Russia
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Russian MP Wants Traditional Food Law
Russian MP Wants Traditional Food Law
July 29, 2015Russian member of parliament, Vadim Solovyov is drafting legislation that would require restaurants to offer [...]
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Belarus Receives Loan from Russia
Belarus Receives Loan from Russia
July 29, 2015Russia has loaned Belarus $760 million according to the Belarussian Finance Ministry. Belarus is in desperate need [...]
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Russian Economic Contraction 4.2% in June
Russian Economic Contraction 4.2% in June
July 28, 2015Official figures show that Russian economic contraction for June compared with the same period last year was 4.2%. [...]
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Ukraine Russia Gas Talks Could Begin Next Month
Ukraine Russia Gas Talks Could Begin Next Month
July 28, 2015The Ukrainian Minister of Energy and Coal, Volodymyr Demchyshyn has stated that Ukraine Russia gas talks could [...]
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Russia Considering Dutch Flower Ban
Russia Considering Dutch Flower Ban
July 28, 2015Dutch and Russian trade had been running at record levels prior to the downing of Malaysian Airliner MH17 over the [...]
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Plans for Rival Russian Rating Agency
Plans for Rival Russian Rating Agency
July 25, 2015Next year, a new Russian rating agency will be launched to take on an industry dominated by three US players. The [...]
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German Exports to Russia Down 34%
German Exports to Russia Down 34%
July 24, 2015German exports to Russia have slumped by 34% for the first five months of this year compared to the same period of [...]
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Home builders Helped by Russian Government
Home builders Helped by Russian Government
July 22, 2015A state support program in Russia has allocated 20 billion rubles to subsidise mortgages at lower interest rates, [...]
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Russian Poverty Rising at Fastest Rate in Nearly 20 Years
Russian Poverty Rising at Fastest Rate in Nearly 20 Years
July 20, 2015The Moscow Times reports that Russian poverty is rising at levels not seen since the 1990s. Liliya Ovcharova, who [...]
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Eustream Receives Larger Gas Requests from Ukraine
Eustream Receives Larger Gas Requests from Ukraine
July 20, 2015With imports of gas to the Ukraine from Russia suspended over a dispute between Gazprom and Naftogaz, Ukraine are [...]
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Lithuanian Railways Hit by Lower Russian Transit
Lithuanian Railways Hit by Lower Russian Transit
July 17, 2015A lower amount of goods being transported from Russia to its Kaliningrad via Lithuania is having an effect on [...]
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Russia Largest Group of Foreign Business Owners in Czech
Russia Largest Group of Foreign Business Owners in Czech
July 16, 2015In a recent report by Czech consultants Bisnode, it was found that by some distance, Russians make up the largest [...]
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Kazakhstan Boosts Polish Apple Exports
Kazakhstan Boosts Polish Apple Exports
July 10, 2015The Polish apple industry almost collapsed last year when Russia imposed counter sanctions against European farm [...]
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Ukraine to Block Out Russia in Privatisation Program
Ukraine to Block Out Russia in Privatisation Program
July 09, 2015Reports in Ukraine suggest that the government will block Russian companies involvement in the privatisation of [...]
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Mars Opens Large M&Ms Facility in Russia
Mars Opens Large M&Ms Facility in Russia
July 09, 2015The Mars company has added a production facility at one of its locations on the outskirts of Moscow for its popular [...]
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Moscow Apartment Demand Plummets
Moscow Apartment Demand Plummets
July 07, 2015Russian newspaper Vedomosti has reported that the demand for apartments in the country’s capital Moscow, has [...]
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Russian Reserve Fund to be Replenished if Oil Exceeds $70
Russian Reserve Fund to be Replenished if Oil Exceeds $70
July 06, 2015The Russian Finance Minister has said that he will begin to replenish the country’s reserve fund if oil [...]
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Estonia LNG Terminal Gets Approval
Estonia LNG Terminal Gets Approval
July 02, 2015Estonia could be yet another European Union member to have its own liquid natural gas terminal. The Port of [...]
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Gazprom Naftogaz Gas Talks Breakdown
Gazprom Naftogaz Gas Talks Breakdown
July 02, 2015Talks between Russian state gas company Gazprom and Ukrainian state company Naftogaz have broken down. As a [...]
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Russia’s Butter Industry Booming
Russia’s Butter Industry Booming
July 02, 2015A result of Russia’s high inflation and low currency value has been a boom in the country’s [...]
