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January 9, 2012

Energy Blast – January 9, 2012

Peruvian oil company PetroPeru will apparently join the Venezuelan project to produce crude in one of the world’s largest deposits, the Orinoco belt.  President Hugo Chavez has reportedly told Venezuelan TV viewers that the state will pay Exxon Mo...
January 9, 2012

Today in Russian Business – January 9, 2012

Reuters considers the first bond deal to come out of Russia in 2012.  Now that the state is facing reforms which could have an impact upon insurance and pension funds, the FT wonders if it will attract fund managers who have, up until now, had a h...
January 9, 2012

Today in Russian Business – January 9, 2012

Reuters considers the first bond deal to come out of Russia in 2012.  Now that the state is facing reforms which could have an impact upon insurance and pension funds, the FT wonders if it will attract fund managers who have, up until now, had a h...
January 9, 2012

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Jan 9, 2012

TODAY: Kirill urges leaders to acknowledge demands of protest movement; Kremlin uses Photoshop in attempt to discredit Navalny; internet as vector for financing anti-Kremlin groups; rally in Moscow attended by 100; judge claims torture.  Kremlin c...
January 9, 2012

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Jan 9, 2012

TODAY: Kirill urges leaders to acknowledge demands of protest movement; Kremlin uses Photoshop in attempt to discredit Navalny; internet as vector for financing anti-Kremlin groups; rally in Moscow attended by 100; judge claims torture.  Kremlin c...
January 6, 2012

Kudrin Acknowledges Election Fraud

The defection of long-time state official Alexei Kudrin to the “opposition” may in fact be a Kremlin ploy, but some of his latest statements are quite interesting. From the Associated Press: “Without the acknowledgment that the p...
January 6, 2012

Kudrin Acknowledges Election Fraud

The defection of long-time state official Alexei Kudrin to the “opposition” may in fact be a Kremlin ploy, but some of his latest statements are quite interesting. From the Associated Press: “Without the acknowledgment that the p...
January 6, 2012

Energy Blast – Jan 6, 2012

Gazprom’s $2.5 billion payment to take control of Belarus’ pipeline operator, Beltransgaz (a condition of a rescue loan package), contributed to the health of the country’s New Year’s gold and foreign exchange reserves.  In response to ongoing san...
January 6, 2012

Energy Blast – Jan 6, 2012

Gazprom’s $2.5 billion payment to take control of Belarus’ pipeline operator, Beltransgaz (a condition of a rescue loan package), contributed to the health of the country’s New Year’s gold and foreign exchange reserves.  In response to ongoing san...
January 6, 2012

Today in Russian Business – Jan 6, 2012

Reuters reports on the anticipation surrounding Russia’s first bond deal for 2012: ‘Most likely it will be a US dollar deal from a government-backed credit.’  France is reportedly seeking greater military and technical cooperation with Russia as a...