Month: May 2011

May 31, 2011

Khodorkovsky Wins at ECHR, Press Loses

The judgment handed down on Tuesday by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on the case of Khodorkovsky vs. Russia (Application 5829/04) represents a clear victory for the plaintiff, as the court ruled in their favor on 8 out of 15 claims, mo...
May 31, 2011

Energy Blast – May 31, 2011

Following news that Germany will shut all of its nuclear reactors by 2022, Reuters has a summary of current and planned nuclear activity of European countries.  The FT looks at the global fallout from the Fukushima disaster, predicting over a...
May 31, 2011

Energy Blast – May 31, 2011

Following news that Germany will shut all of its nuclear reactors by 2022, Reuters has a summary of current and planned nuclear activity of European countries.  The FT looks at the global fallout from the Fukushima disaster, predicting over a...
May 31, 2011

Today in Russian Business – May 31, 2011

The Central Bank has unexpectedly raised its deposit rate to 3.5%, largely thought to be a move to staunch capital outflows.  Russia’s consumer protection agency has banned all vegetable imports from Germany and Spain in light of the re...
May 31, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – May 31, 2011

TODAY: Magnitsky prosecutor off the hook; Khodorkovsy appeals, appears on state TV; comments on Moscow’s thwarted gay pride parade; Georgian journalists detained; G8 misunderstandings; tennis posters removed; police chiefs lose jobs over ref...
May 31, 2011

RA’s Daily Russian News Blast – May 31, 2011

TODAY: Magnitsky prosecutor off the hook; Khodorkovsy appeals, appears on state TV; comments on Moscow’s thwarted gay pride parade; Georgian journalists detained; G8 misunderstandings; tennis posters removed; police chiefs lose jobs over ref...
May 30, 2011

Energy Blast – May 30, 2011

Shell is pressing on with talks with Rosneft, fueling speculation that a deal between the two could fill the gap left by the failed BP tie-up.  Russian export duty is to rise by 1.9% to $63 a barrel, its highest level since 2008.  Reuter...
May 30, 2011

Energy Blast – May 30, 2011

Shell is pressing on with talks with Rosneft, fueling speculation that a deal between the two could fill the gap left by the failed BP tie-up.  Russian export duty is to rise by 1.9% to $63 a barrel, its highest level since 2008.  Reuter...
May 30, 2011

Today in Russian Business – May 30, 2011

Russia’s grain-export ban will be allowed to expire on July 1 thanks to optimistic outlooks for this year’s harvest.  But with no plans in place to renew it, leading experts speculate that it could play havoc with supplies that ar...
May 30, 2011

Today in Russian Business – May 30, 2011

Russia’s grain-export ban will be allowed to expire on July 1 thanks to optimistic outlooks for this year’s harvest.  But with no plans in place to renew it, leading experts speculate that it could play havoc with supplies that ar...