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24.07.2009, 23:07
Russia's steelmakers have asked Vladimir Putin for help in bring the sector back from a slump. The Prime Minister has pledged to stimulate demand for steel and support on international markets.
24.07.2009, 18:53
Rouble stabilization is boosting investor appetite for risk and Russia’s bond market. In the first half of the year companies issued bonds worth $11 billion, with distressed company offerings also getting attention.
27.07.2009, 10:12
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In 2008 Russia’s rich almost doubled their transfers abroad compared to the previous year with overall investment into foreign economies totaling $25.6 billion.
24.07.2009, 12:31
Russia has spent a third of its Reserve Fund covering the budget deficit and it’s planning to spend the same amount again in the third quarter.
11.10.2010, 18:45
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Russia can learn from Americans how to tackle corruption and turn new products into money, President Medvedev has said at a meeting with the US businessmen delegation led by Californian governor Schwarzenegger.
20.04.2009, 13:03
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As the world financial and economic crisis comes into its own, the Western community leaders are seeking to impress on mankind the idea that this upheaval will end up ‘turning the world into something different’.
13.10.2009, 21:37
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Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, together with a Russian business delegation, has sealed over 3.5 billion dollars in deals with China on energy, infrastructure and space exploration.
14.11.2009, 20:26
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On Saturday Russia signed a final agreement with Slovenia paving the way for the South Stream gas pipeline project. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says all European partners involved are now fully on board.
10.09.2009, 09:48
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Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is in Russia on a shopping spree for weapons and new energy deals. On Thursday he is expected to meet President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
05.06.2009, 07:04
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The European Commission says Russia will become a member of the World Trade Organization by the end of this year. But both the United States and Europe warn Moscow must first reverse its slide into protectionism.
Published: 27 July, 2009, 11:05
Russia is launching a programme to halve the country’s energy consumption over the next decade, as European shops face a 2014 deadline for selling only the most energy efficient appliances.
