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February 7, 2012

Energy Blast – Feb 7, 2012

Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin wants the government to bypass normal privatization procedures to sell its stake in Novorossiisk Commercial Sea Port directly to Rosneft, which would consolidate the state’s energy oil services division ‘int...
February 7, 2012

Today in Russian Business – Feb 7, 2012

Major banks have concluded that Saturday’s protests indicate that unrest will escalate until Russians see political change: ‘Although many investors would like the March election to draw a line under the political uncertainty, we believe that the ...
February 7, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Feb 7, 2012

TODAY: Lavrov travels to Damascus, slams Western ‘hysteria’; pre-election debates begin with Zyuganov and Prokhorov; government officials to travel by helicopter?  McCain taunts Putin; Medvedev wants rightist party.  Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...
February 7, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Feb 7, 2012

TODAY: Lavrov travels to Damascus, slams Western ‘hysteria’; pre-election debates begin with Zyuganov and Prokhorov; government officials to travel by helicopter?  McCain taunts Putin; Medvedev wants rightist party.  Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...
February 7, 2012

Astrakhan Travelblog 1

Moscow might have been the focal point of the weekend’s opposition rallies but there is proof that Russia’s smaller cities do not lie in regional oblivion, impervious to the tremors shaking the foundations of the Kremlin.  On Saturday,...
February 6, 2012

Energy Blast – Feb 6, 2012

Despite boosting daily production by over 20% to 1.6 billion cubic meters per day, Gazprom is still unable to meet the additional gas volumes that European countries are calling for during the current run of cold weather.  Supplies are recovering ...
February 6, 2012

Energy Blast – Feb 6, 2012

Despite boosting daily production by over 20% to 1.6 billion cubic meters per day, Gazprom is still unable to meet the additional gas volumes that European countries are calling for during the current run of cold weather.  Supplies are recovering ...
February 6, 2012

Today in Russian Business – Feb 6, 2012

Vladimir Putin’s plan to buy back shares in VTB from small businesses whose investments led to losses has won little support in the Kremlin, with the bank’s deputy chairman saying it was ‘wrong’ to use state funds for such a transaction.  Putin’s ...