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June 27, 2011

Energy Blast – June 27, 2011

The Ukrainian government believes it should be compensated double what it currently receives for allowing Russia to pipe natural gas headed for Europe through its territory.  Former PM Yulia Tymoshenko will stand trial for her role in Ukraine...
June 27, 2011

Today in Russian Business – June 27, 2011

Kremlin economic adviser Arkady Dvorkovich is warning that United Russia should not be allowed to form a monopoly on waste processing and recycling.  Welcome to Ryazan, home of Plazma.  Deputy Finance Minister Sergei Shatalov says that t...
June 27, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – June 27, 2011

TODAY: Prokhorov to head Right Cause Party; Medvedev backs Matviyenko as Federation Council speaker; Nagorno-Karabakh talks fail; Gay Pride, Khodorkovsky and Parnas protests; Karelia crash toll rises. As the newly-elected head of the Right Cause P...
June 24, 2011

Energy Blast – June 24, 2011

The gasoline export duty increase will remain in place in a bid to overcome gasoline shortages and protect Russia’s domestic market.  Russia is one of six EU countries that have agreed to reassess and impose new safety checks on their n...
June 24, 2011

Today in Russian Business – June 24, 2011

World Bank economist Sergei Ulatov is comparing Greece to Russia in 1998; and a separate report considers the likelihood of Russia facing a similar debt crisis to that currently being experienced by Greece, at some point in the next decades.  ...
June 24, 2011

Today in Russian Business – June 24, 2011

World Bank economist Sergei Ulatov is comparing Greece to Russia in 1998; and a separate report considers the likelihood of Russia facing a similar debt crisis to that currently being experienced by Greece, at some point in the next decades.  ...
June 24, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – June 24, 2011

TODAY: Navalny says Putin’s Front breaks the law; Football League to investigate racist incident; government to reconsider Parnas registration? Transport Ministry says ground Tupolevs; Medvedev in Kazan to discuss Nagorno-Karabakh; healthcar...
June 23, 2011

Energy Blast – June 23, 2011

Sovcomflot has signed agreements to acquire more LNG tankers for the Yamal Peninsula and the Shtokman project.  This article breaks down BP’s newly-released Statistical Review of World Energy report, focusing in on the rise of global en...
June 23, 2011

Today in Russian Business – June 23, 2011

Russia has signed a deal with the European Union setting out conditions for the resumption of EU vegetable imports which were halted after an E.coli outbreak last month, but Russia says that the deal does not necessarily mean that the ban wil...
June 23, 2011

Today in Russian Business – June 23, 2011

Russia has signed a deal with the European Union setting out conditions for the resumption of EU vegetable imports which were halted after an E.coli outbreak last month, but Russia says that the deal does not necessarily mean that the ban wil...