Tokyo, Moscow have highest expat rents: survey

2011-02-16T08:30:26Z

Expats living in Tokyo are paying more rent than anywhere else in the world due to the soaring yen, while those in Hong Kong would have seen theirs rise 22 percent, a survey has revealed.

For the privilege of living in the Japanese capital an expatriate would have forked out an average $4,352 a month for a two-bedroom apartment last year, the annual report by human resources consultant

China and Russia fire warning shot against the Bernanke bow

2010-11-30T19:30:20Z

Further quantitative easing will be met with swift economic actions.

When time permits I like to relax with a good mystery story. One of my favorite masters of the genre is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes. A few days ago a story appeared on the front page of

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How reproduction is shaped by the global economy

2010-11-29T16:04:51Z

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The health implications of financial crisis A review of the evidence

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Global Economic Trouble - What does it all mean?

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The Russian economy and private equity market in August 2010, according to Aurora Investment Advisors

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Russia ETFs May Benefit From Modernization

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Recession casualty Latvia holds general election

2010-10-02T02:15:16Z

Latvians voted Saturday in a general election, as the Baltic nation emerges from the world's deepest recession but remains locked in a biting austerity drive.

Opinion polls showed centre-right Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis's coalition could retain power, but that the left-wing opposition, rooted in the Russian-speaking minority, could see big gains.

The ballot is a crucial test for Dombrovskis -- at 39, Europe...

Austerity-hit Latvia holds general election

2010-10-01T23:15:16Z

Latvians began voting Saturday in the first general election since the Baltic nation plunged into the world's deepest recession two years ago.

The ballot is a crucial test for Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis -- at 39, Europe's youngest head of government -- who is at the helm of an austerity drive which is part of an international bailout for the Baltic state.

"We took responsibility, we secured the natio...

BRIC summit could become the global economic and political situation the beginning of the evolution of

2010-09-09T13:14:42Z

The first BRIC summit will be held in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg. This may be the global economic and political situation the beginning of the evolution.
BRIC countries (BRICs) is created by Goldman Sachs economists terms, but once created it swept the globe. This title will be China, Russia, India, Brazil 4 world's most important emerging market economies characterized as a group, the four countries have one-fourth of the world's population, 15% of global GDP. China and Russia are ...

Getting Your Arms Around China And Japan

2010-11-02T12:24:38Z

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China, the Mother of All Grey Swans

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In from the cold

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The Forsaken From the Great Depression to the Gulags Hope and Betrayal in Stalins Russia

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The Axis of Upheaval

2010-11-02T15:11:42Z

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Investor cuts Infogroup stake before company sale

2010-10-27T09:42:18Z

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Russian economy grows 4.5% in first quarter

2010-04-28T03:15:44Z

Russia's economy grew 4.5 percent in the first quarter of 2010 compared to the same period last year, official figures showed on Wednesday.

Growth picked up in March when gross domestic product (GDP) rose 4.9 percent compared to March 2009, the economic development ministry said.

"In March, after a pause in February, we saw a revival of economic activity," it said. "Compared with February, there have been positive trends in construc...

Russia set for 'robust' recovery: World Bank

2010-03-24T06:15:59Z

The World Bank on Wednesday said Russia's economy would see a "robust" recovery in 2010, hiking its growth forecast to up to 5.5 percent but warned the rebound would be tainted by high unemployment.

"Russia is likely to witness a robust but jobless recovery," the Bank said in its latest Russia report.

It predicted Russia's gross domestic product (GDP) would grow...

Russian pawnshops thrive as banks tighten lending

2010-03-03T08:45:22Z

Pawnshops in Russia replace banks for many businessmen amid credit crunch

During the depth of the credit crisis in Russia last year, when banks were charging exorbitant interest rates for loans, some businessmen raised cash by less conventional means — pawnshops.

With interest rates of 10 to 15 percent per month beating banks' rates of 25 percent, pawnshops proved to be the only source of liquidity and credit for m...

