New York : NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 22: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on September 22, 2011 in New York City. (Michael Nagle/Getty Images/AFP)

In the wake of the global economic uncertainty Business RT talked to Ben Aris, editor-in-chief at Business New Europe magazine, about how deep the effect for Russian...

Computershare first setup a Russian subsidiary in 2003 and is looking to expand its presence in Russia. Business RT spoke with Serhiy Berezhny, CEO at Computershare LLC about how it sees the Russian market and what its expansion plans are.

Computershare is the world largest share registry provider, originating from Melbourne Australia but now...

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on September 22, 2011 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)

The US Fed’s recent view of the economy along with decision on bond swap saw a shock feedback from the markets, cutting Russian stocks down. Business RT spoke to Dmitry K...

An employee of Saint Petersburg Commodity and Stock Exchange. (RIA Novosti/Vadim Zhernov)

The Russian stock market Thursday opened down almost 3% from yesterday’s closing on the back of discouraging news on bond swap measures from the Federal Reserve and US banks rating reduction.

The MICEX stock index slipped rapidly from 3% down on the opening, ...

A rally took place near the Moldovan Embassy in downtown Moscow on Wednesday. The participants demanded the release of Russian writer Eduard Bagirov, who was arrested in Chisinau on June 16th on suspicion of masterminding and taking part in mass riots on April 7th 2009.

The rally was organized by an action group of the Litprom Internet community of...

       In the French city of Meaux, two Moslem women have been sentenced to a fine for wearing veils while walking near the city’s major’s office. 

     This is the first time when women are trialed for walking veiled in France.

    The women – 32-year old Hind Ahmas and Najate Nait Ali, 36, – are going to appeal against the court’s decision to the E...

The Greek authorities have passed a new economy rescue plan providing for tougher austerity measures to receive another tranche from the EU and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Otherwise, Greece may default on its debt as early as in mid October. 

The Greek economy has long ago become a heavy burden for the entire European Union. That country...

    Negotiations are under way that Russia may build new nuclear power plants in Iran. 

    This is what Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in his recent interview to the TV channel “Russia Today”.

    At the same time, Iran will also build several atomic power plants on its own, but using foreign experience, the president said.

   On S...

A police colonel was killed and more than 60 people were wounded, half of them policemen, in two midnight bomb explosions in Makhachkala, the capital of the Russian North Caucasus republic of Dagestan

22 September 2011