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February 24, 2011

Gaddafi’s Last Stand

Since he rose to power in a military coup in 1969, Libya’s once-permanent leader Col. Moammar Gaddafi has certainly seen his ups and downs, from the controversies of Black September and Lockerbie, to his post-9/11 thaw and re-entry into the ...
February 24, 2011

Browder Fights Back

Eyebrows were justifiably raised at the beginning of this week by claims from Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin in a Wall Street Journal interview that investors should not be deterred by negative reports about the risky, if not downright dangerou...
February 24, 2011

Browder Fights Back

Eyebrows were justifiably raised at the beginning of this week by claims from Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin in a Wall Street Journal interview that investors should not be deterred by negative reports about the risky, if not downright dangerou...
February 24, 2011

Interview with a Russian Legal Crusader

Kudos to the Guardian for its lengthy interview with graft-fighting lawyer Alexei Navalny, who has made it his solo mission to uncover corruption within some of Russia’s largest companies, an objective with redoubtable consequences.  Th...
February 24, 2011

Interview with a Russian Legal Crusader

Kudos to the Guardian for its lengthy interview with graft-fighting lawyer Alexei Navalny, who has made it his solo mission to uncover corruption within some of Russia’s largest companies, an objective with redoubtable consequences.  Th...
February 24, 2011

Energy Blast – Feb 24, 2011

The price of oil on world commodity exchanges could reportedly reach a 30 month-high on the basis of the Libyan situation, which investors feared could disrupt fuel supplies.  The Telegraph reports Nomura warnings that oil could hit $220 a ba...
February 24, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Feb 24, 2011

‘[T]he widely known personality disconnect between Putin and Barroso’, conveyed by Wikileaks diplomatic cables, should make today’s meeting between Russia’s Prime Minister and the European Commission president on the subjec...
February 24, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Feb 24, 2011

‘[T]he widely known personality disconnect between Putin and Barroso’, conveyed by Wikileaks diplomatic cables, should make today’s meeting between Russia’s Prime Minister and the European Commission president on the subjec...
February 24, 2011

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

TODAY: Whistleblower Alexei Navalny’s determination revealed in Guardian interview; activists take a stand on torture in prison; Left Front leader released.  Russians evacuated from violence-hit Tripoli; Sergei Lavrov warns against putt...
February 24, 2011

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

TODAY: Whistleblower Alexei Navalny’s determination revealed in Guardian interview; activists take a stand on torture in prison; Left Front leader released.  Russians evacuated from violence-hit Tripoli; Sergei Lavrov warns against putt...