The saga of Russia’s art-collecting oligarch and his new corruption woes in Monaco PRO Members Public
Dmitry Rybolovlev (right) at a Monaco football game. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons Dmitry Rybolovlev is one of a select few Russian businessmen who have been able to successfully sell their primary businesses in Russia and start afresh abroad. This week, Rybolovlev was detained in Monaco and now faces criminal charges
Government wins temporary reprieve in acrimonious gas price fight with oil companies PRO Members Public
Hello! This week we dissect an increasingly bitter tussle between Russia’s oil companies and a government nervous that gas price rises will cause popular unrest. You can also read the highlights of our investigation into Synergy, the big international conference organiser that appears to have an unsavoury private education
Scary extrajudicial murder accusations raise questions about Putin’s managerial competence PRO Members Public
Evgeny Prigozhin. Photo credit: Mikhail Metzel/TASS What happened The list of crimes attributed to “Putin’s chef” Yevgeny Prigozhin just got longer. He is already alleged to have interfered in the U.S. elections and be the main sponsor of a private military company deployed across the world — but
The fund headed by Putin’s daughter appears to benefit from government plan to confiscate company profits PRO Members Public
The fund hedaded by Vladimir Putin’s daughter Katerina Tikhonova (seated) was the first to benefit from the new government-backed program What happened If you’re looking for insight into how the Russian government sees the development of the high-tech sector, look no further. This autumn, an advisor to Putin
Pressure increases on Yandex despite denials about state bank takeover PRO Members Public
What happened The possible purchase of Russia’s largest — and only — independent Internet company, Yandex, by state-owned Sberbank remains the talk of the Russian business world. There is still no official confirmation of negotiations, but Yandex, having lost 30% of its value since news of the possible deal, is now
Fear of collateral damage from sanctions is jeopardizing the Kremlin’s “pivot to Asia” PRO Members Public
What happened Russia’s drive to do more business in Asia in response to Western sanctions looks more and more like a flawed geopolitical strategy. In recent weeks, Russian companies have been encountering serious problems in both China and Vietnam as local banks and suppliers refuse to work with them
There are few hopes for any agreements at 3rd Putin-Trump meeting PRO Members Public
Photo credit: Interpress/TASS What happened Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will meet for the 3rd time on 11 November in Paris at a gathering for the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. There will likely be a discussion of new sanctions against Russia, but no
Scary extrajudicial murder accusations raise questions about Putin’s managerial competence PRO Members Public
Scary extrajudicial murder accusations raise questions about Putin’s managerial competence Evgeny Prigozhin. Photo credit: Mikhail Metzel/TASS Hello! The talk of Moscow and Washington this week was the announcement that Trump and Putin have set up a hasty meeting in just three weeks time: what will be on the
State-controlled bank to buy control of Russia’s flagship private internet company PRO Members Public
State-controlled bank to buy control of Russia’s flagship private internet company Sberbank CEO Herman Gref (left), Prime minister Dmitry Medvedev and the founder of Yandex Arkady Volozh at a tech conference in Moscow, 18th October 2018. Photo credit: TASS/Aleksandr Astafyev What happened On Thursday, The Bell found out
State-owned Sberbank in bid to take controlling stake in Yandex, Russia’s largest internet company PRO Members Public
The Bell has learned that Russia’s largest bank, state-owned Sberbank, is in talks to buy a major stake in the largest private internet company Yandex — up to 30% of the company. The state-owned bank argues this will protect the company from potential problems from both competitors and the state.
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