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12.01.2010, 10:24
Media companies are forecasting an upturn in advertising revenues over the coming year, with analysts adding that the drift to internet advertising can be expected to continue.
11.01.2010, 17:28
Rusal is starting its roadshow ahead of it's Hong Kong IPO. It has secured strategic investors to underpin demand for the bulk of its shares, with the roadshow aiming to bolster further demand.
11.01.2010, 12:32
Public private partnerships in road construction are seen by some experts as a solution for an old misery - the notoriously bad Russian roads. But the road ahead isn't getting any easier.
08.10.2009, 22:58
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Russia is launching a new privatisation drive, putting around 450 companies up for sale next year. That has some questioning where the buyers will come from and if prices will be bargain basement.
03.08.2010, 09:25
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Russian real estate prices are on the rebound, with the construction halt at the height of the downturn likely to push apartment prices higher as demand grows.
27.04.2009, 21:46
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Russia’s economic stimulus is the biggest in the world, according to the International Monetary Fund. But experts say the Government’s generosity is boosting the country’s double digit inflation.
14.01.2010, 12:27
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Russian banks are beefing up their attempts to promote credit card usage, by combining them with metro tickets, with Alfa - Bank this week joining the push.
16.04.2009, 10:06
Russia won’t increase company tax in the next three years despite its budget deficit. Companies have called for tax cuts. But even the possibility of lower VAT in two years looks vague.
19.03.2009, 10:36
Russia’s revised budget for 2009, which the Duma is expected to adopt on Thursday, delivers higher spending but falls into deficit.
23.03.2009, 15:36
First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov says Russia will support both state and private companies but only if they commit to efficiency programmes, adding this could put companies in a stronger competitive position.
Published: 12 January, 2010, 17:44
Edited: 13 January, 2010, 20:08
The government will launch the cash-for-clunkers program, targeted at boosting car sales, on the 8th of March, following a decision made the Monday's government meeting.
I've always had a problem with Cash4Clunkers. To me it seems to go against simple supply and demand economics. How can we push all of these new cars into a market already saturated with used and repossessed vehicles (i.e. repofinder.com )? Now new cars are worth even less, we have more Americans in debt, and eventually more repossessions.