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September 23, 2009

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – September 23, 2009

TODAY: EU chief has faith that Russia will not stand in the way of sanctions against Iran; US reproaches Russia on human rights; hope for WTO bid?  Yushchenko suggests move towards NATO would receive popular backing; ethnic haters charged.&nb...
September 22, 2009

Snapshot Observations on the Global Economic Crisis

CNN Money is running an interesting feature by David Goldman entitled “10 countries, 10 solutions” which details the particularities of the global economic crisis facing 10 key countries. In typical old-media fashion, the layout makes ...
September 22, 2009

Russia to NATO: No, Really, After You. I Insist.

Honestly, is there any other way to interpret this? Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko, as reported by the AP: Moscow wants NATO to listen to its concerns and hold serious discussions on the Kremlin’s proposal for an overar...
September 22, 2009

Guinea vs. Russia : Caveat Emptor

I don’t know why I’m so fixated on this but I just am – the FT is carrying the latest in the Guinea expropriate-the-expropriator saga. Amidst all the back-and-forth on taxes, rights, payments, “causes for concern”, &#...
September 22, 2009

Energy Blast – September 22, 2009

The new CEO of TNK-BP will apparently be chosen by the end of the year, energy mogul Viktor Vekselberg has announced.  The Telegraph examines Total chief Christophe de Margerie’s belief that oil prices may rocket back up to the $100 mar...
September 22, 2009

Today in Russian Business – September 22, 2009

According to Bloomberg, Russia will soon recommence asset sales to offset its first budget deficit in ten years.  Russian Railways head Vladimir Yakunin told the Reuters Russia Investment Summit that the state will need an even bigger role in...
September 22, 2009

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – September 22, 2009

TODAY: Chief of staff denies decisions on Kaliningrad plan; Churkin criticizes US ‘cold war attitude’; arms reduction talks not progressing as smoothly as they may appear.  Israel maintains choice in Iran; Russia suggests onus on ...
September 21, 2009

Energy Blast – September 21, 2009

Reuters reports that next week Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting with global oil giants on how to exploit gas reserves on the Arctic Yamal peninsula.  Natural Resources Minister Yuri Trutnev has told Reuters that Russia will consider easing ...
September 21, 2009

Today in Russian Business – September 21, 2009

The Washington Post reports that Prime Minister Putin told businessmen at the Sochi investment forum that the Russian economy is ‘totally underinvested’ and lamented ‘uncontrolled’ US debt.  Russia’s participatio...