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May 19, 2011

Energy Blast – May 19, 2011

‘Those who prepared the deal should have paid closer attention to the nuances of the shareholder agreement’: President Medvedev gave a verbal knuckle rap to Igor Sechin over the failure of the BP-Rosneft deal at his press conference.&n...
May 19, 2011

Today in Russian Business – May 19, 2011

Financial analysts have their say about who will return to the presidency in 2012 on Bloomberg.  The Belarusan ruble has reportedly fallen 15% to a record low against the dollar on the interbank market.  As Russia pre...
May 19, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – May 19, 2011

TODAY: Medvedev’s press conference deemed damp squib; election intrigue remains; Putin upstages tandem partner with hunting recommendations.  Federation Council speaker Sergei Mironov dismissed.  Rospil logo raises ire of authoriti...
May 19, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – May 19, 2011

TODAY: Medvedev’s press conference deemed damp squib; election intrigue remains; Putin upstages tandem partner with hunting recommendations.  Federation Council speaker Sergei Mironov dismissed.  Rospil logo raises ire of authoriti...
May 18, 2011

BP’s Poor Judgment Led to its Russian Disaster

Last week in London, Robert Amsterdam hosted a breakfast seminar on resource nationalism in emerging markets.  Although the BP-Rosneft share swap had not yet completely disintegrated, the topic came up during the Q&A period.  One jou...
May 18, 2011

BP’s Poor Judgment Led to its Russian Disaster

Last week in London, Robert Amsterdam hosted a breakfast seminar on resource nationalism in emerging markets.  Although the BP-Rosneft share swap had not yet completely disintegrated, the topic came up during the Q&A period.  One jou...
May 18, 2011

Sochi First, Education Second

The Sochi Olympics is, it would seem, never far from controversy.  The recent set of scandalizing posters advertising housing in the Olympic complex might have lead one to imagine that Putin et al are using Berlin 1936 as the blue print for t...
May 18, 2011

Sochi First, Education Second

The Sochi Olympics is, it would seem, never far from controversy.  The recent set of scandalizing posters advertising housing in the Olympic complex might have lead one to imagine that Putin et al are using Berlin 1936 as the blue print for t...
May 18, 2011

Stage Managing the Election

As President Medvedev prepares to take center stage for the biggest Q and A he has ever held this afternoon, journalists are pondering whether the President will take the opportunity to divulge any details about his election strategy.  Medved...
May 18, 2011

Stage Managing the Election

As President Medvedev prepares to take center stage for the biggest Q and A he has ever held this afternoon, journalists are pondering whether the President will take the opportunity to divulge any details about his election strategy.  Medved...