority shareholders of OGK-1 and OGK-3, boosting the share price of both.  Separately, t...
March 16, 2012

Energy Blast – March 16, 2012

Lukoil’s chief executive officer is anticipating that the company will quadruple its market value over the next decade.  InterRao has offered to buy out the minority shareholders of OGK-1 and OGK-3, boosting the share price of both.  Separately, t...
March 16, 2012

Today in Russian Business – March 16, 2012

Sberbank is beginning to raise interest ahead of its planned $6 billion government stake sale.  Sergei Mavrodi, the founder of the MMM pyramid scheme, has been sent to jail for five days for failing to pay a small fine.  Mavrodi says his aim in st...
March 16, 2012

Today in Russian Business – March 16, 2012

Sberbank is beginning to raise interest ahead of its planned $6 billion government stake sale.  Sergei Mavrodi, the founder of the MMM pyramid scheme, has been sent to jail for five days for failing to pay a small fine.  Mavrodi says his aim in st...
March 16, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – March 16, 2012

TODAY: E.U. asks Putin to ‘tone down’ anti-protester rhetoric; police in Nazarov attack blame their superior, who has been fired; Krasnodar refuses to register gay rights group; environmentalists detained, further member of Pussy Riot detained, Ud...
March 15, 2012

Energy Blast – March 15, 2012

Despite international censure over fostering links with Tehran, Russia and Iran have apparently held talks on building an underground gas storage facility near the Iranian capital.  According to Bloomberg, Turkey is planning to sue Iran for chargi...
March 15, 2012

Energy Blast – March 15, 2012

Despite international censure over fostering links with Tehran, Russia and Iran have apparently held talks on building an underground gas storage facility near the Iranian capital.  According to Bloomberg, Turkey is planning to sue Iran for chargi...