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November 11, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Nov 11, 2011

Despite Dmitry Medvedev’s promises that they would be lifted this year, restrictions of equity listings on foreign exchanges will remain in place for Russian companies until 2013 at least, when a central securities depositary has been fully establ...
November 11, 2011

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Nov 11, 2011

TODAY: Opposition threatens post-election rally; Iran seeks Russian co-operation on nuclear and other deals; U.S. Senators urge blocking of Magnitsky officials; Phobos-Grunt could crash; final WTO terms agreed; Putin’s mafia men; United Russia sho...
November 11, 2011

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Nov 11, 2011

TODAY: Opposition threatens post-election rally; Iran seeks Russian co-operation on nuclear and other deals; U.S. Senators urge blocking of Magnitsky officials; Phobos-Grunt could crash; final WTO terms agreed; Putin’s mafia men; United Russia sho...
November 10, 2011

Energy Blast – Nov 10, 2011

The International Energy Agency anticipates that Saudi Arabia will reclaim its position from Russia as the world’s largest producer of crude oil within four years.  Renewable energy sources will help Europe’s top utilities through a time of higher...
November 10, 2011

Energy Blast – Nov 10, 2011

The International Energy Agency anticipates that Saudi Arabia will reclaim its position from Russia as the world’s largest producer of crude oil within four years.  Renewable energy sources will help Europe’s top utilities through a time of higher...
November 10, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Nov 10, 2011

Sberbank has posted record 10-month profits of over $9 billion.  Roman Abramovich’s inability to remember whether or not he owned the security firm Centurion M, which emerged during his trial with Boris Berezovsky in London, indicates ‘the magnitu...
November 10, 2011

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Nov 10, 2011

TODAY: Nationalism is a growing threat; election campaign ad forgets the rules; election violations already being registered; Maksim Dudarev denied parole; activists arrested ‘for no reason’; Luzhkov returns to Moscow for fraud questioning; Russia...
November 9, 2011

The Art of Dissidence

Index on Censorship has a detailed and penetrating article on the Voina collective, the bright stars of Russian art activism.  In the piece, which is well worth reading in its entirety for an insight into the group’s activities, Nick Sturdee...
November 9, 2011

Poland Denies Impact of Nord Stream

You think that for a country relying on Gazprom for about 61% of its natural gas imports, that Poland would be somewhat distressed by the circumventing Nord Stream pipeline going online this week, allowing Russia the possibility to cut or curtail ...
November 9, 2011

Poland Denies Impact of Nord Stream

You think that for a country relying on Gazprom for about 61% of its natural gas imports, that Poland would be somewhat distressed by the circumventing Nord Stream pipeline going online this week, allowing Russia the possibility to cut or curtail ...