Russia Returns to Life, and Fund Doubles (TheStreet.com)
The Third Millennium Russia Fund doubled last year, rebounding from 2008, as manager John Connor bet on commodities and consumer stocks.
Working to rev up Russia's sagging auto market (Detroit Free Press)
Russia this week launched a cash-for-clunkers program as part of a commitment to revive the country's hard-hit auto industry, which could benefit Detroit automakers -- especially General Motors.
Russia cbank shifts rouble band 11th time in 3 wks (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
MOSCOW, March 10 (Reuters) - Russia's central bank shifted the rouble's floating trading band by another 5 kopecks on Wednesday, its 11th such move in three weeks as it strives to keep a lid on the currency's oil-fuelled rally, dealers said.
Russia's LenspetsSMU plans $300mln eurobond issue (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)
ST PETERSBURG, Russia, March 10 (Reuters) - Russian construction company LenspetsSMU plans to raise $300 million via eurobonds to refinance debt and fund development, its chief financial officer said on Wednesday.
INTERVIEW - Russia sees over $10 bln in deals with India (The Star)
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plans to sign over $10 billion worth of deals with India during the visit of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin later this week, Putin's deputy, Sergei Sobyanin, told Reuters in an interview.
Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia: All roads lead to the Caucasus (Online Journal)
The Russian Federation republics of Chechnya, Dagestan, North Ossetia and Ingushetia have experienced a sharp increase in assassinations and terrorist bombings in the past few years which have reached into the heart of Russia itself, most spectacularly with the bombing of the Moscow-Leningrad express train in January that killed 26.
Patriarch, Rospechat chief open Moscow exhibition Books of Russia (Itar-Tass)
MOSCOW, March 10 (Itar-Tass) -- Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill and chief of the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications (Rospechat) Mikhail Seslavinsky opened the 13th exhibition “Books of Russia” in Moscow on Wednesday.
Russia needs efficient implementation of innovations, deputy PM says (RosBusinessConsulting)
RBC, 10.03.2010, Moscow 14:50:24. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov believes that Russia needs to introduce an efficient system to implement innovations, which will provide an actual return on investments in developing the 'know-how' of financial resources.
Medvedev agrees on United Russia nominees for Tula governor (Itar-Tass)
MOSCOW, March 10 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed on the list of candidates nominated by the United Russia Party for governor of the Tula region, the Kremlin press service reported on Wednesday.
Medvedev agrees on United Russia nominees for Chelyabinsk governor (Itar-Tass)
MOSCOW, March 10 (Itar-Tass) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed on the list of candidates nominated by the United Russia Party for governor of the Chelyabinsk Region on Wednesday.