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July 12, 2011

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 12, 2011

TODAY: Volga disaster death toll hits 129, details emerge; families of those killed in regional plane crash to receive compensation; television channels go after Perm officials; Obama says U.S. supports Russia in Libya, with a caveat; election out...
July 11, 2011

Energy Blast – July 11, 2011

Last week’s case of Gazprom merging its assets with those of Viktor Vekselberg to create an energy giant ‘highlights how tough it will be to curb the appetite of the national champions created under Mr Putin for gobbling up yet more as...
July 11, 2011

Energy Blast – July 11, 2011

Last week’s case of Gazprom merging its assets with those of Viktor Vekselberg to create an energy giant ‘highlights how tough it will be to curb the appetite of the national champions created under Mr Putin for gobbling up yet more as...
July 11, 2011

Today in Russian Business – July 11, 2011

According to its CEO, gold miner Polyus Gold is on track to complete its reverse takeover of UK-listed Kazakhgold, which will allow it to establish ‘one of the biggest gold mining companies‘.  A new Troika Dialog fund will allow l...
July 11, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – July 11, 2011

TODAY: Kasparov calls for election boycott; Duma parties criticize United Russia’s dominance; conductor blames shunning of All-Russia Front for non-renewal of his contract; over 100 people missing after cruise ship sinks in Tatarstan, 5 kill...
July 11, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – July 11, 2011

TODAY: Kasparov calls for election boycott; Duma parties criticize United Russia’s dominance; conductor blames shunning of All-Russia Front for non-renewal of his contract; over 100 people missing after cruise ship sinks in Tatarstan, 5 kill...
July 8, 2011

Energy Blast – July 8, 2011

ExxonMobil’s Yellowstone River oil leak continues to resist containment efforts due to fast-flowing, high water.  It looks like Italy’s ENI will pull out of Libya, leaving the Gaddafi government to negotiate over its assets with R...
July 8, 2011

Energy Blast – July 8, 2011

ExxonMobil’s Yellowstone River oil leak continues to resist containment efforts due to fast-flowing, high water.  It looks like Italy’s ENI will pull out of Libya, leaving the Gaddafi government to negotiate over its assets with R...
July 8, 2011

Today in Russian Business – July 8, 2011

Will the court change its verdict on Alexei Kozlov, who has already served four years of his seven-year sentence for embezzlement?  The medical insurance tax will be reduced by 4%, but the government nonetheless will stick to its $16.5 billio...
July 7, 2011

Energy Blast – July 7, 2011

Russia and Norway have resolved their 44-year Arctic border dispute, opening up a 175,000-km-squared area thought to contain up to 6.8 billion tons of oil and gas.  Artur Chilingarov, the Russian explorer who riled Canada and others by placin...