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December 5, 2011

Energy Blast – Dec 5, 2011

Are economic concerns threatening to overshadow the threat of climate change at global carbon emissions talks?  Given its considerable national carbon footprint, ‘what is the point of Russia’s participation in the climate negotiations in Dur...
December 5, 2011

Energy Blast – Dec 5, 2011

Are economic concerns threatening to overshadow the threat of climate change at global carbon emissions talks?  Given its considerable national carbon footprint, ‘what is the point of Russia’s participation in the climate negotiations in Dur...
December 5, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Dec 5, 2011

How has the market reacted to the dip in United Russia’s performance? wonders Bloomberg.  The results may not make a huge difference to Russia’s rating, says Ivan Tchakarov, chief economist at Renaissance Capital in Moscow.  An article...
December 5, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Dec 5, 2011

How has the market reacted to the dip in United Russia’s performance? wonders Bloomberg.  The results may not make a huge difference to Russia’s rating, says Ivan Tchakarov, chief economist at Renaissance Capital in Moscow.  An article...
December 2, 2011

Energy Blast – Dec 2, 2011

‘[T]he end of an era,’ says Kingsmill Bond, chief Russia strategist at Citigroup Inc, of Gazprom’s increase in domestic gas prices, which will create major payouts for shareholders.  The gas monopoly’s share prices have ris...
December 2, 2011

Energy Blast – Dec 2, 2011

‘[T]he end of an era,’ says Kingsmill Bond, chief Russia strategist at Citigroup Inc, of Gazprom’s increase in domestic gas prices, which will create major payouts for shareholders.  The gas monopoly’s share prices have ris...
December 2, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Dec 2, 2011

In an apparentl last-ditch attempt to woo the electorate with financial gain, Medvedev and Putin have pledged to introduce a new set of pay rises.  Russia’s third-richest man, Mikhail Prokhorov, reportedly has his eye on buying fellow billionaire ...
December 1, 2011

South Ossetia Election Headache For Kremlin

The current election debacle in South Ossetia, the territory which, along with Abkazia, lay at the heart of Russia’s five-day war with Georgia in 2008, may well be a sign of things to come in this weekend’s election in Russia.  If anyo...
December 1, 2011

Energy Blast – Dec 1, 2011

As UN climate talks continue, an article in Bloomberg suggests that the Obama administration has proved, not ‘a global leader on climate change, but as a major obstacle to progress’.  The European Union is apparently encouraged by Chin...
December 1, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Dec 1, 2011

Transparency International’s 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index has reportedly found that, despite Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s pledge to extirpate corruption, graft in Russia remains extremely high.  The country ranked 143rd out of 18...