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Has Putin had plastic surgery?
Monday, 26 September 2011 21:00

Has the Russian leader had Botox? Or even something more radical?

With his likely return to the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin looks set now to stay in power until he is 71 – but he probably won't look it.

The Russian leader has been the subject of intense speculation in Moscow on how he keeps looking so fresh. Botox? Face lift? Fillers?

The rumours first...

 
Emanuel Litvinoff obituary
Monday, 26 September 2011 19:24

Poet and novelist, born in the East End, who railed against the fate of the Jews in his work

In the early 1950s, the Jewish poet and novelist Emanuel Litvinoff, who has died aged 96, appeared at the first poetry platform at the ICA, in London. He castigated TS Eliot – whom he admired and was present at the event – for reprinting, after the Hol...

 
Kudrin pulls pin on Finance Minister role
Monday, 26 September 2011 19:18
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ALeksey Kudrin (RIA Novosti / Dmitry Astakhov)

Long standing Russian Finance Minister, Alexei Kudrin, has resigned after a public confrontation with President Dmitry Medvedev.

­On Monday evening Presidential spokeswoman Natalya Timakova announced to journalists that after 11 years as Russian Finance Minister, Alexei Kudrin had resigned.

"The...

 
The end of the Kudrin Finance Minister era?
Monday, 26 September 2011 15:14

Amidst reports that Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin has said he will not be part of the next Russian administration, Business RT spoke with Yaroslav Lissovolik, Chief Economist at Deutsche bank Russia about the view of global investors.

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Making sense of the golden sell off
Monday, 26 September 2011 14:03

With precious metals prices plummeting in the wake of global market instability, Business RT spoke with Manoj Ladwa - Senior Trader at ETX Capital, about the factors at play.

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Taking state controlled companies to the private sector
Monday, 26 September 2011 13:32

With the Russian government looking to sell down its stake with a multi year privatization programme, Business RT spoke with Igor Bulantsev, CEO at NORDEA Russia about the implications it carries for investors, the state, and the companies.

RT:  How much interest is Russia’s privatization programme going to attract from international investors?

IB:  ...

 
Putin and Medvedev forever
Monday, 26 September 2011 10:13
If United Russia Party wins the parliamentary elections, and if opposition parties do not nominate a worthy candidate, then the country will have a new government and the new president during the upcoming six years. The intrigue with the presidential election in Russia has been unveiled, but it didn't come as a surprise...
 
Mostotrest posts 1H 2011 net profit of 1.6 billion roubles
Monday, 26 September 2011 09:57
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Mostotrest posts 1H 2011 net profit of 1.6 billion roubles

Russian transport infrastructure builder Mostotrest has posted a 1H 2011 net profit of 1,6 billion roubles under IFRS.

The net result is up 86% year on year, on the back of a 16% year on year increase in 1H revenues to 36.4 billion.The company also noted its backlog of orders had increased...

 
Vladimir Putin officially candidate for President
Sunday, 25 September 2011 10:58
Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, made his candidacy official for presidential elections next March, during a congress of the ruling party, in which it also was announced that current president, Dmitry Medvedev, will be his running mate as a candidate for the head of government....
 
Putin's presidential ambitions signal a return to autocracy | Observer editorial
Sunday, 25 September 2011 01:10

Medvedev's endorsement of his predecessor marks a black day for Russian democracy

The announcement by the Russian president Dmitry Medvedev that he favours taking a back seat and recommending his predecessor, Vladimir Putin, to succeed him in 2012 should hardly come as a surprise. The reality is that Putin, the macho former KGB officer, has never...

 
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