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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours
Add commentsGlobal media giant Viacom has taken back control of the MTV network in Russia after years of franchising the brand to local license holders, and will relaunch the channel Oct. 1, an entertainment news website has reported.
The Russian tax system is in need of changes aimed at developing small and medium-sized businesses, the chairman of the country’s Supreme Commercial Court said Friday.
A deal between state-owned hi-tech corporation Rostekhnologii (Russian Technologies, or Rostec) and Russian flagship carrier Aeroflot for the lease of 50 Boeing-737 Next Generation airliners is worth $3.5 billion, the corporation said Friday.
Mexico’s low-cost airline Interjet on Wednesday started commercial flights using Russian-made Sukhoi Superjet-100 aircraft, the Mexican company said.
Russia has climbed 10 places since 1995 in a global ranking of economic freedom, while the United States has fallen 13 spots over the same period, according to a report from a Canadian public policy think-tank released Wednesday.
US lawmakers are calling for a crackdown against leading Russian lenders VTB, Vnesheconombank (VEB) and Gazprombank for allegedly helping Syrian President Bashar Assad circumvent sanctions, accusations the state-owned banks sharply denied Wednesday.1
California-based energy firm Pacific Energy Development has announced an agreement to acquire a 34 percent interest in an area located in the largest oil and gas producing basin in Kazakhstan, marking the company’s entry into the country, according to an official statement from the company.
A senior government official said Tuesday that Russia would implement a reform of retirement pension funding that would free up 350 billion rubles ($10.8 billion) for the state budget over the next three years.
Russian supermodel and Sports Illustrated magazine cover girl Irina Shayk has released her own swimwear collection for Beach Bunny Swimwear, according to an official announcement.1
Russian state monopoly Gazprom says it could stand to lose 510 billion rubles ($15.8 billion) over three years if the government freezes domestic gas tariffs, Kommersant newspaper reported Monday, citing a letter from the company’s deputy head.
A US technology firm and Amsterdam-based telecom giant VimpelCom have announced plans to partner to offer improved personal safety and data security for smartphone users in Russia.
The United States will overtake Russia in liquid fuel production this quarter, strengthening a US return to prominence as a global fuel powerhouse after years of decline, US media reported this week, citing an energy industry report.
Iran’s nuclear chief confirmed on Friday that operational control of the Bushehr nuclear plant would be handed over from Russia to Iran on September 24, the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency reported.
A court in the Belarusian capital Minsk upheld Tuesday the detention of Vladislav Baumgertner, chief executive of Uralkali, the world's largest potash producer, his lawyer said Friday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday welcomed a joint venture with the United Arab Emirates that will invest up to $5 billion in infrastructure projects in Russia, and he pledged his support.
Moldova’s Constitutional Court has suspended the government’s resolution to give a Russian company the right to run the key Moldovan airport, the court has said on its website.
A Soviet-born US entrepreneur has unveiled in California a revolutionary blimp prototype he says will fly with the precision of a helicopter and which could transform the shipping industry, according to US media reports.
Six Russian nationals have been elected to the board of directors of the Bank of Cyprus, the island nation’s largest bank, with one Russian national becoming vice chairman, the bank said Wednesday.
Interpol said Wednesday that it had not issued a red notice for billionaire Suleiman Kerimov, the largest shareholder in Russian fertilizer giant Uralkali, which is embroiled in a legal dispute with Belarus.