Russia

February 22, 2012

Today in Russian Business – Feb 22, 2012

What will come of Vladimir Putin’s suggestion to tax ‘prestigious consumption’?  The Prime Minister’s campaign pledges look set to raise government spending by $161 billion through to 2018.  Yandex has signed a deal with Twitter which will grant i...
February 21, 2012

Today in Russian Business – Feb 21, 2012

News of a second bailout for Greece caused the ruble to weaken for a fourth day in a row.  The Russian Finance Ministry is scrapping plans to collect tax on corporate Eurobonds.  The U.S. Commercial Service has indicated rising interest in certain...
February 21, 2012

Today in Russian Business – Feb 21, 2012

News of a second bailout for Greece caused the ruble to weaken for a fourth day in a row.  The Russian Finance Ministry is scrapping plans to collect tax on corporate Eurobonds.  The U.S. Commercial Service has indicated rising interest in certain...
February 21, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Feb 21, 2012

TODAY: Pro- and anti-government activists fight for protest space; Medvedev meeting with opposition disappoints; Russia will not send envoy to Syria; gay rights activists paint rainbow on United Russia building; state poll predicts Putin win. Pro-...
February 16, 2012

From Kremlin To Cage, Via Youtube

A faux news broadcast imagining Putin’s arrest and trial might have proved more than just an exercise in video wish fulfillment and sharp use of visual effects.  With two million hits in two days  – it seems to have captured the public...
February 15, 2012

The Circus Continues

Putin’s pre-election circus is becoming increasingly grotesque, with his supporters attacking free speech on all sides in a bid to secure a criticism-free zone for the Prime Minister ahead of the presidential elections that he will win next month....
February 15, 2012

Today in Russian Business – Feb 15, 2012

Barrick Gold’s decision to put its 20% stake in Highland Gold on the market gives Roman Abramovich the option ‘to tighten his grip on Russia’s vast resources industry’, says The Independent.  Plans to make driving in Moscow more expensive have ang...
February 14, 2012

Today in Russian Business – Feb 14, 2012

Reuters reviews Vladimir Putin’s latest electioneering promises, which include wage increases for public sector employees including teachers, doctors and researchers.  All good ideas, says Alexei Kudrin, but how will they be funded?  Oleg Deripask...
February 14, 2012

Today in Russian Business – Feb 14, 2012

Reuters reviews Vladimir Putin’s latest electioneering promises, which include wage increases for public sector employees including teachers, doctors and researchers.  All good ideas, says Alexei Kudrin, but how will they be funded?  Oleg Deripask...
February 14, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Feb 14, 2012

TODAY: Lavrov indicates that Russia won’t support Syria action until ceasefire; French journalist expelled from Russia; UNICEF reports on teenage depression; Putin writes on income inequality as campaign manager slams liberals; Chichvarkin’s Londo...