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December 23, 2011

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 23, 2011

TODAY: 40,000 expected to march against the government tomorrow; Nemtsov and Chirikova make amends; U.S. and Russia clash over Libya; responses to Medvedev’s address; Surkov slates political system; Eurasian Union ‘a fairytale’. Over 40,000 people...
December 22, 2011

Energy Blast – Dec 22, 2011

The death toll from the Kolskaya oil rig has reached 17, with 36 men still missing.  Serbia’s Srbijagas gas monopoly has agreed a 10-year deal with Gazprom, to import natural gas at a discounted price – although the deal still requires parli...
December 22, 2011

Energy Blast – Dec 22, 2011

The death toll from the Kolskaya oil rig has reached 17, with 36 men still missing.  Serbia’s Srbijagas gas monopoly has agreed a 10-year deal with Gazprom, to import natural gas at a discounted price – although the deal still requires parli...
December 22, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Dec 22, 2011

Vladimir Putin is calling for tax reforms that will boost investment, and discusses how to move away from Russia’s dependence on petrodollars, as this Guardian editorial says that Putin cannot afford to ‘buy back his popularity’ because ‘the budge...
December 22, 2011

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 22, 2011

TODAY: Kremlin rights council says Khodorkovsky illegally imprisoned; first Duma session sees quarrels; Medvedev gives state-of-the-nation address, calls for political reform; tax officials held on suspicion of misappropriation of funds; Nemtsov p...
December 21, 2011

Energy Blast – Dec 21, 2011

Gazprom’s decision to cut investments (by 60% for next year, to $24 billion) and double dividends will ‘boost government coffers’.  Kazakhstan’s KazMunaiGas expects to meet this year’s production target after armed security were deployed to contai...
December 21, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Dec 20, 2011

The head of the Federal Road Agency explains that part of the difficulty of cracking down on corruption in the sector is caused by companies changing their names daily.  The CEO of Petropavlosk, Pavel Maslovsky, is leaving his post to take up a go...
December 21, 2011

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 21, 2011

TODAY: Navalny released, hints at election bid; planned opposition rally has 30,000 supporters; protesters arrested outside first session of new parliament; cases opened into voting irregularities; webcam monitors site hacked; Nemtsov apologises; ...
December 20, 2011

Energy Blast – Dec 20, 2011

Rescuers are pessimistic on the prospects of finding any further survivors from the Kolskaya oil rig which sank in the Okhotsk sea over the weekend.  Investigators are trying to uncover the cause of the accident, as the 14 confirmed dead are mourn...
December 20, 2011

Energy Blast – Dec 20, 2011

Rescuers are pessimistic on the prospects of finding any further survivors from the Kolskaya oil rig which sank in the Okhotsk sea over the weekend.  Investigators are trying to uncover the cause of the accident, as the 14 confirmed dead are mourn...