Investing For The Long Haul

2010-10-22T14:41:17Z

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Russian car sales halved in 2009 in credit squeeze

2010-10-22T10:29:29Z

Car sales in Russia halved in 2009 as lending dried up and ruble fell

Russian car sales halved in 2009, the sharpest decline of any major market, and are expected to remain flat this year, a leading business association said Thursday.

Russia's car market had been on track to become Europe's largest in 2008 before sales crashed that autumn as the global recession made lend...

Grading My 2009 Predictions List

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Foreign investment in Russia halves

2010-04-16T08:59:42Z

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Russia almost halved in the first nine months of the year, the statistics office said on Friday, as the economic crisis reduced the country's appeal for investors.

FDI from January-September amounted to 9.98 billion dollars, down 48.1 percent from the same period last year, the statistics office said in a statement.

Overall foreign investment was 54.73 billion dollars, down 27.8 percent from Januar...

Russia is out of recession: report

2010-04-16T09:40:09Z

Russia is out of recession and its economy will grow by two percent in the fourth quarter owing to a rise in oil prices, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin was quoted as saying on Saturday.

"We now see that the Russian economy is starting to grow... it is out of recession," Kudrin told the Interfax ...

Philip Morris International, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

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Russian president: Economy sank more than forecast

2010-10-13T14:18:22Z

Russian President Medvedev says economy hit harder than expected by crisis

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday that Russia's economy was hit harder than expected by the global financial crisis, but Kremlin measures helped the country avoid the worst-case scenario.

Russia's gross domestic pro...

IMS sees brighter outlook for global drug sales

2010-04-16T09:56:16Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global pharmaceutical sales are proving more resistant than expected to the economic slowdown, helped by surprising strength in the United States, according to a report by the leading tracker of prescription drug data.

While growth through 2013 is still expected to be anemic compared to years past, the 2009 performance has led Russia must move beyond its "fatal" dependence on oil exports and reorient its economy around high-tech and innovation, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday.

"Our post-crisis economy should be based on knowledge and innovative technologies, not on Russia's potential in raw materials, no matter how endless they are," Medvedev said.

Speaking at a nanotechnology forum i...

Credit crunch clouds uneven European rebound

2010-04-16T09:59:54Z

European economies are shaking off recession but analysts warn the pace of recovery could vary greatly from country to country, revealing a North-South divide, and could be undone by a squeeze on credit.

Economists show near unanimity that official stimulus measures, renewed consumer and business confidence and beefed up production have combined to halt the worst downturn since the 1930s.

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Russian Railways Sept freight down 11.3 pct y/y

2010-10-22T07:46:51Z

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Putin vows to reduce state role in Russian economy

2010-04-16T10:05:17Z

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday pledged the state's role in the economy would decrease in the coming years, as he laid out ambitious targets for post-crisis Russia.

One year after the global financial crisis raised the spectre of the state retaking huge stakes in private enterprises in exchange for bailouts, Putin said fears of broad nationalisation had not come ...

Russia's Other Natural Resource

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'No doubt' Russia's recession ending: minister

2010-04-16T10:19:11Z

Russia is clearly emerging from a bitter recession, its finance minister declared Tuesday, even as the latest industrial output data showed the country is still far from a full recovery.

One year after the onset of a crisis that hammered Russia's once-booming economy and showed up structural flaws, Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said Russia was "without doubt" starting to emerge fr...

Russian Railways August freight down 12.3 pct y/y

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A look at economic developments around the globe

2010-10-13T14:33:39Z

A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world

A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Friday:

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TOKYO — Japan's unemployment rate rose to an all-time high in July, deflation intensified and families cut spending.

The jobless rate hit a seasonally adjusted 5.7 percent, t...

Russian tycoon acknowledges company going under

2010-04-16T10:43:06Z

Russian construction magnate admits his company has nearly gone bust; stops work on projects

A Russian construction magnate who made headlines for saying that anyone who failed to become a billionaire in Russia is a loser has admitted that his once titanic company is going under.

Mirax Group CEO Sergei Polonsky, who was worth $1.2 billion in 2008 accordi...

