Posts Tagged ‘Medvedev’

Temperature Rising Again In Moscow

Mon Sep 20, 2010 17:46 GMT  | Leave a Comment

Barely a month since sweltering temperatures and rampaging wildfires finally ceased plaguing Moscow, things are starting to heat up again in the Russian capital. Yury Luzhkov, mayor of the city for the past 18 years, and widely regarded as the country’s third most powerful politician, is engaged in a very public spat with President Dmitry… [Read more]

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Russia: How Will Putin/Medvedev Fare Through A Recession?

Wed Jan 7, 2009 17:09 GMT  | 1 Comment

The economic data from Russia continues to get worse, confirming my view that the country is headed straight for a recession in 2009. The latest comes from state-owned bank VTB, which released its Purchasing Manager’s Index-based GDP indicator on January 7. The reading implied that the Russian economy is already contracting, having collapsed to its… [Read more]

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