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February 4, 2011

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

TODAY: Domodedovo bombing suspects detained; Medvedev and Putin cavil over the case; rights groups fear the ascent of Orthodox Church; Khodorkovsky sentence to shrink by three months? Novaya Gazeta reporter wins case against Finance Ministry; ex-b...
February 3, 2011

BRIC, PIGS meet BURK

Sberbank, it would seem, may be of the mindset that that all great ideas begin with a great acronym.  A new report released by Russia’s largest lender today has suggested that Belarus, Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan, or BURK,  coul...
February 3, 2011

BRIC, PIGS meet BURK

Sberbank, it would seem, may be of the mindset that that all great ideas begin with a great acronym.  A new report released by Russia’s largest lender today has suggested that Belarus, Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan, or BURK,  coul...
February 3, 2011

Bullying Businesses

Today it was reported by the Moscow Times that Prime Minister Putin has urged the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service to amend the law which regulates foreign investment into 43 strategic sectors.  It would seem he hopes that the result will be a m...
February 3, 2011

Bullying Businesses

Today it was reported by the Moscow Times that Prime Minister Putin has urged the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service to amend the law which regulates foreign investment into 43 strategic sectors.  It would seem he hopes that the result will be a m...
February 3, 2011

Energy Blast – Feb 3, 2011

Reuters reports that Rosneft Chief Financial Officer Peter O’Brien has flatly rejected the possibility of working with TNK-BP as a way of avoiding the legal battle which has ensued between the British major and its AAR partners over the BP-R...
February 3, 2011

Energy Blast – Feb 3, 2011

Reuters reports that Rosneft Chief Financial Officer Peter O’Brien has flatly rejected the possibility of working with TNK-BP as a way of avoiding the legal battle which has ensued between the British major and its AAR partners over the BP-R...
February 3, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Feb 3, 2011

According to the New York Times, Russia’s financial watchdog has unearthed almost $8 billion of financial violations by Moscow authorities under the leadership of fallen mayor Yuri Luzhkov.  Masked policemen have raided Deutsche Bank...
February 3, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Feb 3, 2011

According to the New York Times, Russia’s financial watchdog has unearthed almost $8 billion of financial violations by Moscow authorities under the leadership of fallen mayor Yuri Luzhkov.  Masked policemen have raided Deutsche Bank...
February 3, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Feb 3, 2011

TODAY: 2010 saw harassment of activists up by 50%, says new survey; expert panel to consider Khodorkovsky trial; Medvedev defends trial by jury; Gennady Timchenko wins case against Nemtsov; United Russia falling out of favor?  Luzhkov vows he...