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COMMENT: Russia and the WTO

3 November 2011 News

By Daniel Salter, Head of EMEA Equity Strategy at UniCredit Securities. Russia is by far the largest global economy outside the WTO. …

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Russian traders to work around the clock under new business hours?

2 November 2011 News

By Andrei Skvarsky. Russian stock traders may as well swing hammocks in their offices if the top brass of the country’s financial services sector …

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VTB inhales one of Europe’s main cigarette makers

2 November 2011 Deals

By Andrei Skvarsky. Russia’s VTB Capital has completed the acquisition of Bulgartabac, one of Europe’s leading cigarette manufacturers. The …

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Russia’s sovereign fund claims to have $5bn pipeline

1 November 2011 Deals

By Andrei Skvarsky. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) has about 20 projects worth a total of about $5bn under consideration, according to comments …

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Russians invade New York Stock Exchange

31 October 2011 Events

By Andrei Skvarsky. The New York Stock Exchange last week hosted a conference that purported to give US investors a window into Russia’s capital markets and business environment. …

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Ernst & Young hires Deutsche Boerse’s Steinbach to run IPOs

31 October 2011 Hires & Fires

By Andrei Skvarsky. Ernst & Young has hired Martin Steinbach, a former senior figure at Deutsche Boerse, to run its initial public offerings and …

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Canadians mull visa ban for Magnitsky officials

31 October 2011 News

By Andrei Skvarsky. Canada is considering joining the United States in denying entry visas to Russian officials blamed for the death in jail of …

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Otkritie Capital to be run by Vadim Belyaev as part of reshuffle

28 October 2011 Hires & Fires

By Andrei Skvarsky. Otkritie Financial Corporation has named its general director Vadim Belyaev as chief executive of Otkritie Capital as part of a top-echelon …

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VTB includes regional chief in top brass

28 October 2011 Hires & Fires

By Andrei Skvarsky. VTB Group has given an additional role to Denis Bortnikov, head of the state-owned bank’s division for northwesternRussia, by appointing him …

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Alfa Bank promotes Petr Smida to board chairman

27 October 2011 Hires & Fires

By Andrei Skvarsky. Alfa Bank has promoted Petr Smida, one of its top executives, to the role of  board chairman, a job he already …

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Barclays offloads Russian retail to focus on investment banking

26 October 2011 Deals

By Andrei Skvarsky. Barclays Bank’s Russian unit will focus on investment banking after offloading its retail and commercial banking operations in Russia under a deal it has just …

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Allianz’s Russian fund manager parts company with CEO

25 October 2011 Hires & Fires

By Andrei Skvarsky. Allianz’s fund management joint venture in Moscow has parted company with its CEO Oleg Mazurov. Allianz ROSNO Asset Management runs …

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Luzhkov to be questioned in Bank of Moscow inquiry

25 October 2011 News

By Andrei Skvarsky. Former Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov has been summoned for an interrogation as part of an investigation into alleged fraud by the …

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Micex-RTS merger wins ‘deal of the year’ prize

25 October 2011 Deals

By Andrei Skvarsky. Micex and RTS, Russia’s two key stock exchanges, have won a prize from a Russian business magazine for their current merger, a …

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