Author: Christopher Kenneth
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Banking policy initiative capable of solving multiple problemsIt is now clear that the current RUB 700m threshold was based on the absolutely wrong assumption that most Russians' bank deposits are either of this amount or much less... |
New privatization arouses the ugly ghosts from failed wild 1990s policiesThe promise to make the second wave of privatisation “a much fairer policy in all its ramifications” is meant to finally lay to rest the roving ghosts from the 1990s... |
The assessment of President Medvedev’s four-year rule in the KremlinWhile analyzing Medvedev’s performance, one needs to start from the fact that he did not even have his own team, as he inherited a kind of slightly reformatted ‘Putin's cabinet... |
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Putin’s absolutization of incumbency powers nullifies his rivals' chances for the Russian presidencyWith the huge resources at his disposal and the incumbent president refusing to seek a legal second term, Putin easily scored a landslide victory... |
Putin at his best as his cabinet reshuffle relocates key allies to the KremlinThe composition of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's new cabinet is notable for the disproportionate representation of President Vladimir Putin's arch-loyalists... |
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Elite’s consumerism cult to fall first victim of luxury goods taxation in RussiaThe government’s readiness to take actions against luxury goods became clear in February when Putin called the issue of imposing a luxury tax ‘a politically done deal’... |
Russia and China’s veto is not against Syrians, but against West’s hypocrisyIf the Syria stance reflects Beijing and Moscow’s model of behavior in the looming post-crisis era, then the West will have to make real adjustments to its diplomacy doctrine... |
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Russia finally secures WTO membership: is it really worth the efforts?Without any doubts, Russia's WTO membership should be seen as the great achievement that it is really is, the final, or almost the final, act in the 20-year soap opera of integrating the country into global free market economy... |
World Superbike debut in Russia sports novelty, cost, return on the project and engine roarsRussia enters into a motorbike history by hosting the famous World Superbike Racing Championship at the suburban Moscow racetracks attended by over 30,000 visitors... |
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Business ombudsman: the new guardian of Russian entrepreneursRussia's first business guardian angel highlights his strategies to protect companies' owners and investors from illegal actions by the state and its representatives... |
A foreign student-turned investor’s fairytale business success story in RussiaIn this interview, which focuses on a range of issues, Inpark Group CEO Alok Kumar recounts his rise from his student years in Moscow to become a major investor in Russia... |
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The creation of a new public TV channel is a slap on the faces of current stationsThe creation of a new TV channel is a slap on the faces of Russia’s current largest TV channels and their CEOs, ‘a vote of no confidence in them, an impeachment by implication... |
Collaboration between the authorities and businesses leads Yaroslavl Region to sustainable growthYaroslavl Region Dep. Gov.Igor Elfimov in charge of economic polices highlights how he is tairloring the region's policies to meet investors’ business needs... |
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Omnipresence of Russian corruption highlights its invincibility under MedvedevBy signing a new plan at the end of his term, the president has conceded defeat in his fight against this aggressively growing social, political and economic evil in Russia... |
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