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Russian stocks closed upwards, with the Micex index rising 4.36 percent to 851.35 points, and the RTS index finishing at 740.94 points, 2.67 percent above yesterday’s closing. The trading volume reached RUB 63.46bn (approx. USD 1.91bn) and USD 7.24m on Micex and the RTS, respectively. Russia’s monthly inflation lower than in some European countries: Russia’s […]

Anyone who is up on this side of the world knows about the Mayor of Kiev, Ukraine and to call him strange is an understatement. Well it seems that he is going after loftier levels of government: In news from Russia’s RIA, The mayor of Kiev, whose mental competency has been questioned over recent policies […]

It is a cold, cold week in Moscow, Russia. It got to -7 C. last night and going to -14 C. this weekend coming up. It has snowed almost everyday this month and looks like it will continue through until the end of the month. So what is Russia doing this cold week? Looks like […]

Russia’s benchmark indices closed sharply higher on Monday, with the Micex index up 7.29 percent from the previous close, at 849.82 points, on a trade volume of RUB 65.81bn (approx. USD 1.97bn), and the RTS index up 5.78 percent at 737.19 points amid a trade volume of USD 6.79m. On Micex, Sberbank surged 10.17 percent, […]

I had the best laugh over this video from a source in Russia. It makes me smile when I watch it, So how about a short video on Russian ingenuity. I have always said where there is a will there is a way and this video shows that to be true. 🙂 Row Row Row […]

alternative to the U.S. dollar at the G20 summit in London, a vice governor of the country’s Central Bank said on Monday. Russia earlier submitted a proposal to the G20 summit which could see the IMF examining possibilities for creating a supra-national reserve currency, and also forcing national banks and international financial institutions to diversify […]

I was drinking my morning cup of coffee and watching some really good videos. Russia Today Once again does a good interview in New York City. They have a series that is called The Resident and the American journalist Lori Harfenist, walks around New York City and asks people questions. The videos are very good […]

This is a short video that explains why the Ruble in Russia is undervalued against the American Dollar. We can attest to the price of a Big mac in Russia is what they say it is. In fact the price for McDonald’s here in Russia is just dirt cheap compared to America. It is funny […]

Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin told a briefing following a cabinet meeting on Thursday where amendments to the federal budget for 2009 were under discussion. The figure includes all expenses connected with public management, Kudrin explained. He stressed that the cuts would not affect the court system, however, which would be funded in full.Budget revenue to […]