Signs of a Lumpy Global Recovery

2010-10-22T07:22:39Z

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IMF Offers Cautious Optimism for 2010 Recovery

2010-10-22T07:17:39Z

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Head of Russian diamond giant forced to quit: report

2010-04-16T11:22:43Z

The head of Russia's state-owned diamond giant Alrosa said he was leaving his job amid disapproval over his handling of a deep slump in the diamond market, the Kommersant daily reported.

"I am leaving the post of president of Alrosa as of July 13. This is the decision of the chairman of the supervisory board," Alrosa president Ser...

Old Glory And The Reservoir Of Confidence

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Qatar minister: Tough year ahead for oil and gas

2010-10-13T14:41:11Z

Qatari Oil Minister Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah warned on Tuesday that the global economic downturn will continue to hit the Gulf state's vital energy exports.

"The fallout from the economic crisis does not only hit financial institutions but other sectors, such as oil and gas," Attiyah told the fledgling Gas Exporting Countries Forum.

"The last quarter of 2008 was difficult for the en...

Expats in Asia best paid, but U.S. and UK-based suffer: poll

2010-04-16T11:38:45Z

SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - Want the good life despite the dire economy? Head east, according to a survey showing some of the world's highest-paid expatriates live in Asia and the Middle East.

A third of all expats in Russia -- the highest proportion in the world -- earn more than ...

Hu wraps up 'breakthrough' visit to Russia

2010-10-13T14:21:03Z

China's President Hu Jintao on Thursday wrapped up a visit to Russia that has seen the two powers vow to beat the economic crisis and reverse plummeting trade by bolstering their strong ties.

After the talks Wednesday with President Dmitry Medvedev and St. Petersburg Economic Forum on June 4 and as North Korea reportedly moved closer to testing an intercontinental ballistic missile, I had an extensive interview with Dmitry Medvedev. The Russian President spoke forcefully about President Dmitry Medvedev warned on Friday that it was "too early to open the champagne" to fete an economic recovery, at a forum dominated by gloomy admissions on the crisis.

Medvedev's own finance minister said at the Saint Petersburg Economic Forum that a second crisis wave was "unavoidable" in Russia owing ...

Too early for champagne on Russian economy: Medvedev

2010-04-16T11:56:57Z

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday offered a downbeat assessment on the prospects for a global economic recovery, saying it was "too early to open the champagne".

"Recently there has been a certain livening that has given reason to believe that the economic crisis has passed and the period of recovery has started," he said in a speech to the Saint Petersbur...

No Russia economic recovery until year-end: minister

2010-04-16T11:57:59Z

Russia's economy will only start to recover from the crisis by the end of this year or the start of 2010 amid declining consumer demand and investment, a minister was quoted as saying.

Economic Development Minister Elvira Nabiullina confirmed her ministry was predicting a contraction in the Russian economy this year of between six and eight percent, one of the most pessimistic forecasts from any body.

"We hope that there will be a r...

Russian Rich Kids, and Diamonds Too

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UPDATE 1-Russia PMI at 5-mth high, foreign debt falls

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Overview on Job for everyone to eliminate Unemployment

2010-10-05T19:53:27Z

There are many concepts to eliminate unemployment in the world but no one is successful now. The entire human being is suffered from unemployment because it is the time of recession. There is nothing to resolve the problem to any government in the world. All the proposals are in the theory but no one on the ground of the reality.

Another side there is a great frustration among the employees of corporate world. There are huge labour powers to work on minimal salaries. In the call ...

Skolkovo Stays on Track with MIT Link

2010-04-16T16:00:30Z

The middle of an economic downturn may not seem the best time to launch the most ambitious new management education project anywhere in Russia. But Wilfried Vanhonacker, dean of Moscow's Skolkovo School of Management, shows little sign of being fazed by the economic cr...

Ukraine & Russia Detectives Investigate Scams

2010-10-06T02:38:43Z

Elevated Risk Levels Warrant Extra Caution

Since the 2008 free fall in prices of crude oil, and the near collapse of the global economy, Russia and t...

Russians mourn Stalin amid new history controversy

2010-10-13T14:25:26Z

Russian Communists on Thursday marked the 56th anniversary of Joseph Stalin's death amid a new controversy over the shelving of the Russian translation of a major new book about the Soviet dictator.

