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March 2009

A thaw in Anglo-Russian relations could metamorphose into a full-blown spring as rapprochement between the two countries appears to blossom. Snow may still be …

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Today the 30-stock Micex Index slid 6.4 percent to 763.36 the close in Moscow, its biggest one-day decline since Feb. 17. The ruble-denominated index is …

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The respective orange, rose and tulip revolutions of Ukraine, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan have wilted less than six years since they first blossomed. The 2005 …

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VTB Capital, the nascent investment banking arm of the state bank VTB, is expected to announce its acquisition of a 20% stake in brokerage Otkritie …

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Renaissance Capital has come up with an M&A authorization for major shareholder Mikhail Prokhorov since he holds a 50%-minus one share in the bank. RenCap …

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In challenging times for global credit markets, Troika Dialog – leading Russian emerging markets investment bank is strengthening its Risk and Capital Management Division. As …

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VTB Capital, Investment Business of VTB Group, strengthens its Research Team by hiring Wiktor Bielski as Global Head of Commodities Research. Wiktor is based in …

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STANDARD BANK has appointed Peter Ghavami (former head of capital markets in Russia at Lehman Brothers & prior to that with UBS where he …

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Renaissance Capital, the emerging markets investment bank, has placed first in Institutional Investor’s 2009 Emerging Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) research poll. The authoritative …

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BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH has laid off Dmitri Rozanov one of the most productive dealmakers who led the Russian M&A business while based in …

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J.P. Morgan announced today that it has opened a representative office in Almaty, the country’s financial capital, further enhancing the reach and capabilities of its …

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RENAISSANCE CAPITAL has appointed Chris Baxter, the former chairman of investment banking as the chief executive of Renaissance Partners, to lead its private equity business. …

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