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August 24, 2011

Energy Blast – Aug 24, 2011

On Ukraine’s plans to reduce its dependence on Russian gas over the next five years through energy efficiency and alternative sources, such as coal.  Denmark says it is ‘not afraid of letting industry’ into the Arctic, much to the disappointment o...
August 24, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Aug 24, 2011

The new governor of the Tula region, Vladimir Gruzdev, has just sold his Moscow apartment for $50 million, as the house of his predecessor is raided in connection with bribery charges.  On Leskov, the Tula-based company whose camera platforms are ...
August 24, 2011

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Aug 24, 2011

TODAY: Former police officer arrested in connection with Politkovskaya case, investigators may know who ordered her killing; Medvedev meets Kim Jong-Il; Russia opposes sanctions on Syria; A Just Russia proposes alliance with Communist Party; Matvi...
August 23, 2011

Putin’s “International Immunity”

This is quite an interesting little excerpt from Russia Monitor: Indeed, credible sources have reported that Putin’s handlers have approached European lawyers about the feasibility and logistics of obtaining international legal immunity (i.e., cri...
August 23, 2011

Energy Blast – Aug 23, 2011

Russia-Libya Business Council member Aram Shegunts is quoted in The Independent today as saying, ‘We have lost Libya completely’, as reports suggest that Russia will be frozen out of future Libyan energy deals, should NATO-backed rebels succeed in...
August 23, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Aug 23, 2011

Alcohol abuse in Russia might be curtailed if the country had a stronger winemaking industry, says Dmitry Medvedev.  Over the past two months of European debt crisis, Russians have been turning to real estate as a safe haven for investment as conf...
August 23, 2011

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

TODAY: Murdered Mayor had exposed corruption; Matviyenko replaced with Putin ally; PARNAS registration denial upheld; Russia expresses hope for end of suffering in Libya as Lavrov blames NATO interference, rules out intervention in Syria; Nemtsov ...
August 23, 2011

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

TODAY: Murdered Mayor had exposed corruption; Matviyenko replaced with Putin ally; PARNAS registration denial upheld; Russia expresses hope for end of suffering in Libya as Lavrov blames NATO interference, rules out intervention in Syria; Nemtsov ...
August 22, 2011

Corporate Raiders

The transparency of the Skolkovo business center is cautiously praised in the FT today as a new start for business and technology; but behind the shiny façade of this new leaf in Russian business, murky dealings and takeovers continue.  John Bonar...
August 22, 2011

Energy Blast – Aug 22, 2011

On his Russian tour, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has already visited the Bureyskaya hydro-electric power station in Amur, Russia’s largest, fueling speculation of energy deals to come.  Pakistan has eased the conditions for companies supplying...