British historian Orlando Figes claimed this week that his Russian publishers have scrapped the translation of his book "The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's

Three Most Important Dates In World Economic Dynamics

2010-10-14T13:50:48Z

If we see the world economic history for the last 100 years, we will come across many important incidents that changed the course of world economy and politics. But we can very easily separate out three dates, which have impacted the course of world economy to the greatest extent.

Just look at the impacts of these three dates:

7th Nov 1917: Lenin has triumphed. Communism has arrived. The 70 yr. old philosophy of a Jewish revolutionary will rule half of the wor...

Khodorkovsky promises a 'spectacle' at new trial

2010-04-16T16:16:25Z

Jailed Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky vowed that his new trial that starts Tuesday will be a "spectacle," as he struck a positive tone over recent changes in his country.

Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man, last week was flown back to Moscow from his Siberian prison colony where he has been serving an eight-yea...

Russia rail overhaul in question amid crisis-Ifax

2010-10-21T09:53:04Z

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Thursday's Bond Outlook (Plus Bob Dylan)

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Russian industrial output plunges 16%

2010-10-27T14:15:41Z

Industrial production in Russia fell by 16.0 percent in January compared with activity in January 2008 as the effects of the economic crisis hit industry, the statistics office said.

Compared with December, industrial production fell by 19.9 percent, it said in a statement.

Russian officials have already warned that the economy will record a contraction in 2009 amid the effects of the global financial crisis and the fall in oil pric...

Russia's super-rich are super-losers, too

2010-04-16T17:10:16Z

Biz mag says Russia's wealthiest dropped average 66 percent of their fortunes in past year

Russia's super-rich are also super-losers in the financial crisis, according to the business magazine Finans, which said Monday the top 10 wealthiest Russians lost about two-thirds of their fortunes over the past year.

The magazine's annual list of Russia's richest shows them suffering breathtaking losses as the country faces...

Putin challenges Western ratings agencies

2010-04-16T17:13:54Z

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday called for Russia to develop its own debt ratings agencies, saying Russian business was too dependent on the opinions of international ratings firms.

Less than a week after Fitch bacame the latest agency to slap a downgrade on Russian debt, Putin said that in the future all debt ratings agencies would be required to seek accreditation from ...

Break Up the BRICs

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WRAPUP 2-East Europe currencies slide amid recession fears

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Yearly Mexican remittances drop for 1st time

2010-04-16T15:08:15Z

Yearly Mexican remittances drop for 1st time on record, down 3.6 percent

The money sent home by Mexican migrants fell in 2008 for the first time on record, Mexico's central bank said Tuesday — part of a global trend that could worsen as emigrants from developing countries lose jobs in the global financial crisis.

Remittances, Mexico's second-largest source of foreign income after oil, plunged 3.6 percent to $25 bil...

Yearly Mexican remittances drop for first time

2010-04-16T15:08:21Z

Yearly Mexican remittances drop for first time on record, down 3.6 percent

Mexico's central bank says the amount of money migrants sent home fell 3.6 percent in 2008, the first drop on record.

The slide is part of a global trend that is expected to worsen as more emigrants from developing countries lose jobs in the financial crisis battering the United States

5 - LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

2010-04-16T15:08:24Z

The recession is going global, the markets are tanking again, the central banks are slashing interest rates in ways that smack of desperation. The latest US unemployment figures show that the economy has now lost over a million jobs this year already. But Martin Walker, Senior Director of AT Kearny's Wall Street bankers used to be the talk of the annual Davos forum but the economic crisis has forced belt tightening this year.

The number of A-list bankers who will debate the global turmoil at the World Economic Forum starting Wednesday has been cut and many financial institutions have ...

Forecasting the Global Impact of This Crisis

2010-10-21T09:17:33Z

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OECD Report: The Inevitable Result of America's Economic Woes

2010-10-21T09:17:19Z

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A Global Breakdown Of The Recession In 2009

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Oil prices slide below 40 dollars

2010-11-17T13:42:13Z

Oil prices slid under 40 dollars Monday on concerns that a deepening global economic downturn could spark a slump in demand for energy, analysts said.

