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EU blackmails Serbia to impose sanctions on Russia
November 21st, 2014
Serbia must impose sanctions against Russia if it wants to join the European Union, the European Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn said. “Serbia legally obliged, within the scope of negotiations about accession to the EU, to gradually align ...
Dubai Islamic Bank signs $230 million aircraft financing deal with Air Arabia
November 19th, 2014
Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) and Air Arabia announced today the signing of an aircraft financing deal to facilitate the delivery of six new Airbus A320 aircrafts in 2015.The signing ceremony was held in the DIB head office in the ...
Russian Inflation to Exceed 9% by Year’s End, Economy Minister Says
November 18th, 2014
Russian inflation will exceed forecasts to reach 9 percent by the year’s end and rise further in early 2015 because of the ruble’s weakness, Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev said. The ruble has weakened some 30 percent versus the dollar this year, as Western sanctions over ...
Wheels Finally Fall Off Russian Ruble
November 10th, 2014
A strong dollar, declining oil prices, and a weak economy have finally taken the wheels off the Russian ruble. It has finally sunk in that the Central Bank is not going to act in defense of the ruble anytime ...
Russian Billionaire Tied to Putin Is Focus of Inquiry
November 6th, 2014
A billionaire Russian businessman known to have ties to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and a company the businessman controlled have been the focus of a federal investigation into money laundering and oil trading, according to documents and ...
Russia may ban circulation of US dollar
November 6th, 2014
Russia may ban the circulation of the United States dollar. The State Duma has already been submitted a relevant bill banning and terminating the circulation of USD in Russia, APA’s Moscow correspondent reports. If the bill is approved, Russian ...
Russia Brain Drain Saps Talent as Sanctions Hit Financing
October 27th, 2014
Artem Kulizhnikov, founder of a startup designed to help musicians annotate music, is packing his bags to leave Moscow in December. His destination: Dubai or Singapore, where he sees a better chance of securing funding for his second company. ...
Russia Rating Cut by Moody’s on Sluggish Economic Growth
October 20th, 2014
Russia’s credit rating was cut to the second-lowest investment grade by Moody’s Investors Service, which cited sluggish growth prospects and an erosion of the country’s reserves amid sanctions over Ukraine. Moody’s downgraded the sovereign one level to Baa2 from ...
Russia’s Rosneft takes EU to court over sanctions
October 20th, 2014
Russian oil giant Rosneft and a close associate of President Vladimir Putin are fighting the EU in court over sanctions imposed on some of Russia’s biggest companies, an official website indicated Friday. A Russian billionaire, Arkady Rotenberg, who is ...
Can rating agencies ruin Russian economy?
October 17th, 2014
Russian Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev said that international agencies may soon downgrade Russia, adding that it would be an unfounded move, because the country’s economic indicators remain at a high level. According to the minister, the decision will ...
