Mark Lammey

Business 1 year ago

Ukraine Crisis Halves Number of U.S. and EU Tourists Visiting Russia

Ukraine Crisis Halves Number of U.S. and EU Tourists Visiting Russia

Business 1 year ago

Russian travel agencies say 40 to 60 percent fewer European and U.S. holiday makers came to Russia in the first half of this year than in the same period of 2013, while ...

Business 1 year ago

Consumers Stay Away From Moscow's Malls as Sanctions Deepen Russia's Slump

Consumers Stay Away From Moscow's Malls as Sanctions Deepen Russia's Slump

Business 1 year ago

Nearly 25 percent fewer people visited Moscow's malls in the week leading up the start of the school year than in the same period of 2013, a survey said, indicating that Western ...

Business 1 year ago

Russia's Houses of Parliament Set for Long-Awaited Move

Russia's Houses of Parliament Set for Long-Awaited Move

Business 1 year ago

In a move aimed at easing central Moscow's nightmarish traffic congestion, Russia's two houses of parliament will be relocated to a new hub slated to be built in northwest Moscow, news agency ...

Business 2 years ago

Russia Divvying Up Crimean Resorts After Annexation

Russia Divvying Up Crimean Resorts After Annexation

Business 2 years ago

The government has started divvying up state-owned Crimean health retreats among Russian agencies and companies, though many of them are in no fit state to receive guests, Kommersant reported Monday.

Business 2 years ago

Russia to Challenge U.S. Sanctions at WTO

Russia to Challenge U.S. Sanctions at WTO

Business 2 years ago

Russia is planning to complain to the World Trade Organization, or WTO, about sanctions imposed by the U.S. over Russia's perceived failure to help de-escalate the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, media reports ...

Business 2 years ago

Moscow Deploys Giant Vending Machines in Anti-Kiosk Crusade

Moscow Deploys Giant Vending Machines in Anti-Kiosk Crusade

Business 2 years ago

Mayor Sergei Sobyanin's crusade against street kiosks in central Moscow has entered a new phase with the installation of about 60 colossal "new breed" vending machines in the city over the next ...

Business 2 years ago

Planet Hospitality to Sink $100 Million Into Accommodation for World Cup

Planet Hospitality to Sink $100 Million Into Accommodation for World Cup

Business 2 years ago

Holding company Planet Hospitality has launched a $300 million project to establish hotel and motel chains in Russia capable of rooming more than 14,000 visitors by 2018, the year the country hosts ...

Business 2 years ago

Russia Ratifies $35Bln Debt Write-Off for Cuba

Russia Ratifies $35Bln Debt Write-Off for Cuba

Business 2 years ago

The Federation Council on Wednesday ratified an agreement that will see Russia write off 90 percent of cash-strapped Cuba's $35.2 billion debt to the Soviet Union, ITAR-Tass reported, drawing a line under ...

Business 2 years ago

Dobrolyot Shelves Low-Cost Flights to St. Petersburg Amid Pricing Dispute

Dobrolyot Shelves Low-Cost Flights to St. Petersburg Amid Pricing Dispute

Business 2 years ago

Russia's new low-cost airline, Dobrolyot, has delayed the start of flights to St. Petersburg after failing to coax a low enough servicing charge from the city's airport, Pulkovo, a news report said ...

Business 2 years ago

Beer Ads Return to Russian Stadiums, Television for World Cup

Beer Ads Return to Russian Stadiums, Television for World Cup

Business 2 years ago

Beer ads may soon reappear in Russian stadiums, print media and television — but only through the end of 2018, the year Russia hosts the FIFA World Cup, according to a bill ...

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