The market was also weighed down by news of a possible resolution to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine gas supply crisis, they added.

Traders also tracked developments in the Middle East, wher...

World oil prices rebound after ducking under $37

2010-06-12T07:24:32Z

Oil prices rebounded Tuesday on bargain hunting after falling below 37 dollars on pessimism over the state of the global economy and the weak outlook for energy demand, analysts said.

New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in February, added 55 cents to 38.14 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), after earlier falling as low as 36.10 dollars.

Oil prices shed $2 on economic downturn fears

2010-11-17T13:42:12Z

Oil prices dropped some two dollars on Monday on concerns that a deepening global economic downturn could spark a slump in demand for energy, analysts said.

The market was also weighed down by news of a possible resolution to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine gas supply crisis, they added.

Traders also tracked developments in the Middle East...

Are New Market Lows Likely in 2009?

2010-10-21T09:17:01Z

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Russian president: anti-crisis steps inefficient

2010-04-16T17:30:39Z

Russian president criticizes Cabinet for moving too slowly to prop up economy

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday issued a veiled criticism of his predecessor and mentor Vladimir Putin, saying the Cabinet has dragged its feet in implementing anti-crisis measures.

Medvedev said the Cabinet's financial rescue package has been only 3...

PRESS DIGEST-Financial Times, Wall St Journal Asia editions

2010-10-21T09:47:50Z

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Russia reserves set for 1st yearly fall since '98

2010-10-21T09:47:57Z

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2009: Year of the Ox (And What That Means for the Markets)

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'Negative dynamic' for Russia economy in fourth quarter: Putin

2010-10-13T14:28:46Z

Russia's economy suffered from a "negative dynamic" in the fourth quarter due to the global economic crisis but growth in 2008 will still be six percent, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Monday.

With the downturn already causing lay-offs and unpaid wages, Putin delivered a typically muscular call to his government to "fill the blood with adrenaline" and combat the crisis.

What Are the Chances Ukraine Just Hit the Second Great Depression?

2010-10-21T09:16:00Z

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What Are the Chances That Ukraine Just Hit the 2nd Great Depression?

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Russia's Macro Data Confirms the Severity of Its Downturn

2010-10-21T09:15:43Z

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Depositors picket bank in first Moscow crisis protest

2010-10-21T09:47:22Z

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World Bank: Russia may need help if oil falls more

2010-04-16T13:46:35Z

World Bank: Russia may be forced to borrow abroad if oil prices average $30 over next 2 years

Russia would come under crippling financial pressure and may need to raise money externally if oil languishes at an average of $30 a barrel over the next two years, the World Bank predicted Friday.

The bleak scenario would mark a rapid unraveling of Ru...

Economic meltdown prompts protest in Ukraine

2010-04-16T13:47:07Z

Hundreds of Ukrainians protest economic crisis amid layoffs, plunging currency

The currency has lost half of its value, tens of thousands face layoffs, residents in the capital are bundling up in winter clothes as the heat sporadically goes out and Russia is threatening to cut off gas supplies.

It's going to be a tough winter in Ukraine.

"I could understand if thi...

DOWNGRADING RUSSIA

2010-04-16T13:47:22Z

DOWNGRADING RUSSIA

Welcome to the doghouse. On Dec. 8, Standard &amp; Poor's dropped Russia's sovereign credit rating by a notch, to BBB/A-3, the nation's first debt downgrade in 10 years. S&amp;P also stuck Russia on "negative outlook," meaning more downgrades may lie ahead. The move is a sign of the times: Until recently, few borrowers seemed more solid than oil-rich Russia. But as oil slumps and the financial cri...

IMF warns on global recession as OPEC slashes oil output

2010-09-22T13:23:20Z

The IMF on Wednesday urged action to stave off a global recession as a record slash in oil output by OPEC and a Wall Street baron's court appearance underlined the strains in the global economy.

The call for industrialized nations to increase fiscal spending came after a record cut in US interest rates to almost zero failed to boost...

