Iran’s Kish Island Seems to be a Russian Investment Haven…

In Russia I see investors in commodities such as oil and Gas are not always using the usual route for such transactions. It seems Russia is good about that sort of thing. I also discovered this little issue when I was in Israel and realized that Israel insiders were doing the same as Russia is. In fact I saw huge investments by Israel in the Arab world. This is with money that is supporting them from America. Interesting that when it comes to making money, loyalty has no place in such things…

There is several new ways that are slowly developing, to buck the system for people who are tired of the Western whole world control crap…

One way being worked on is by Russia and getting away from using just dollars to buy oil. Part of the desire for a world financial center in St Petersburg is that said need, to get away from the dollars control of oil. It is mainly an unsaid project, that I expect will bear fruit before you realize it is happening…

Another way to cut the dollar down to size on this side of the world is called the Iranian oil bourse which is a stock market for petroleum, petrochemicals and gas. There is a big difference between this Iranian oil bourse and the normal way. The exchange is run on currencies “excluding the U.S. dollar.” The location of the bourse is the island of Kish. As the Oil Bourse in Kish is developed through successive stages, the plan is to establish a Petrobourse as a fourth oil market, denominated by the Iranian rial, the euro and other major currencies. But not the dollar…

I sense that there is a growing world of investors, be from Russia or anywhere else, that do not talk about investing through Kish Island Free Trade Zone. It reminds me of the Hong Kong to China…

It seems that Russia does not have any Free Trade Zones. (Correct me if I am wrong!) It would behoove Russia to have such a zone. Due to huge restrictions still imposed upon Russia. They resemble sanctions to me and extend back to the old days. But heaven forbid would we change from the past.  But I do know that Putin has a vision for one… (Link) I always wonder what would happen one day when the world has had enough and sanctions are applied to countries like Britain and America. Can anyone say – War?

Lets watch a interesting video on Kish’s Financial world…

That was interesting. Of course the video is from Western standards and Western censorship of the real Kish. But they came up with a few good ones and hit it on the nail head several times. It mainly is a video to tell on Western countries for being bad and doing trade with Iran. You do want to see what is really there right?

They also do not allow Americans there (?) but Russians can go. I hear that Germans, British and others from the Western world are welcomed under conditions and I am hoping that Americans can go under conditions also. So I have been checking on what I have to do, to be able to have a visit there. Sveta and I would love to take a vacation to this “Flower of the East”…

Oh and by the way! Much more than Russia investing in Kish, is the Western world. They go against the sanctions and have company stores all over Kish Island. It is like a huge Outlet Mall in America…

I found it interesting…

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Moscow pushes U.S. to scrap visas for 90-day visits…

RIA NovostiUS Embassy in MoscowMoscow is currently persuading the United States to sign an agreement to scrap visas for visits lasting under 90 days, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday…
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It should be done and no questions asked. What a deal this would be. But I have my doubts…

We will wait and see…

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Western Siberian in Russia Hosts Rally in Support of Gaddafi…

Muammar GaddafiResidents in Russia’s Western Siberian city of Novosibirsk staged a rally on Wednesday in support of Libyan strongman, Muammar Gaddafi. The protesters carried anti-NATO posters along with ones supporting Gaddafi, and tore up a NATO flag at the climax of the rally.
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Russia Today Interviews Walt Patterson on Fukushima…

Chernobyl was and is still fresh in minds in this part of the world. So when a nuclear issue comes up like the one in Japan. The people respond with fears dredged up from the past…

Good video and Walt Patterson, (trained as a nuclear physicist) seems to explain much in down to earth language and it helps to understand what is happening…

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Military intervention in Libya may trigger war – Medvedev…

Dmitry MedvedevAny military intervention in Libya may trigger a war, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday. His statement came after the G-8 meeting…

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Russian: Boys and Their Toys…

You gotta love the Russian Military. They spend almost everyday telling us how good Russian military equipment is and how powerful Russian weapons are and then they do an about face on a dime. When it comes time for new toys to be bought…

