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Category Archives: state corporations
The Matrix Strikes Back – the Sanctions and Russia’s Post-US Economic Model
Everyone agreed that the first round of Russia sanctions were laughably ineffective, aimed at a motley assortment of Kremlin B-teamers, whom Putin demoted to limit the damage they can cause and about whom Putin couldn’t care less. The second round … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Business and Economy, Chemezov, clans, corruption, Dmitry Medvedev, Economic development, economics, Foreign direct investment, foreign investment, foreign policy, goskorporatsii, Government of Russia, Medvedev, offshore, power vertical, Putin, Putin's Plan, Rotenberg, rule of law, russia, Russian economy, siloviki, state corporations, strategic industries, Timchenko, u.s.-russia relations, Vladimir Putin
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Strategic Sectors Law Update – Second Commission Meeting of 2012
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’s presentation at his last … Continue reading
Legal Update – New Law on “Foreign Agent” NGOs
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, … Continue reading
Posted in Law, legal update, legislation, NGOs, russia, state corporations
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What to Make of Putin’s Anti-Offshore Crusade
Last month, PM Putin addressed the Government Commission on Electricity Generation. At the meeting, Putin launched into a searing critique of Russian companies using offshore “front companies.” Indeed, Putin noted, “Taking the Russian economy and its strategic sectors out of … Continue reading
2012 Presidential Campaign Launches in Russian Style – Part II
[TRM’s second installment on recent events in Russia] Medvedev made quite a few headlines two weeks ago with a series of moves that signaled a renewed push to ‘improve the investment climate’ in Russia. This is, of course, not a … Continue reading
Posted in Business, clans, compliance, corruption, Foreign direct investment, foreign investment, goskorporatsii, Government of Russia, Kremlinology, ldpr, Medvedev, oligarchs, PM Putin, power vertical, President Medvedev, Putin, Putin's Plan, rule of law, russia, Russian economy, siloviki, state corporations, strategic industries, tandemocracy, Vedomosti, Vladimir Putin
Tagged NMTP, Ponomarev, Rosimushchestvo, Rosneft, Rotenberg, Sechin, Skorobogatko
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Behold! The New Russian Smartphone
Medvedev: “I can’t even tell where to press.” Chemezov: “It is still a prototype.” Medvedev: “But this is entirely our product, which will be produced in our factories?” Chemezov: “For now, unfortunately, we will only be able to make it … Continue reading
Fate of the State Corporations
Russian business news portal Slon.ru got a hold of the draft privatization plan for the State Corporations, which is due to be submitted to Pres. Medvedev on March 1st. In its current form, the plan foresees the privatization/elimination of most … Continue reading
Posted in goskorporatsii, Nabiullina, President Medvedev, reform, state corporations