Russian industrial output slumps in November

2010-04-16T13:49:43Z

Russia's industrial output slumped by 8.7 percent in November compared with the same month last year, the statistics office said Tuesday, fuelling fears of a recession in the country.

Industrial output -- a key indicator of growth trends -- also fell by 10.8 percent in November from October 2008, Rosstat said in a statement.

Some economists have said that Russia is now entering a recession and is set to record a contraction in growt...

Kremlin ready to bail out big companies

2010-10-13T14:23:04Z

Kremlin ready to bail out big companies amid mounting economic problems

The Russian government will bail out the country's largest enterprises if necessary to help them through the financial crisis, the finance minister Alexei Kudrin said Monday.

Kudrin, the country's widely-respected fiscal hawk, told reporters the government was drawing up a prel...

Russia has entered recession: deputy minister

2010-04-16T13:51:13Z

The Russian economy has entered recession, a deputy minister of economic development said Friday, according to the Interfax and RIA Novosti news agencies.

"The recession in Russia has begun. There will be two quarters" of economic contraction, the minister, AP Executive Morning Briefing

The top business news from The Associated Press for the morning of Friday, Dec. 12, 2008:

Bailout dead, automakers in search of a lifeline

WASHINGTON (AP) — Their efforts in Congress squashed, U.S. automakers are depending upon a reluctant Reports: Senior economic official warns Russia going into recession

Russian news agencies quote a senior economic official as saying that Russia faces at least two quarters of economic decline and is therefore in recession.

RIA-Novosti and Interfax quote Reports: officials at Russia's Shtokman hope for loans to start up world's biggest gas project

The operator of the Shtokman natural gas field hopes most of the financing to develop the huge Arctic field will come from loans if the global credit crisis eases next year, Russian news agencies reported Monday.

Shtokman Development, controlled by Russia's Gazprom and...

Global Economic Crisis Lacks Precedent

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Russia will cut gas supply if Ukraine does not pay: Putin

2010-04-16T13:59:30Z

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned Thursday that Russia would cut natural gas supplies that transit through Ukraine to Europe if Kiev does not pay its bills or siphons gas meant for other customers.

"If our partners do not fulfil their agreements, we...

Russia to buy out mortgages from banks

2010-10-27T14:48:17Z

Reports: Russian government to buy out mortgages from banks, lend money to airlines

Russia's government pledged a mortgage buyout Wednesday and announced more aid for major airlines and other companies beyond an existing $200 billion financial rescue package, Russian news agencies reported.

The finance ministry is drafting legislation to buy out mortgages from several private banks this year "to improve the credit ...

Oil prices slide as economic fears persist

2010-04-16T14:02:40Z

Oil prices slid on Tuesday as traders banked profits following sharp gains won a day earlier and fretted over a weak global economic picture likely to keep energy demand depressed.

New York's benchmark light sweet crude contract for delivery in January dropped 3.73 dollars to close at 50.77 dollars a barrel.

In London, Brent North Sea crude for January settled at ...

Blue Jackets Coyotes Hockey

2011-01-04T21:01:31Z

Columbus Blue Jackets' R.J. Umberger (18) scores a goal against Phoenix Coyotes' Ilya Bryzgalov, of Russia, during the second period of an California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for a ride in his vintage car, a Soviet built Chaika luxury car, during their meeting in the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Russia. The Russian president and the Terminator are tweeting, and m...

Russia Sweden World Junior Hockey

2011-01-03T19:31:54Z

Sweden goaltender Robin Lehner makes a save on Russia's Danil Sobchenko (14) during first period semifinal action at the World Junior Hockey Championships in Buffalo, N.Y. on Monday Jan. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Russia forward Denis Golubev, left, scores on Sweden goalie Robin Lehner during the shootout of a World Junior Hockey Championship semifinal in Buffalo, N.Y., on Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. Russia won 4-3. (AP Photo/Don Heupel)

Vnukovo airport in Moscow, Russia. A Russian passenger jet, Tu-154, similar to the plane pictured here, carrying 128 people caught fire while taxiing for takeoff at the Western Siberian oil town of Surgut a...

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