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February 1, 2011

Energy Blast – Feb 1, 2011

According to the Telegraph, at yesterday’s closing, brent crude had risen above $100 a barrel for the first time in 28 months on mounting concerns that the political situation in Egypt could jeopoardize oil shipments through the Suez Canal.&...
February 1, 2011

Energy Blast – Feb 1, 2011

According to the Telegraph, at yesterday’s closing, brent crude had risen above $100 a barrel for the first time in 28 months on mounting concerns that the political situation in Egypt could jeopoardize oil shipments through the Suez Canal.&...
February 1, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Feb 1, 2011

According to official estimates, Russia’s GDP in 2010 grew by 4% from 2009, slightly outperforming forecasts.   President Medvedev has apparently criticized state corporations for being dilatory in adopting new technological processes a...
February 1, 2011

Today in Russian Business – Feb 1, 2011

According to official estimates, Russia’s GDP in 2010 grew by 4% from 2009, slightly outperforming forecasts.   President Medvedev has apparently criticized state corporations for being dilatory in adopting new technological processes a...
February 1, 2011

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

TODAY: Strategy 31 rallies broken up in Moscow and St Petersburg; participants speak of heavy-handed treatment by law enforcement; Nemtsov invokes Egyptian example; Washington voices concern.  Deputy Foreign Minister praises cooperation with ...
January 31, 2011

No Reprieve for Architecture in Russia’s Major Cities

When Yury Luzkov was the Mayor of Moscow, scarcely a day went by when we didn’t hear news of one or another architectural horror in the pipeline, or a precious piece of historical building-work being razed to the ground to make way for concr...
January 31, 2011

No Reprieve for Architecture in Russia’s Major Cities

When Yury Luzkov was the Mayor of Moscow, scarcely a day went by when we didn’t hear news of one or another architectural horror in the pipeline, or a precious piece of historical building-work being razed to the ground to make way for concr...
January 31, 2011

Strategy 31 Offices Raided

It’s the 31st day of the month and as such, civic movement Strategy 31 will be holding their right to peaceful protest rally in Moscow and other cities across Russia. Last month’s rally saw an eye-opening number of detentions, with 130...
January 31, 2011

Strategy 31 Offices Raided

It’s the 31st day of the month and as such, civic movement Strategy 31 will be holding their right to peaceful protest rally in Moscow and other cities across Russia. Last month’s rally saw an eye-opening number of detentions, with 130...
January 31, 2011

Energy Blast – Jan 31, 2011

As Egypt’s anti-Mubarak protests gather strength, oil prices are reportedly creeping up across world commodity exchanges, with fears that unrest could spread across the Middle East.  Lukoil has begun evacuating its staff from the countr...