Energy Blast – Jan 19, 2011
Rosneft would like a favorable ‘new tax regime‘ for its Kara Sea oil and gas project in the Arctic, ‘based on profit‘ and ensuring that the project is ‘economically sound‘. Reuters explains the high cost o...
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Today in Russian Business – Jan 19, 2011
Four Russian members of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are being investigated for corruption by Britain and Russia, and have had their diplomatic immunity removed as part of the inquiry. Whistleblower Alexei Nava...
RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Jan 19, 2011
TODAY: Poland blames Russia for Smolensk; psychiatrist dies after detention; journalist released from prison; Nemtsov describe attack; church says drunk women are to blame for attacks; Medvedev reiterates support for independent Palestine; Russia ...
RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – Jan 19, 2011
TODAY: Poland blames Russia for Smolensk; psychiatrist dies after detention; journalist released from prison; Nemtsov describe attack; church says drunk women are to blame for attacks; Medvedev reiterates support for independent Palestine; Russia ...
Putin’s Proverb for BP
When he talks about BP having survived a beating, I’m not sure that Vladimir Putin was talking about the oil spill in the Gulf. No big surprise, but it is emerging that the whole deal was all Igor Sechin’s idea to begin with.&nbs...
After Tunisia, a Second Term for Medvedev Looks Less Risky
Interesting comments from Igor Yurgens in Bloomberg: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin should let President Dmitry Medvedev, his protégé, seek re-election in 2012 rather than return to the Kremlin and risk unrest like that in Tunisia this mont...
After Tunisia, a Second Term for Medvedev Looks Less Risky
Interesting comments from Igor Yurgens in Bloomberg: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin should let President Dmitry Medvedev, his protégé, seek re-election in 2012 rather than return to the Kremlin and risk unrest like that in Tunisia this mont...
Russia Legal News Blast, Jan. 18, 2011
The Highest Arbitrazh court has received an appeal from Central Energy Customs in a landmark case concerning Gazprom’s supply to Europe through Bulgaria. The case relates to Gazprom’s transfer pricing arrangement when exporting through...
Russia Legal News Blast, Jan. 18, 2011
The Highest Arbitrazh court has received an appeal from Central Energy Customs in a landmark case concerning Gazprom’s supply to Europe through Bulgaria. The case relates to Gazprom’s transfer pricing arrangement when exporting through...
Energy Blast – Jan 18, 2011
Rosneft’s BP deal is part of a larger and long-standing plan to expand abroad, a response to ‘high domestic tax levels and uncertainty over future burdens‘, says this article. Environmentalists in Russia are planning to app...