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Revealed: the $2bn offshore trail that leads to Vladimir Putin
April 4th, 2016
A network of secret offshore deals and vast loans worth $2bn has laid a trail to Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin. An unprecedented leak of documents shows how this money has made members of Putin’s close circle fabulously wealthy. Though the ...
Vladimir Putin Starts His Own Ratings Firm
March 18th, 2016
Moody’s, Fitch forced to stop national ratings under new rules Kremlin had condemned barrage of downgrades as political Vladimir Putin’s homegrown credit-ratings firm is up and running and foreign competitors are already feeling the heat. In the past three ...
Vladimir Putin orders a $3 billion lawsuit against Ukraine
December 10th, 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Finance Minister Anton Siluanov to file a lawsuit against Ukraine if Kiev fails to repay Russia’s $3 billion Eurobond loan by the December 20 deadline. Putin’s order followed the Finance Minister’s Wednesday report ...
Why Vladimir Putin Won’t Be Helping OPEC to Cut Oil Production
September 11th, 2015
Past attempts at cooperation proved `dismal and disappointing’ Siberian winter makes it difficult to be swing oil producer Few things have more potential to spook the oil market than the prospect of Russia joining forces with OPEC. Speculation that such ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin Addresses Digital Currency
July 15th, 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued his first remarks on bitcoin and digital currencies in an educational forum broadcast on domestic TV network Russia 24. Local news sources including Gazeta, state-operated news agency RIA and TASS are reporting Putin ...
The Frightening World of Vladimir Putin
November 10th, 2014
At the recent Valdai Discussion Club forum President Vladimir Putin conducted a three-hour tour of his own special world — the same world that German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned us he lives in. I must say that Putin’s world is more frightening and filled with ...
Putin signs law giving cryptocurrency legal status in Russia
August 4th, 2020
Russia’s bill to regulate cryptocurrencies has been signed into law by President Vladimir Putin. The new law gives legal status to cryptocurrency but prohibits its use as a means of payment. Russian Crypto Bill Signed Into Law Russian President ...
Russia to freeze oil output at January level – Putin
March 3rd, 2016
President Vladimir Putin has said Russia will freeze this year’s oil output at January’s production level. An agreement was reached during his meeting with the heads of the country’s oil majors on Tuesday. Putin said Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak ...
Putin seeks alliance to rival TPP
December 7th, 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to form an economic bloc, as an alternative to the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). He has asked the government to start making contacts with Asian countries. “I suggest that we and other Eurasian Economic ...
Putin: BRICS Bank & AIIB to strengthen global financial system
November 19th, 2015
The BRICS New Development Bank and China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank will contribute to the strengthening and stability of the global financial system, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Russia is actively participating in the work of the new ...
