Category Archives: utilities companies

What to Make of Putin’s Anti-Offshore Crusade

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Jesse Heath

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 →

Posted in Business, Business and Economy, corruption, Dmitry Medvedev, Gazprom, goskorporatsii, legal update, offshore, PM Putin, President Medvedev, Rostekhnologii, russia, state corporations, utilities companies, Vedomosti, Vladimir Putin, war on corruption | 2 Comments

Growing IKEA Russia Corruption Scandal – Two Execs Fired

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Jesse Heath

Update: Check out the Russian-language coverage here: Kommersant; Свободная Пресса; Независимая Газета; Право.ру; Слон.ру; and a lively discussion over at Ведомости.  Last Friday, Swedish furniture-giant IKEA announced that it fired two top managers at its Russia subsidiary ZAO “IKEA MOS” … Continue reading →

Posted in bribery, bribes, corruption, IKEA, utilities companies | 3 Comments