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Saudi Minister Says Asia Will Drive Oil Demand
November 9th, 2015
OPEC chief joins Naimi in seeing Asia as main hub for growth Russia targets doubling oil exports to Asia-Pacific by 2035 Oil demand will soon reflect the “attractiveness” of the current level of crude prices, and Asia will be a ...
Iranian Oil Goes Back on the Market
November 6th, 2015
After years of sanctions, the country is boosting production and aiming to win customers back from the Saudis and Russians. The fate of the oil market in 2016 depends in large part on a series of oil fields with ...
Baker Tilly International Expands in Russia
November 6th, 2015
The former Russian member of Grant Thornton has joined Baker Tilly International and is in an advanced stage of merger discussions with Baker Tilly Russaudit. The firms are now trading as Baker Tilly Russia. A Co-ordination Committee, represented by partners ...
Morgan Stanley to face insider trading charges
November 2nd, 2015
The lawsuit is being brought by a Russian billionaire and it stems from the financial crisis. In a trial starting on Monday, Morgan Stanley will confront a Russian billionaire’s claims that it illegally short-sold a company based on inside ...
U.S. money laundering probe into Deutsche Moscow unit widens: FT
October 26th, 2015
U.S. regulators are expanding their probe into Deutsche Bank AG (DBKGn.DE)(DB.N) as a money laundering investigation of a Moscow unit has widened into possible sanctions violations, the Financial Times reported, citing sources. Read more on Money Laundering: 1) Introduction to ...
Foreign Investors Complain About Russia’s Unpredictable Laws
October 21st, 2015
Unpredictable lawmaking is undermining Russia‘s ability to attract foreign investors, the Foreign Investment Advisory Council (FIAC) — a group of the biggest foreign companies working in Russia — told Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Monday. A report by financial services ...
Ukraine Readies for Russia Court Battle After Debt Vote Passes
October 19th, 2015
Holders of all but one bond vote in favor of restructuring Second vote on bond held by Russia scheduled for Oct. 29 Ukraine said it is ready to go to court over a bond owed to Russia after the ...
Oil Market Showdown: Can Russia Outlast The Saudis?
October 19th, 2015
“Two men enter, one man leaves, two men enter, one man leaves, two men enter…” Oil consuming countries will celebrate the first anniversary of the Saudi decision to let market forces determine prices. This decision set crude prices on ...
$50 Oil for 15 Years Isn’t What Scares Bank of Russia Governor
October 15th, 2015
Slow pace of economic overhaul is bigger worry for Nabiullina Russia remains hamstrung by corruption, weak institutions Fifteen years of oil at $50 a barrel isn’t the worst nightmare for Russian central bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina. “What worries me ...
What OPEC’s New Romance with Russia Means for Oil Prices
October 12th, 2015
For years, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has courted Russia, though without much success. It’s easy to see why the attraction is there; the world’s largest country has huge oil reserves and the geopolitical clout to ...
