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COVER FEATURE
RUSSIA PLC GOES GLOBAL
Den Brennan looks at Russia's growing international interests
RUSSIAN MARKET LEADER MOTORS INTO US PALLADIUM MARKET
Sergei Polikarpov, Head of Investor Relations at Norilsk Nickel, talks to the Russian Investment Review about Norilsk Nickel’s widening global reach |
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SPECIAL REPORT
PUTIN'S 'SOCIAL CONTRACT' WITH BUSINESS: IS THE HONEYMOON OVER?
Peter Lavelle on the 'Yukos Affair'
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POLITICS: SPECIAL ELECTION PREVIEW
ELECTION CAMPAIGN OVERVIEW
Boris Makarenko, Deputy General Director, the Centre for Political Technologies
PUTTING THE ELECTIONS IN PERSPECTIVE
RIR talks to Viacheslav Nikonov of Politika Fund and Nikolai Petrov of Carnegie Moscow Centre
COMPETITIVENESS CHALLENGE FOR RUSSIA’S EMERGING CORPORATES: WHO WILL WIN THE "SECOND WAVE" OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT?
Dmitry Zelenin, President, Russian Managers Association
WHY THE DUMA DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Christopher Granville, Chief Strategist, United Financial Group
A DUBIOUS NEW LAW ON MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE ELECTIONS
Pavel Erochkine, Researcher in the House of Lords, Research Officer in the Centre for Global Studies and a Director of Transnational Insights Ltd. |
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INVESTMENT CLIMATE
RUSSIA MAKES THE GRADE: MOODY'S UPGRADE TO INVESTMENT STATUS BOOSTS MARKETS
INVESTOR'S OUTLOOK
Bob von Rekowsky, Fund Manager, Fidelity Investments
THE MOUSE THAT ROARED: A CASE STUDY OF MINORITY ACTIVISM AT WORK
William Browder, CEO of Hermitage Capital Management
A VITAL NEW FOUNDING TOOL: RUSSIA'S EMERGING RUBLE BOND MARKET
PENSIONS: THE IMPACT OF REFORM
Andrei Ivanov, Senior Analyst, Troika Dialog |
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ANALYST WATCH
ANALYST WATCH
A new special feature highlighting a selection of top analysts covering Russia's markets
ANALYST PICKS: SIBIR TELECOM, VYKSUNSKY PIPE, UFIMSKY MOTORS, VIMPELCOM, LUKOIL
RIR asks five analysts to nominate their top investment picks |
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ENTREPRENEURS
MOSCOW'S FAVOURITE AIRPORT?
Ben Hooson on the story behind the rapid expansion of Domodedovo airport |
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PROFILE
THE CHALLENGES OF MANAGING A MODERN RUSSIAN COMPANY
Interview with Alexei Mordashov, Chairman of Severstal-Group
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REGIONAL FOCUS
TWO CULTURES CLASH IN RUSSIA'S FAR EAST
Sergei Radchenko reports on the complex struggle between Sakhalin's oil and fish industries |
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SECTOR FOCUS
RISING CONSUMERISM
Anna McGivaren sees a bright future for the Russian retail sector
BOSCO DI CILIEGI - EVOLUTION OF A BRAND
MERCURY RISING: LUXURY RETAIL HEATS UP
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OIL AND GAS
PIPELINE POLITICS
Stephen O'Sullivan, co-Head of Research, United Financial Group, on one of the major challenges facing Russia's oil industry
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE: THE ENERGISING EFFECTS OF THE YUKOS-SIBNEFT MERGER
Interview with Eugene Shvidler, President of Sibneft; Chairman Designate of YukosSibneft
BUILDING A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Jonti Small on the US-Russia Energy Summit |
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