Business

Amnesty Proposed for Jailed Russian Businessmen

© RIA Novosti. Grigoriy Sisoev

Amnesty Proposed for Jailed Russian Businessmen

11:44 25/05/2013

Thousands of jailed Russian entrepreneurs may soon walk out thanks to a proposed economic amnesty, though it remains unclear whether it would cover jailed Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Kommersant reported Saturday.

Main News of May 24
00:24 25/05/2013
A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours
South Stream gas pipeline
20:34 24/05/2013
A technical and economic assessment of the South Stream gas project will be ready in February 2011 and the pipeline will go into operation at the end of 2015. Russia has already signed intergovernmental agreements with Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia to implement the onshore part of the project.
Russian Navy Shipbuilding Program ‘at Risk’ - Deputy PM
12:52 24/05/2013
The Russian government is ready to step in to sort out the crisis in Russian naval shipbuilding which is threatening to derail the defense procurement program, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Friday.1
PdVSA, Rosneft Establish Joint Venture
08:45 24/05/2013
Venezuela’s state-owned oil and gas company PdVSA and Russian state oil company Rosneft have signed documents to form a joint venture, Petrovictoria, the giants told reporters.
Russia-Backed Software Company Files for $80 Million US IPO
21:57 23/05/2013
Luxoft Holding, Inc., a subsidiary of Moscow-based information technology services provider, IBS Group Holding Limited, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange.
Russia Will Avoid Recession This Year – Shuvalov
19:22 23/05/2013
Russia is demonstrating “insufficient” economic growth rates but the country will be able to avoid even a technical recession this year, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said on Thursday.
Moscow Restaurant Spending Soars Over Decade – Official
15:24 23/05/2013
Muscovites have increased their spending on food in cafes and restaurants more than sixfold over the past decade, and spending on dining out in the Russian capital is expected to grow even more rapidly in the future, a Moscow government official said on Thursday.
Space Images Reveal Over 10 New Siberian Oilfields – Scientist
18:07 22/05/2013
Space imaging studies have revealed over 10 new oil deposits in the Krasnoyarsk Territory in East Siberia, with one of them comparable to the giant Yurubcheno-Tokhomo field, a scientist from Tomsk Polytechnic University said on Wednesday.
Russia’s Q1 Gold Production Up 4%
17:48 22/05/2013
Russia refined 35.235 metric tons of gold in January-March 2013, up 4.37 percent from a year earlier, the Russian Gold Industrialists Union said on Wednesday.
China to Get Gas From Turkmenistan’s Giant Field
15:51 22/05/2013
Gas from Turkmenistan’s largest gas condensate field will flow to China, national gas company Turkmengaz CEO Kakageldy Abdullayev said on Wednesday.
Tank Maker's Boss to Head Russia’s Shipbuilding Corp
18:03 21/05/2013
Vladimir Shmakov, first deputy CEO of tank manufacturer Uralvagonzavod, has been appointed head of Russia’s state-run United Shipbuilding Corporation in a bid to shake up deliveries of warships to the navy, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.
Russia, Azerbaijan Seek New Oil Transit Deal
17:10 21/05/2013
Russia and Azerbaijan are negotiating a new oil transit agreement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said during a news conference on Tuesday after a bilateral meeting with Azerbaijan’s foreign minister.
Rostelecom’s First-Quarter Profit Plunges 49%
14:14 21/05/2013
Russian state-run long-distance operator Rostelecom posted an IFRS net profit of 6.4 billion rubles ($206 million), down by 49 percent from the same period last year, the company said on Tuesday.
Russia Delivers First Lada Cars to Venezuela
20:47 20/05/2013
Russia has delivered a first batch of 450 Lada cars to Venezuela, said Sergei Goreslavsky, head of Russian Technologies (Rostec) high-tech state corporation's international economic cooperation department.
Russia, Peru to Sign MiG-29 Jet Upgrade Deal
18:49 20/05/2013
Russia and Peru will sign a contract to upgrade Lima's fleet of Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters by the end of May, Konstantin Biryulin, deputy head of Russia’s Federal Military-Technical Cooperation Service, said on Monday.
Norilsk Nickel VP Strzhalkovsky to Quit
15:52 20/05/2013
Metals and mining giant Norilsk Nickel Vice-President Vladimir Strzhalkovsky announced plans on Monday to quit the company, the world's largest nickel miner, which has been at the center of a shareholder battle for control for several years.
Russia Needs 3-5 Years to Build Efficient Economy – Kudrin
14:52 20/05/2013
Russia will need from three to five years to exit stagnation and build an efficient economy, former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said on Monday.1
Rusagro Agribusiness Reports Q1 $19 Mln Net Loss
14:08 20/05/2013
Rusagro, one of Russia’s largest agribusinesses, posted an IFRS net loss of 578 million rubles ($19 million) in January-March 2013 compared with a net profit of 558 million rubles the previous year, the company said on Monday, citing lower prices for certain products.
Severstal Q1 Net Profit Falls Almost 90% on Lower Prices
11:57 20/05/2013
Russian steelmaker Severstal's IFRS net profit fell 89.7 percent year-on-year in January-March 2013 to $44 million, the company said on Monday, citing weaker demand and lower realized prices as contributing factors.

Stories

Archive

May 2013

mo
tu
we
th
fr
sa
su

Top multimedia

Traditional Hutsul Wedding in Western Ukraine

Images: Traditional Hutsul Wedding in Western Ukraine

Back to the USSR: Ordinary Things in an Extraordinary Museum

Video: Back to the USSR: Ordinary Things in an Extraordinary Museum

Jeans: From Classic Designs to Extreme Incarnations

Infographics: Jeans: From Classic Designs to Extreme Incarnations

Polar Explorer Day

Cartoons: Polar Explorer Day

Stories »

Russia, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy

Earthquake Hits Russia’s Far East, Tremors Felt in Moscow

An earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale struck Russia’s Far East on Friday, with slight tremors felt thousands of miles away in Moscow.

A rally against biotech giant Monsanto in Washington, DC on January 10, 2013.

Thousands Expected at Marches Against Monsanto Around World

From a town called Moscow in the state of Idaho to the shadow of the Kremlin in the better known Moscow, protests are scheduled around the world Saturday against biotechnology giant Monsanto, which the demonstrators say is turning a blind eye to the potentially deadly effects of genetically modified foods produced from seeds it sells globally.

Russian Navy Shipbuilding Program ‘at Risk’

Russian Navy Shipbuilding Program ‘at Risk’ - Deputy PM

The Russian government is ready to step in to sort out the crisis in Russian naval shipbuilding which is threatening to derail the defense procurement program, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Friday.

Syrian rebels patrol a street of Aleppo on September 25, 2012

5 Obstacles to Peace in Syria

Ten months after the bloodshed in Syria was formally recognized as a civil war by the Red Cross, Moscow and Washington are finally working together to end it, at least in terms of public diplomacy.

free web tracker

© 2013 RIA Novosti

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 12