Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Capital Controls Possible In Russia


Capital Controls Possible In Russia


The cows are coming home for Vladimir Putin’s policy of confrontation with the West and the former Soviet republics. Today, the Russian authorities admitted that capital controls are being considered to halt the net capital outflows, which are said to ...


Kiev slams Russia for bringing criminal complaints against Ukraine's armed forces


KIEV, Ukraine, Sept. 30 (UPI) --Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office denounced Russia's Investigative Committee for opening criminal complaints against Ukrainian military and security personnel. According to the Prosecutor General's Office, "the Russian ...


EU Keeps Russia Sanctions in Place


European Union envoys decided to keep in place several rounds of sanctions the bloc imposed on Russia over its annexation of Ukraine's Crimea and what the West says is Moscow's direct support of separatists in the country's east. "We are keeping the status ...


Dmitry Grishin on Robots, the Internet in Russia and Mail.ru’s Future


Dmitry Grishin is the co-founder, chief executive and chairman of Mail.ru Group Ltd., one of Russia’s largest Internet companies, as well as an investor in startups via his fund Grishin Robotics, which focuses on consumer robotics. On his recent visit to ...


EU keeps Russia sanctions as clashes resume in Ukraine


Brussels (AFP) - The European Union on Tuesday decided to keep in place biting economic sanctions on Russia over its alleged backing of pro-Kremlin insurgents who have largely ignored a four-week Ukrainian truce. The bloc's announcement came just moments ...


New Ukraine-Russia gas talks in Brussels this week: Sources


Brussels: A new round of EU-brokered talks between Ukraine and Russia aimed at restoring Kiev's gas supplies during winter will take place in Brussels at the end of this week, sources said on Tuesday. Ukraine has still refused to give the green light to a ...


North Korean foreign minister begins 10-day Russia visit - The Guardian



The Guardian

North Korean foreign minister begins 10-day Russia visit
The Guardian
Alexander Lukashevich, a Russian foreign ministry spokesman, said Lavrov and Ri would discuss “increasing political dialogue and economic cooperation” between the two countries, as well as the situation on the Korean peninsula and south-east Asia as a ...
North Korea FM comes on visit to Moscow Russia September 30, 15:44ITAR-TASS

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Russia upset over space conference visa denials - CBC.ca



CBC.ca

Russia upset over space conference visa denials
CBC.ca
The Canadian government's refusal to allow Russian delegates to attend a prestigious international astronautical symposium has angered Moscow, which said the decision flies in the face of international space co-operation and amounts to a politicizing ...

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Russia weighs capital controls as rouble hits new low - CNBC



CNBC

Russia weighs capital controls as rouble hits new low
CNBC
The report comes as Russia's rouble fell to a new all-time low of more than 39 to the U.S. dollar Friday as the greenback strengthened against global currencies amid strong economic data while Russia's government said its economy had shown no growth in ...
Russia Weighs Capital Controls in Case Net Outflows IntensifyBusinessweek
Russia could ditch US dollar in 2-3 years – head of Russia's #2 bankRT
Is Russia about to impose capital controls?Fortune
MarketWatch (blog) -The Moscow Times -Reuters
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EU to keep Russia sanctions in place over Ukraine - BBC News



BBC News

EU to keep Russia sanctions in place over Ukraine
BBC News
The EU is to keep sanctions against Russia in place, judging that Ukraine's peace deal is not fully effective. EU ambassadors who met on Tuesday had noted some "encouraging developments" since the 5 September ceasefire was agreed, an EU ...
Russia and NATO Should Be Allies, Not EnemiesThe Moscow Times
Ukraine cease-fire pressured by pro-Russia attacks, weapons buildupLos Angeles Times
Merkel Says EU 'Very Far Away' From Lifting Sanctions Against RussiaWall Street Journal
Voice of America -Reuters
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US & Russia Re-Arming for a New Cold War - Daily Beast



Daily Beast

US & Russia Re-Arming for a New Cold War
Daily Beast
Russian Mikoyan MiG-31 Foxhound long-range fighters—a type that Russian forces flew in Vigilant Eagle—accompanied two Tupolev Tu-95MS bombers to a point 55 nautical miles from the Alaskan coast on Sept. 17. Two Ilyushin Il-78 air refueling tankers ...

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Schlumberger Said to Pull Expat Managers From Russia - Bloomberg



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Schlumberger Said to Pull Expat Managers From Russia
Bloomberg
Russia relies on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, for 25 percent of its oil production and replacing technology developed by companies like Schlumberger would require “colossal funds,” Vagit Alekperov, chief executive officer of OAO Lukoil, Russia's ...
Oil Service Giant Pulls Workers From Russia On SanctionsInvesting.com
Schlumberger staff 'to exit Russia'Upstream Online
UPDATE 1-Schlumberger to withdraw expat managers from Russia - BloombergReuters
Kyiv Post
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U.S. Regrets Russian Student Exchange Decision


The United States says it regrets a decision by Russia to cancel a two-decade-old joint U.S-Russian student exchange program.


The NFL Penalized Husain Abdullah For Praying During His Celebration


On Monday September 29, Patriots quarterback, and one of history’s most celebrated football players, Tom Brady, attempted to throw the ball to his teammate. Instead, Kansas City Chiefs defensive player Husain Abdullah intercepted the pass and ran it back in the opposite direction for a touchdown. Th ...


INDEX RANKS NORWAY TOPS FOR WELL-BEING OF ELDERLY


BY DAVID CRARY AP WRITER NEW YORK (AP) -- A global index reflecting economic security, health and other factors - and not deducting for cold winters - ranks Norway and Sweden with the highest level of well-being for older people. Of the 96 nations in the index, Afghanistan ranked last. The Global Ag ...


Movies You Made: “FACTORY293″


Time to feature more Movies You Made. Today: FACTORY293. Production notes from writer-director Roderick MacKay: FACTORY293 is a 27min slow-building-thriller/drama, made entirely in sunny Perth, Western Australia, but the story is set within 1940′s blizzard-swept Russia. As an emergent team tackling ...


3d Studio R4... ещё жив!


Сегодня во время подготовки к Autodesk University Russia 2014 на стареньком компе запустили 3d Studio R4... Счастью не было предела! )))



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