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Tuesday, 24 July 2012 10:15 |
TNK-BP ( AFP Photo / Natalia Kolesnikova ) Russian oil major Rosneft has signaled its interest in buying BP's 50% stake in Anglo-Russian oil venture TNK-BP and plans to negotiate the issue with the British oil group. “The parties agreed to comment on negotiations on this matter and signed a non-disclosure agreement,” Rosneft said in a statement. Late... |
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Monday, 23 July 2012 08:36 |
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The idea of "green growth" that suggests environmentally friendly production, energy efficiency and rational approach to the development of new resources may help the Russian economy. However, the Russian leadership is not in a hurry to develop this direction comprehensively, while resource-poor countries consider "green" ideas very seriously... |
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Saturday, 21 July 2012 17:15 |
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Opponents say move to register NGOs engaged in 'political activity' is part of campaign to suppress dissent Vladimir Putin has approved a law that will tighten controls on civil rights groups funded from abroad, his office said on Saturday, a move opponents claim is part of a campaign to suppress dissent. The law, which was cleared by the upper... |
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Friday, 20 July 2012 18:21 |
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• UK says Syria now obliged to comply with peace plan
• Free Syrian Army withdraws from Damascus district
• Thousands of Iraqis evacuated from Syria
• Assassinated ministers buried and a fourth confirmed dead
• Read the latest summary 5.16pm: Damascenes have mixed emotions after an extraordinary week, according to activist Majd Arar from the northern... |
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Friday, 20 July 2012 17:45 |
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Putin crackdown on Russian dissent highlighted by case of feminist band arrested in March for performing 'punk prayer' in church A Moscow judge has ordered three members of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot to spend the next six months in jail, prolonging a case that has highlighted the crackdown on freedom of expression in Vladimir Putin's Russia. T... |
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Friday, 20 July 2012 16:17 |
AFP Photo / Toshifumi Kitamura / Files Fitch has cut the credit rating of three of Japan’s biggest banks on concerns Tokyo is unable to support the financial sector. The agency lowered the rating for Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Mizuho Financial Group (MHFG), and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group by one notch to "A-" from "A".
"The... |
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Friday, 20 July 2012 15:53 |
Americans have racked up $150 billion in private student loan debt, with many graduates owing more than they can repay, according to a new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. With Americans more often taking a gloomy view of their finances and job prospects, borrowing has increased. Even wealthy families in the US are experiencing... |
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Friday, 20 July 2012 15:40 |
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As soon as Russia blocked the Western variant of the resolution on Syria, which indirectly stipulated a possibility for a military intervention, Russia became the target of the Western rage. Representatives of Western countries cracked down on Russia with furious accusations. The U.S. threatened to bypass the UN Security Council... |
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Friday, 20 July 2012 14:52 |
The head of Peugeot Citroen has warned that the criticism from the French government to its plans to cut 8,000 jobs was creating a "dangerous" situation and was undermining investor confidence. "We are ready to accept criticism, but there are limits… The attacks the company is currently facing have an immediate effect on (investor) perception. T... |
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Friday, 20 July 2012 13:02 |
Oleg Deripaska (RIA Novosti / Vadim Zhernov) En+ Group, owned by Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska’s, is to invest $25bln in new projects in Russia’s East and invite Asian companies to join in. “We have a unique opportunity to develop Eastern Siberia and the Far East due to the growing demand from Asia for our resources and production", the... |
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