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July 9, 2012

Energy Blast – July 9, 2012

The AAR consortium, BP’s billionaire partners in TNK-BP, apparently plan to bid for half of the British oil producer’s 50% holding in the venture rather than buying the entire stake.  BP is, according to the Telegraph, facing a Serious...
July 9, 2012

Energy Blast – July 9, 2012

The AAR consortium, BP’s billionaire partners in TNK-BP, apparently plan to bid for half of the British oil producer’s 50% holding in the venture rather than buying the entire stake.  BP is, according to the Telegraph, facing a Serious...
July 9, 2012

Today in Russian Business – July 9, 2012

Following a suspension in loadings due to the unexpected flooding, operations have now apparently resumed in the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk.  London’s High Court is poised to witness a showdown between businessman Michael Cherney and RUS...
July 6, 2012

Energy Blast – July 6, 2012

Gazprom’s decision to slash prices for its European customers may dent revenues now, but Reuters explains how in the long-term, the company could stand to gain.  Lukoil has revealed plans to build a $500 million pipeline that would ferry gas...
July 6, 2012

Today in Russian Business – July 6, 2012

Cyprus’s Moscow-leaning president has emphasized his links to the Kremlin whilst defending his decision to seek bailout funds from both the EU and his Russian partners.  Ben Aris examines the signs that Russia’s economy is in danger of...
July 6, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 6

TODAY: Pussy Riot activist lays assault claim; Bastrykin orders re-opening of Navalny probe; the harassment of the Gudkovs; St Petersburg revokes permit for gay rally.  Analysts ponder Russia’s support for Syria; Iran sues Russia’s sta...
July 6, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 6

TODAY: Pussy Riot activist lays assault claim; Bastrykin orders re-opening of Navalny probe; the harassment of the Gudkovs; St Petersburg revokes permit for gay rally.  Analysts ponder Russia’s support for Syria; Iran sues Russia’s sta...
July 5, 2012

Rough Justice For Russia’s Entrepreneurs

Today the BBC has an insightful piece detailing some of the obstacles entrepreneurs in Putin’s Russia face.  As the case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky or Vera Trifonova (inter alia) suggest, it is hardly an inviting climate – businesspeople ...
July 5, 2012

Rough Justice For Russia’s Entrepreneurs

Today the BBC has an insightful piece detailing some of the obstacles entrepreneurs in Putin’s Russia face.  As the case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky or Vera Trifonova (inter alia) suggest, it is hardly an inviting climate – businesspeople ...
July 5, 2012

Human Rights Watch Urges Russia To Abandon NGO Law

The latest prong in the Kremlin’s attack on civil society is the introduction of a new bill which would class NGOs as ‘foreign agents’, essentially implying that these institutions which are, for the most part, attempting to impr...