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Russian Citizen Suspected of Terrorism Detained in Sweden

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Swedish police have detained a Russian citizen declared internationally wanted on terrorism charges, the Aftonbladet news website reported Friday. The 36-year man, whose name has not been disclosed, was detained at Stockholm's Arlanda Airport while ...

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Russia and Iran Sign 70-Project Cooperation Deal

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Ukraine Blacklists 243 Russian Companies for Working in the Donbass

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Rosneft Cannot Buy Bashneft Shares, Says Deputy PM

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Nemtsov Murder Suspects Granted Jury Trial

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Russia's Rosneft Applies to Participate in Bashneft Privatization

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Pokemon Go Cannot Hide From the Hype in Russia

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Losses for Lada Manufacturer AvtoVAZ Increase Eightfold

Net losses for Russian car manufacturer AvtoVAZ have ballooned by 800 percent in the first half of 2016, reaching some 27.15 billion rubles ($404 million). ...

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Losses for Lada Manufacturer AvtoVAZ Increase Eightfold

Net losses for Russian car manufacturer AvtoVAZ have ballooned by 800 percent in the first half of 2016, reaching some 27.15 billion rubles ($404 million). ...

12 hours ago

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Losses for Lada Manufacturer AvtoVAZ Increase Eightfold

Net losses for Russian car manufacturer AvtoVAZ have ballooned by 800 percent in the first half of 2016, reaching some 27.15 billion rubles ($404 million). ...

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Russia and Iran Sign 70-Project Cooperation Deal

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Ukraine Blacklists 243 Russian Companies for Working in the Donbass

1 day ago

Rosneft Cannot Buy Bashneft Shares, Says Deputy PM

7 hours ago

Russia and Iran Sign 70-Project Cooperation Deal

10 hours ago

Ukraine Blacklists 243 Russian Companies for Working in the Donbass

1 day ago

Rosneft Cannot Buy Bashneft Shares, Says Deputy PM

By Vladimir Milov

Vladimir Milov

By Vladimir Milov

Privatization by the State: The Strange Case of Bashneft

By Vladimir Milov

Vladimir Milov

By Vladimir Milov

Structurally, the “privatization” of one state company by another would only strengthen state domination in the industry, the exact opposite of what privatization should lead to. Economically, it also makes little sense.

Print edition — yesterday

July 28

Investigators' Tales, Hacking Attacks, Russian Athletes Missing The Olympics

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Tax Shake-Up 'Provisionally Agreed' for Russia's Oil Industry

1 day ago

Russia's Finance and Energy Ministries have reached a provisional agreement on new tax reforms for the oil industry. The proposals would see a switch from a fixed Mineral Extraction Tax (MET), where a company is taxed based on the amount of oil, gas, or other mineral extracted, to an Excess ...

1 day ago

Tax Shake-Up 'Provisionally Agreed' for Russia's Oil Industry

1 day ago

Russia's Finance and Energy Ministries have reached a provisional agreement on new tax reforms for the oil industry. The proposals would see a switch from a fixed Mineral Extraction Tax (MET), where a company is taxed based on the amount of oil, gas, or other mineral extracted, to an Excess Profits Tax (EPT). The reform will apply both to new ...

1 day ago

Tax Shake-Up 'Provisionally Agreed' for Russia's Oil Industry

1 day ago

Russia's Finance and Energy Ministries have reached a provisional agreement on new tax reforms for the oil industry. The proposals would see a switch from a fixed Mineral Extraction Tax (MET), where a company is taxed based on the amount of oil, gas, or other mineral extracted, to an Excess Profits Tax (EPT). The reform will apply both to new oil fields above the ...

2 days ago

Turkish Stream Gas Pipeline Set for Revival

Turkish-Russian mega-project the Turkish Stream could soon be revived amid improving ties between Ankara and the Kremlin. The natural gas pipeline, which was designed transport gas from Russia to Turkey and Greece via the Black Sea, was originally scrapped in December 2015 by Turkish President Recep Erdogan. He blamed Russian “non-compliance” for the project's failure: Moscow had refused to discuss the pipeline following the downing of a Russian jet by ...

2 days ago

Turkish Stream Gas Pipeline Set for Revival

Turkish-Russian mega-project the Turkish Stream could soon be revived amid improving ties between Ankara and the Kremlin. The natural gas pipeline, which was designed transport gas from Russia to Turkey ...

3 days ago

Russian-Made Volkswagens to Reach New Mexican Market

Volkswagen has opened its first export market outside the former-Soviet block for Russian-made cars. A new shipment deal with Mexico will see several ...

