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Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (RIA Novosti / Mikhail Klimentyev) 11.10.2010, 18:45 29 comments

Russia can learn from America – Medvedev

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.

30.05.2009, 16:28 8 comments

Opel sold to Russia and Canada

Germany's Opel has been sold – with a joint-Russian-Canadian bid the winner in the race to buy one of Europe's oldest and most well-known carmakers.

22.10.2010, 19:17 4 comments

Privatization agenda to shape new corporate landscape

The privatization agenda outlined by First deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, will seek to both shore up the government’s budget gap, and bring about major change in the Russian corporate market.

20.04.2009, 13:03 7 comments

Crisis as a way to build a global totalitarian state

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’.

29.04.2010, 17:35 7 comments

Era of confrontation with Russia over– Ukrainian President

On Thursday Dmitry Medvedev and Viktor Yanukovich signed the bill ratifying the agreement on Russia’s Black Sea fleet in Ukraine.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) shakes hands with Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) (AFP Photo / Dmitry Astakhov) 17.06.2009, 20:31 4 comments

Mega-deals and security to link China and Russia

Russia and China have signed multi-million dollar deals during a meeting of the countries’ heads in Moscow. President Medvedev said overcoming the global financial crisis depends greatly on the countries’ cooperation.

Vladimir Putin (L) with Wen Jiabao (AFP Photo / RIA Novosti / Pool / Alexey Druzhinin) 13.10.2009, 21:37 5 comments

Russia & China: economies moving closer

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 5 comments

“Together, South and North Stream will bring a new Europe order”

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.

01.02.2010, 15:36 5 comments

McDonald’s announces further expansion plans in Russia on 20th birthday

American fast food giant McDonald's plans to open 45 restaurants in Russia in 2010, investing around $3 million in each.

04.06.2010, 13:14 5 comments

US Treasury slips into the red announcing $13 trillion debt

The US government has poured $10 trillion into Wall Street in various forms of loans and purchases. So actually the public debt is quite small compared to what the US did to Wall Street, author Les Leopold told RT.

U.S. recovery aid

Published: 30 January, 2009, 21:00

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Steven Biggar is the Director of Global Equity Research at global ratings agency Standard & Poor's. With a new revised economic stimulus package worth more than $US 800 Billion passing through Congress.

RT spoke with him on the economic revival prospects of the world’s largest economy, and the outlook of the U.S. dollar.

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30.01.2009, 20:22 2 comments

Dollar is doomed: a conspiracy theory

While the world economy collapses the American dollar continues to strengthen its position in the world, to little wonder – it’s getting back to its basics as the backup currency on every continent except Antarctica.

AFP Photo / Max Avdeev 30.01.2009, 21:41

‘Russia wants proof of changes in Washington’

If change has indeed come to Washington, then it seems Russia wants Washington to prove it, according to a recent article by George Friedman from the leading geopolitical and intelligence analysts, Stratfor.