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cheese

Russian Cheese, Anyone? Imports Hard to Replace in Moscow

30/10/2014(0)
Nikolai Borisov, the proprietor of three Italian restaurants in Moscow, has been forced to take Gorgonzola cheese and Parma ham off his menus after PresidentVladimir Putin banned some food ... Read More
court-sanctions

Trio of Russian state-owned banks take EU to court over sanctions

29/10/2014(0)
Three Russian major state-owned institutions – Sberbank, VTB and Vnesheconombank – have announced that they have filed lawsuits with an EU court to contest sanctions the European Union imposed ... Read More
bloom

Russia Brain Drain Saps Talent as Sanctions Hit Financing

27/10/2014(0)
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 ... Read More
putin-tv-interview

Russia Rating Cut by Moody’s on Sluggish Economic Growth

20/10/2014(0)
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 ... Read More
russia

Russian ruble drops to historic low amid sanctions

16/09/2014(0)
Russia’s currency dropped to an all-time low against the dollar on Tuesday as investors fret about the fallout of economic sanctions. The United States and the European Union last ... Read More
Russia's president Vladimir Putin

More sanctions against Russia from the EU

12/09/2014(0)
The European Union tightened economic sanctions against Russia on Friday, in response to the country’s role in the Ukraine crisis, imposing additional restrictions on oil companies and extending asset ... Read More
rosneft

Rosneft gains relief from sanctions

28/08/2014(0)
Rosneft, Russia’s largest oil company, has received a new loan from Promsvyazbank to help it weather U.S. and European Union sanctions, and may yet get financial help from the ... Read More
russia oil

Oil prices drop puts at risk Moscow’s Budget

21/08/2014(0)
Oil and gas are at the heart of the Russian economy and are largely responsible for keeping Moscow’s government budget in balance. But the recent decline in the price ... Read More
Real estate in Russia

Rich Russians in U.K. Think About Sanctions, but Keep Buying Mansions

20/08/2014(0)
A lunchtime crowd of around 60 real-estate agents and property developers tucked into champagne, caviar and canapés last week at a new six-bedroom mansion in St. George’s Hill, a ... Read More
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Japan Expands Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine

06/08/2014(0)
Japan on Tuesday slapped new sanctions on Russia over its backing of separatist insurgents in eastern Ukraine, adding 40 individuals and two Crimean companies to its blacklist, news reports ... Read More
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