Russia
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Recession Hits Russian Social Scene
Recession Hits Russian Social Scene
October 26, 2015The recession in Russia has had a large impact on the disposable income of most Russians. As the price of food and [...]
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Direct Russia Ukraine Flights Cancelled
Direct Russia Ukraine Flights Cancelled
October 26, 2015The bad relations between Russia and Ukraine have taken a new turn, with direct flight between the two countries [...]
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Russian Recession Hits the Casinos in Minsk
Russian Recession Hits the Casinos in Minsk
October 23, 2015Since the Kremlin made gambling illegal in Russia in 2009, restricting it to four, and now six gambling zones, [...]
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Russian Gambling Zone Taking Off?
Russian Gambling Zone Taking Off?
October 23, 2015Russia’s largest casino has opened in the country’s Muravyinaya Bay, 50 km from Vladivostok. It is the [...]
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Transaero Receives Bankruptcy Lawsuits
Transaero Receives Bankruptcy Lawsuits
October 22, 2015Russia’s second largest airline, Transaero is collapsing under the weigh of pressure from its creditors. [...]
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Czech Airlines Bucking Russian Trend
Czech Airlines Bucking Russian Trend
October 21, 2015Whilst most airlines are scaling back on their Russian operations, Czech Airlines are going against the flow by [...]
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Number of Russians Holidaying Abroad for New Year Plummets
Number of Russians Holidaying Abroad for New Year Plummets
October 21, 2015According to Russia’s Tour Operators Association (ATOR), only 30,000 Russians intend to travel abroad for the [...]
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Russians Having Difficulties with Swiss Bank Accounts - Reports
Russians Having Difficulties with Swiss Bank Accounts - Reports
October 16, 2015According to a number of reports, Swiss banks, UBS and Credit Suisse are beginning to close private banking [...]
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Record Polish Food Exports Expected in 2016
Record Polish Food Exports Expected in 2016
October 16, 2015Despite Russian sanctions on European food products that disproportionately hit Central and Eastern European [...]
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Kiev Issues Moscow Ultimatum
Kiev Issues Moscow Ultimatum
October 15, 2015Ukraine’s Prime Minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk has given Russia two weeks to agree to a Ukrainian debt write [...]
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Dramatic Increases in Russian Fruit Prices
Dramatic Increases in Russian Fruit Prices
October 15, 2015Russia’s weak ruble has had an impact in nearly every aspect of the Russian economy, including the price of [...]
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Lukoil Discover Gas Off Romania Coast
Lukoil Discover Gas Off Romania Coast
October 15, 2015Russian energy giant, Lukoil have made a significant gas discovery in the Black Sea off the coast of Romania. [...]
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Moscow Office Vacancies at Record High
Moscow Office Vacancies at Record High
October 14, 2015With the recession in Russia showing few signs of abating, commercial activity in Moscow is shrinking, highlighted [...]
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Gazprom Resumes Supply of Gas to Ukraine
Gazprom Resumes Supply of Gas to Ukraine
October 13, 2015Gas supplies to Ukraine from Russia have been secured until March 2016, with talks between the two countries coming [...]
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Gazprom to Halve Turk Stream Capacity
Gazprom to Halve Turk Stream Capacity
October 09, 2015Russia energy giant, Gazprom is to halve the capacity of the gas pipeline project, Turk Stream. The original [...]
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Baltic States May Suffer for Leaving Soviet Electricity Network
Baltic States May Suffer for Leaving Soviet Electricity Network
October 06, 2015The Baltic States of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have the goal of joining the electricity network of Western [...]
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Quality of Cheese Available in Russia Plummets
Quality of Cheese Available in Russia Plummets
October 05, 2015Following Russia’s ban on European food products, it has been reported that the quality of cheese available [...]
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Russia Bans Polish Canned Fish
Russia Bans Polish Canned Fish
October 01, 2015Following rejected Russian requests to run inspections at Polish canned fish manufacturers, Russia has banned the [...]
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Soyuzneftegaz Drop Syrian Exploration Plans
Soyuzneftegaz Drop Syrian Exploration Plans
October 01, 2015Russian oil and gas company, Soyuzneftegaz has dropped its exploratory plans for resources off the coast of Syria [...]
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Russia and the Ukraine Reach Agreement on Gas
Russia and the Ukraine Reach Agreement on Gas
September 28, 2015Russia’s energy minister, Alexander Novak said that the Ukraine can purchase gas from Russia’s Gazprom [...]
