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September 12, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Sept 12, 2011

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has promised $2.2 billion to state-owned Uralvagonzavod, which produces railcars and armoured vehicles.  Media reports are claiming that up to a third of consumer items, including clothes, perfume, cigarettes, househo...
September 12, 2011

RA’s Daily News Blast – Sept 12, 2011

TODAY: All eyes on British PM’s visit to Russia; Kremlin proposes new flight safety measures; Medvedev’s Yaroslavl speech disappoints; Yabloko founder to return for Duma elections; Kremlin criticises Kadyrov. The Kremlin is trying to dumb down ant...
September 12, 2011

RA’s Daily News Blast – Sept 12, 2011

TODAY: All eyes on British PM’s visit to Russia; Kremlin proposes new flight safety measures; Medvedev’s Yaroslavl speech disappoints; Yabloko founder to return for Duma elections; Kremlin criticises Kadyrov. The Kremlin is trying to dumb down ant...
September 9, 2011

Cameron Takes BP CEO on Putin Mission

In a few days time British Prime Minister David Cameron will be heading to Moscow, on what represents the first contact between a British PM and Vladimir Putin in four years.  It seems that business matters are at the heart of the overture.  Camer...
September 9, 2011

Cameron Takes BP CEO on Putin Mission

In a few days time British Prime Minister David Cameron will be heading to Moscow, on what represents the first contact between a British PM and Vladimir Putin in four years.  It seems that business matters are at the heart of the overture.  Camer...
September 9, 2011

Prokhorov Gets a Reminder of His Limits

The Financial Times is reporting that Mikhail Prokhorov’s bank has just gotten the BP treatment: Masked police on Thursday entered the Moscow headquarters of a bank part-owned by a billionaire oligarch and leader of a liberal political party...
September 9, 2011

Prokhorov Gets a Reminder of His Limits

The Financial Times is reporting that Mikhail Prokhorov’s bank has just gotten the BP treatment: Masked police on Thursday entered the Moscow headquarters of a bank part-owned by a billionaire oligarch and leader of a liberal political party...
September 9, 2011

Energy Blast – September 9, 2011

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has inaugurated a domestic gas pipeline on the Pacific coast, from the island of Sakhalin to the mainland port of Vladivostok, to help develop the regional economy and meet increasing energy demand from Asia.  South K...
September 9, 2011

Energy Blast – September 9, 2011

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has inaugurated a domestic gas pipeline on the Pacific coast, from the island of Sakhalin to the mainland port of Vladivostok, to help develop the regional economy and meet increasing energy demand from Asia.  South K...
September 9, 2011

Today in Russia Business – Sept 9, 2011

In light of Wednesday’s plane crash, President Dmitry Medvedev has touted safety over protectionism, pledging that domestic airlines should buy foreign-made jets if necessary.  Aeroflot, which only uses foreign planes, has announced it has o...