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08.10.2009, 09:39

Rusnano looking to place Russia on the high technology cutting edge

The Head of Rusnano, Anatoly Chubais, says more innovation companies will come to market over the next few months, as his organisation looks to address framework issues for promoting Russia as a major high tech centre.

08.10.2009, 09:04

Naftogaz and Ukraine skating on thin ice over next Gazprom payment

European power giant GDF says it will increase its gas reserves, after Ukraine admitted it would have trouble paying its next Gazprom bill and fears of another round of gas disputes mount.

07.10.2009, 10:10

Qatargas CEO says gas union to promote supply advantages

Gas giant Qatar has told RT details of its cooperation union with Russia, which has been criticized as a ´cartel´ by the U.S.

07.09.2009, 22:39

Gold retains investor shine on road to $1000/oz

Fearing a correction in the markets and the ever widening U.S. budget deficit, investors are driving the price of gold back towards the $1000/oz mark.

04.11.2009, 20:32 10 comments

Shock GM decision on Opel sale draws ire

The GM decision to back out of the planned sale of a 55% stake in Opel has sparked an angry response in Berlin and concern in Moscow, after months of negotiations went nowhere.

06.06.2009, 12:45 1 comment

St. Petersburg World Economic Forum, Day 2

Delegates from more than 70 countries have been gathering in St. Petersburg for a major economic forum to help define the world's post-crisis financial architecture.

06.10.2009, 17:17 1 comment

Gold climbs to all time high on greenback speculation

Gold has climbed to an all time high on renewed speculation about the U.S. dollar, after a report by British journalist Robert Fisk suggested key economies were planning to move away from the dollars reserve status.

21.06.2010, 11:14 1 comment

Countdown to Belarus shutdown begins as gas bill unpaid

A shutdown of gas supplies to Belarus has been ordered after talks on the nation’s unpaid gas debts with Gazprom have failed to reach agreement.

03.07.2009, 16:58 3 comments

Expats in Russia earn more

The 2009 Expat Explorer survey, commissioned by HSBC International, shows that a third of the expats working in Russia earn more than $250,000 per year.

27.09.2010, 10:38 3 comments

Greed and good still central to the trade

With the second Wall Street movie hitting Russian cinemas this week, Business T spoke with Alexander Gerchik who spent ten years as a trader in the US about the balance between fact and fiction.

The season of the gold bug

Published: 08 October, 2009, 21:25
Edited: 03 December, 2009, 20:50


Gold is the strangest of commodities, used essentially only for adornment and investment. But the oldest measure of wealth, and its reemergence this decade, tells us a lot about our world.

 
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