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		<title>Strategic Sectors Law Update – First Commission Meeting of 2013 and Amendments to Law</title>
		<link>http://therussiamonitor.com/2013/05/05/strategic-sectors-law-update-first-commission-meeting-of-2013-and-amendments-to-law/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 02:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Heath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 19, PM Medvedev held the first Foreign Investment Commission meeting of 2013. At the outset, Medvedev noted that Russia received over $50 bln in FDI inflows over the course of 2012. This statement is drawn from Central Bank &#8230; <a href="http://therussiamonitor.com/2013/05/05/strategic-sectors-law-update-first-commission-meeting-of-2013-and-amendments-to-law/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=therussiamonitor.com&#038;blog=8612152&#038;post=1225&#038;subd=therussiamonitor&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Should You Hire a Corrupt Manager in Russia?</title>
		<link>http://therussiamonitor.com/2013/02/12/should-you-hire-a-corrupt-manager-in-russia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Heath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s the provocative question raised by Prof. Maxim Mironov of IE Business School in a new paper, which I came across via this post at the Wall Street Journal. In short, Mironov concludes that yes, on occasion, it is worthwhile &#8230; <a href="http://therussiamonitor.com/2013/02/12/should-you-hire-a-corrupt-manager-in-russia/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=therussiamonitor.com&#038;blog=8612152&#038;post=1211&#038;subd=therussiamonitor&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>War on Corruption &#8211; What to Make of the Latest Scandals?</title>
		<link>http://therussiamonitor.com/2012/12/07/war-on-corruption-what-to-make-of-the-latest-scandals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 03:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Heath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update: for the Russian speakers, today Kommersant put up an excellent resource on its website, with an infographic on the latest scandals and corruption generally, and links to articles on everything I cover below. Of particular interest &#8211; the total financial losses collectively inflicted &#8230; <a href="http://therussiamonitor.com/2012/12/07/war-on-corruption-what-to-make-of-the-latest-scandals/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=therussiamonitor.com&#038;blog=8612152&#038;post=1189&#038;subd=therussiamonitor&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Strategic Sectors Law Update &#8211; Third Commission Meeting of 2012</title>
		<link>http://therussiamonitor.com/2012/12/02/third-commission-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2012 05:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Heath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On November 28, 2012, PM Medvedev chaired a session of the Commission on Foreign Investment, the third time the Commission has met this year. Changes to Russia&#8217;s Business Environment In his prepared remarks, Medvedev noted Russia&#8217;s recent improvement in the &#8230; <a href="http://therussiamonitor.com/2012/12/02/third-commission-meeting/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=therussiamonitor.com&#038;blog=8612152&#038;post=1181&#038;subd=therussiamonitor&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Engineer&#8217;s Plot</title>
		<link>http://therussiamonitor.com/2012/11/28/the-engineers-plot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Heath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apologies for my absence from blogging over the past few months. I&#8217;ve been traveling and generally busy with work. I promise to provide some update on the strategic sectors law and Russia&#8217;s anticorruption efforts soon. In the meantime, here is &#8230; <a href="http://therussiamonitor.com/2012/11/28/the-engineers-plot/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=therussiamonitor.com&#038;blog=8612152&#038;post=1175&#038;subd=therussiamonitor&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Strategic Sectors Law Update &#8211; Second Commission Meeting of 2012</title>
		<link>http://therussiamonitor.com/2012/08/22/strategic-sectors-law-update-second-commission-law-meeting-of-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Heath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On July 30, 2012, PM Medvedev chaired a session of the Commission on Foreign Investment. This is the second Commission meeting of 2012, but the first chaired by Medvedev. In his remarks, Medvedev largely rehashed Putin&#8217;s presentation at his last &#8230; <a href="http://therussiamonitor.com/2012/08/22/strategic-sectors-law-update-second-commission-law-meeting-of-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=therussiamonitor.com&#038;blog=8612152&#038;post=1168&#038;subd=therussiamonitor&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Legal Update &#8211; New Law on &#8220;Foreign Agent&#8221; NGOs</title>
		<link>http://therussiamonitor.com/2012/08/02/legal-update-new-law-on-foreign-agent-ngos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 02:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Heath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On July 21, Pres. Putin signed the much-discussed amendments to the Law on Nongovernmental Organizations (or, Noncommercial Organizations as their called in Russian). Given the back-drop of protests and other opposition activity, the new law generated more interest than usual, &#8230; <a href="http://therussiamonitor.com/2012/08/02/legal-update-new-law-on-foreign-agent-ngos/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=therussiamonitor.com&#038;blog=8612152&#038;post=1149&#038;subd=therussiamonitor&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Strategic Sectors Law Update &#8211; First Commission Meeting of 2012</title>
		<link>http://therussiamonitor.com/2012/06/03/strategic-sectors-law-update-first-commission-meeting-of-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2012 21:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Heath</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[foreign investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medvedev]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, then-PM Vladimir Putin chaired his final meeting of the Commission on Foreign Investment Oversight (at least until 2024 barring any change to the makeup of the Commission). Indeed, the Commission meeting was one of the final significant acts &#8230; <a href="http://therussiamonitor.com/2012/06/03/strategic-sectors-law-update-first-commission-meeting-of-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=therussiamonitor.com&#038;blog=8612152&#038;post=1135&#038;subd=therussiamonitor&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Business Environment Update &#8211; Part I</title>
		<link>http://therussiamonitor.com/2012/04/14/russian-business-environment-update-part-i/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Heath</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[corruption]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Economic Fundamentals Economic indicators over the past year were mixed, although a consensus view appears to be forming that they were a net negative and, notably, underscored the long-run structural deficiencies in Russia&#8217;s economic development model rather than short-term risks. &#8230; <a href="http://therussiamonitor.com/2012/04/14/russian-business-environment-update-part-i/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=therussiamonitor.com&#038;blog=8612152&#038;post=1120&#038;subd=therussiamonitor&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jackson-Vanik: Exit, Stage Left</title>
		<link>http://therussiamonitor.com/2012/03/14/jackson-vanik-exit-stage-left/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Heath</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a now-infamous study on the subject of &#8220;decision fatigue,&#8221; which looked at decisions by Israeli judges to grant vs. deny parole. The researchers found a wildly skewed trend in the judge&#8217;s decisions, but not by criminal history, ethnicity, &#8230; <a href="http://therussiamonitor.com/2012/03/14/jackson-vanik-exit-stage-left/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=therussiamonitor.com&#038;blog=8612152&#038;post=1108&#038;subd=therussiamonitor&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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