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01.07.2009, 10:06
For the first time in 37 years Iraq is inviting foreign companies to develop its oil assets. Among them is the West Qurna field, where Russia's Lukoil is bidding.
01.07.2009, 10:02
Mounting levels of bad loans in Russia are creating concern about a new threat to an economic rebound. But analysts say the problem in Russia is different, with the governments support measures still to take affect.
30.06.2009, 10:27
Russian oil companies have reversed their forecast that national production will fall over the next decade, after the government pledged new tax cuts.
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.
13.10.2010, 22:42
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The State Statistics Service has come up with an inventive way to improve Russia’s economical performance: by stretching the GDP with illegal revenues.
17.09.2009, 18:59
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With key figures reporting to the Duma this week on the outlook for the Russian economy and finance system, Business RT spoke with Nikolay Kascheev, Head of Treasury and Financial Markets Research at Sberbank.
05.03.2010, 18:51
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First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov has suggested that that a currency union between Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus would be "the next logical step."
19.03.2010, 19:06
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Oil prices holding at above $70/bbl mean Russia is enjoying strong energy revenues and boosting its current account surplus. But that might not help the economy.
18.05.2009, 10:37
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The 16 Nation Eurozone economy shrank 2.5% in the first three months of this year. Most nations see the single currency as a prop in the crisis, and many others want to join, with the Czech republic undecided.
22.07.2009, 13:42
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65 years ago the dollar became the world’s de facto reserve currency at the Bretton Woods conference in New Hampshire. On the anniversary, uncertainty about the Dollar’s capacity to continue in the role is increasing.
Published: 01 July, 2009, 12:00
The slump in Russian car sales has seen dealers and producers bring in a range of measures to keep customers buying but the short term outlook remains bleak, although there could be an upside over the longer term.
