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August 15, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Aug 15, 2011

A Moscow court has ruled that former grain trader Rosinteragroservice must pay $20 million to its creditor, BNP Paribas.  RFE/RL reports on some of the difficulties faced by those who rely on free medical care.  Pepsi’s long-term efforts to build ...
August 15, 2011

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Aug 15, 2011

TODAY: 30 activists detained at Moscow rally; Boris Nemtsov arrested; Magnitsky prison doctors charges, investigation launched into prison hospital; All-Russia People’s Front draft election platform; Putin attends St. Petersburg dam opening; Sobya...
August 12, 2011

Investigating the Dead

The Wall Street Journal tees one up over Russia’s decision to open a posthumous criminal investigation into Sergei Magnitsky, in lieu of charging any of the prison officials, police, or Interior Ministry officials responsible for his death. ...
August 12, 2011

Energy Blast – Aug 12, 2011

A UK facility that would use landfill to generate gas may not go ahead, stumbling over questions of government subsidies.  Two BHP Billiton coal mines in Australia will be subject to strike action this weekend.  Output at Vietnam’s Dai Hung ...
August 12, 2011

Energy Blast – Aug 12, 2011

A UK facility that would use landfill to generate gas may not go ahead, stumbling over questions of government subsidies.  Two BHP Billiton coal mines in Australia will be subject to strike action this weekend.  Output at Vietnam’s Dai Hung ...
August 12, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Aug 12, 2011

The Kremlin has approved plans to raise state debt to $400 billion by 2014.  Many Russian souvenirs are now made in China, according to a profile by the Moscow Times.  Russia is offering its agricultural land to Southeast Asian farmers for growing...
August 12, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Aug 12, 2011

The Kremlin has approved plans to raise state debt to $400 billion by 2014.  Many Russian souvenirs are now made in China, according to a profile by the Moscow Times.  Russia is offering its agricultural land to Southeast Asian farmers for growing...
August 11, 2011

Justice for Viktor Bout!

When it comes to Russian diplomacy, tit-for-tat is a natural reflex. We've seen it repeatedly from the expulsion of diplomats, awards given to Cold War spies, and peculiar analogies. While it's all sadly childish, the measures usually don't amou...
August 11, 2011

Ruling Class Camp

It seems that the 20,000 teenagers who visit Russia’s pro-Kremlin camp Seliger every summer know who they need to impress if they want to climb the social ladder.  At least, that’s what this L.A. Times profile piece on the camp suggests.  Along wi...
August 11, 2011

Energy Blast – Aug 11, 2011

As BP’s case against Renova waits to be heard in Stockholm, minority shareholders in TNK-BP have apparently filed a claim against two BP executives.  LUKoil’s Bulgarian refinery has not yet had its operations suspended – a final ruling on a ...