2 days ago

Turkish Stream Gas Pipeline Set for Revival

Turkish-Russian mega-project the Turkish Stream could soon be revived amid improving ties between Ankara and the Kremlin. The natural gas pipeline, which was designed transport gas from Russia to Turkey and Greece via the Black Sea, was originally scrapped in December 2015 by Turkish President Recep Erdogan. He blamed Russian “non-compliance” for the project's failure: Moscow ...

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July 28

Investigators' Tales, Hacking Attacks, Russian Athletes Missing The Olympics

Lada Counts on Foreign Designer to Compete With Imports

3 years, 11 months ago

Strong and soft. Light and dark. Robust but elegant. The Lada of the future is a creature of carefully chosen contrasts, with a lovely line ...

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Nemtsov Murder Suspects Granted Jury Trial

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Russia's Rosneft Applies to Participate in Bashneft Privatization

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Pokemon Go Cannot Hide From the Hype in Russia

By Yury Yudakov

By Yury Yudakov

6 Tips on How to Best Find an Office in Russia

By Yury Yudakov

By Yury Yudakov

There are many old and new tricks and techniques to help find a new office in Russia. In the good old days, ...

2 weeks ago

Russia's Rosatom Confirms Business in Crimea, Risks Western Sanctions

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Ukraine Upholds Gazprom’s $3Bln Fine

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First Tech Firm Announces Russia Exit Due to New Anti-Terror Laws

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Apple Plans to Build Specialized Repair Center in Russia After Lawsuit

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Russia Sells Stake in Diamond Miner Alrosa for $815 Million

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Russian Car Sales Decrease by 14.1% in 2016

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Russian-Made Volkswagens to Reach New Mexican Market

Volkswagen has opened its first export market outside the former-Soviet block for Russian-made cars. A new shipment deal with Mexico will see several hundred Volkswagen Polos transported to Central America ...

4 days ago

Putin Looks to Alternative Economic Reform

Presidential advisor Andrei Belousov is to prepare a new medium-term growth strategy program for the Russian economy, offering a new alternative to plans set forward by former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin.Belousov's new strategy will be based on a report by the Stolypin Club: a think-tank headed by business ombudsman Boris Titov. Released in March 2016, the Stolypin Club report advised the Russian government to increase investment and boosts the economy with the help of budgetary funds and a contribution from the Central Bank of 1.5 trillion rubles ($23 billion).

4 days ago

Putin Looks to Alternative Economic Reform

Presidential advisor Andrei Belousov is to prepare a new medium-term growth strategy program for the Russian economy, offering a new alternative to plans set forward by former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin.Belousov's new strategy will be based on a report by the Stolypin Club: a think-tank headed by business ombudsman Boris Titov. Released in March 2016, the Stolypin Club report advised the Russian government to increase investment and boosts the economy with the help of budgetary funds and a contribution from the Central Bank of 1.5 trillion rubles ($23 billion).

3 weeks ago

Russia Plans to Sue European Development Bank

Russia intends to file a lawsuit against the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for freezing its ...

3 weeks ago

Pro-Kremlin Movement Attacks Independent Russian TV Channel Dozhd

Pro-Kremlin movement Anti-Maidan has written to the Prosecutor General accusing the independent television channel Dozhd of repeatedly breaking ...

2 weeks ago

Russia's Rosatom Confirms Business in Crimea, Risks Western Sanctions

Russia’s Rosatom State Atomic Corporation has confirmed in its annual report that it will supply equipment for thermal ...

2 weeks ago

Ukraine Upholds Gazprom’s $3Bln Fine

Ukraine’s highest economic court has dismissed Gazprom’s appeal against a $3.4 billion fine, the RBC newspaper reported Wednesday.Ukraine’s ...

3 days ago

Nemtsov Murder Suspects Granted Jury Trial

The five men suspected of killing opposition politician Boris Nemtsov have been granted their request for a jury ...

3 days ago

Russia's Rosneft Applies to Participate in Bashneft Privatization

Russian laws forbid companies in which the government owns a stake of more than 25 percent from participating ...

Rosneft Excluded From Bashneft Privatization, Says Official

Russia’s largest oil producer Rosneft has been “unofficially” excluded from taking part in the privatization of the Bashneft oil company, a senior government ...

Rosneft Excluded From Bashneft Privatization, Says Official

Russia’s largest oil producer Rosneft has been “unofficially” excluded from ...

Russian-Made Volkswagens to Reach New Mexican Market

Volkswagen has opened its first export market outside the former-Soviet block for Russian-made cars. A new shipment deal ...

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Putin Looks to Alternative Economic Reform

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Who Is Russia Secretly Supplying With MiGs?

After years languishing behind competitors at home and abroad, Russia's iconic MiG aircraft manufacturer has been ...

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