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Russia 10 months ago

Estonia Launches New Channel to Win Over Its Russians

Estonia Launches New Channel to Win Over Its Russians

Russia 10 months ago

On Monday, ethnic Russians in Estonia will wake up to a new television channel created expressly for them, a move by the Estonian government to reach out to its Russian minority.

Business 3 years ago

Mobile Operators Look to Scartel for 4G Help

Mobile Operators Look to Scartel for 4G Help

Business 3 years ago

Established 4G wireless provider Scartel is talking with the big three mobile operators — MegaFon, VimpelCom and Mobile TeleSystems — about forming a company to develop and run 4G infrastructure on their ...

Business 3 years ago

DreamWorks Battles NBCUniversal for Theme-Park Title

DreamWorks Battles NBCUniversal for Theme-Park Title

Business 3 years ago

DreamWorks Animation is challenging fellow U.S. media company NBCUniversal for the title of first major theme park operator in Russia, just as the overall entertainment-park market is heating up from competition small ...

Russia 3 years ago

Q&A: Venture Fund Chief Investing in Human Capital

Q&A: Venture Fund Chief Investing in Human Capital

Russia 3 years ago

He has had long discussions with Microsoft founder Bill Gates, sits on the Skolkovo Foundation’s board of trustees with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and presidential aide Elvira Nabiullina and heads a company ...

Business 3 years ago

Real Estate Tax Changes in the Works

Real Estate Tax Changes in the Works

Business 3 years ago

Properties with multiple owners could be taxed multiple times, as the state seeks to fill its coffers on thanks to real estate.

Business 3 years ago

Progress Being Made On Space Launch Pad

Progress Being Made On Space Launch Pad

Business 3 years ago

The government will complete infrastructure construction this year for the Vostochny space launch facility, an alternative to Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome, a top official said.

Business 3 years ago

MegaFon Said to Weigh Tele2 Buy-Up Plan

MegaFon Said to Weigh Tele2 Buy-Up Plan

Business 3 years ago

Garsdale, the parent company of mobile operator MegaFon, has made a proposal to VimpelCom and Mobile TeleSystems under which Garsdale would buy up Tele2 Russia and then split the company's assets among ...

Business 3 years ago

Russian Post Delays Drag On

Russian Post Delays Drag On

Business 3 years ago

More delays lie ahead for consumers who did their holiday shopping through online retailers based abroad, as Russian Post announced Wednesday that it "is expecting a second wave of increased mail arriving ...

Business 3 years ago

MTS' Uzbek Division Files for Bankruptcy

MTS' Uzbek Division Files for Bankruptcy

Business 3 years ago

With the Uzbek division of Mobile TeleSystems filing for bankruptcy in the face of a $600 million government fine, the mobile giant is facing a struggle to maintain a presence in the ...

Business 3 years ago

State Wants Bidders' Owners Unveiled

State Wants Bidders' Owners Unveiled

Business 3 years ago

The government is drafting measures to force bidders in the sales of state companies to reveal their beneficiaries, giving information about who will ultimately profit from privatization.

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