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July 4, 2011

FT Interview: Maxim Barsky

The FT has published its interview with Maxim Barsky, who joined TNK-BP last year to take up what Robert Dudley called ‘the most difficult job in the world‘, tasked with the challenge of reducing the company’s bureaucracy and ref...
July 4, 2011

Energy Blast – July 4, 2011

Russian armed forces are planning to create two brigades to protect Arctic resources ‘firmly and consistently‘.  Mongolia’s Tavan Tolgoi coking coal deposit, thought to be the world’s largest, will be jointly developed...
July 4, 2011

Today in Russian Business – July 4, 2011

Under a new degree signed by President Dmitry Medvedev, domestic companies will not be restricted from listing securities abroad.  The President also put Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in charge of privatization for state-owned companied throu...
July 4, 2011

Today in Russian Business – July 4, 2011

Under a new degree signed by President Dmitry Medvedev, domestic companies will not be restricted from listing securities abroad.  The President also put Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in charge of privatization for state-owned companied throu...
July 4, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – July 4, 2011

TODAY: Duma bill calls for agency to monitor state officials; Prosecutor General/Investigative Committee row continues; anarchists claim attacks; Khimki demonstration detentions; Magnitksy’s mother seeks independent analysis; health warnings...
July 1, 2011

Energy Blast – July 1, 2011

Cash-strapped Belarus is working on repaying its electricity debts to Russia to ensure that it does not suffer any further power cuts.  Speaking at a United Russia meeting, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says that Russian oil companies are pla...
July 1, 2011

Energy Blast – July 1, 2011

Cash-strapped Belarus is working on repaying its electricity debts to Russia to ensure that it does not suffer any further power cuts.  Speaking at a United Russia meeting, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says that Russian oil companies are pla...
July 1, 2011

Today in Russian Business – July 1, 2011

Bank of Moscow will receive the largest ever bailout package for a Russian bank, totaling $14 billion, most of which will be financed by the central bank.  The customs union between Russia and Kazakhstan has created a free-trade zone along th...
July 1, 2011

Today in Russian Business – July 1, 2011

Bank of Moscow will receive the largest ever bailout package for a Russian bank, totaling $14 billion, most of which will be financed by the central bank.  The customs union between Russia and Kazakhstan has created a free-trade zone along th...
July 1, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – July 1, 2011

TODAY: Anti-corruption victory; Putin criticizes People’s Front for membership tactics as union members complain; 2012 election campaign to be dirty; Matviyenko taking first steps towards Council Speaker role; European Court decision delayed...