The top commander of Russia’s ground forces claimed that domestically produced weapons are inferior to those used by Chinese and NATO troops.General Colonel Aleksandr Postnikov expressed his opinion on March 15 during a defense and security meeting. “Take Russia’s armored force, its artillery or small arms – they all fail to comply with modern NATO and even Japan’s arms,” Postnikov said. (Link)

I call it the Military syndrome. The military likes to say that are all powerful and destroy the world. But they have to cry the sad story because they want all the new toys and armaments…

It is a controversy in Russia about buying weapons from outside of Russia but many in the military want all those new toys. So the military has to play their cards correctly. Even though a month ago I saw information on how all mighty powerful the T-90 tank is. They now want to express that for the price of one T-90 tank made in Russia we can buy three German Leopards…

I also have been reading that Russia had a record year of weapons sales to the world. They exceeded 10 billion dollars in sales of weapons…

But the real key to the flip flop issue is this…

The military also say that the US and China spend up to 10 times more on defense than Russia…

Oh good grief, We can not have that can we. It is simple: The Russian Military wants more money to spend on bigger and better toys and they do not care if they get a German tank or a Russian tank. They just want more tanks… 🙂

We have a saying, “Boys and their Toys!” Looks like it is a world wide issue…

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PS: (Boys and their toys) Used to evoke the idea that adult men sometimes dote excessively on machines, automobiles, and gadgets in a childish manner…

Most Popular Posts on Windows to Russia… (03/16/2011)

These are the posts with the most comments. I found it interesting that Salt Cucumbers is so high on the list…

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News From Russia… (03/15/2011)

Ballet premiere in St. Petersburg

from Voice of Russia, News
The Mikhaylovsky Theatre has shown a world premiere of the ballet “Nunc Dimittis” by Spanish choreographer Nacho Duato. This performance is an interpretation of his first impressions of St. Petersburg. The choreographer has been at the head of the theatre’s ballet company since January…

Russia and Turkey to develop economic cooperation

from Voice of Russia, News
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is in Moscow on a working visit, have discussed the issues of bilateral relations. Special emphasis was laid on the economic cooperation, in particular in the fuel and power supply complex. Medvedev and Erdogan exchanged opinions about the situation in Iraq and the Middle East as a whole…

Car makers of Russia and Belarus to merge assets

from Voice of Russia, News
The largest car makers of Russia and Belarus, Kamaz and Maz, have agreed to merge assets. The announcement was made by the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin following his talks with the Belorussian leader Alexander Lukashenko…

No-fly zone over Libya gets little support

from Voice of Russia, News by Isakova Yelizaveta
The recent meeting of G8’s countries’ foreign ministers produced no common decisions on whether to interfere in the Libyan events with force. The meeting turned out to be engaged in settling the details of the final statement of the G8’s chairing country – France – till the very last moment…

The American ballet theatre back in Moscow

from Voice of Russia, News

The American ballet theatre is expected to perform in Moscow after a 50-year pause at the Mstislav Rostropovich festival which opens on March, 27. Experts believe that the company’s world premiere of Benjamin Millepied`s ballet set to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach will make a splash…

Some reasons to be in Skolkovo

from Voice of Russia, News by Nikitenko Eugene
The Skolkovo innovation hub near Moscow has long become the talk of the town. Analysts, economists and politicians speak about it as one of the promises of Russia’s really getting down to the business of modernization of its economy…

Russia sends first planeload of aid to Japan

from Voice of Russia, News
The first planeload of humanitarian aid is due to take off for Japan from Moscow on Tuesday evening, a spokeswoman for the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry Irina Andrianova said. The plane has about 9,000 blankets aboard. The 9-magnitude earthquake hit the north-eastern Japan on the 11th of March, causing a 10-m high tsunami wave…

Russia agrees to build nuclear plant in Belarus

from RIA Novosti
Russia is to help Belarus build its first nuclear power plant as part of a series of energy agreements signed in Minsk on Tuesday…

Russian sculptor wants to create monument to victims of Japan disaster

from RIA Novosti
A Russian sculptor known for his grandiose and controversial monuments says he has begun working on a new memorial to the victims of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami…

Russia bans brown bear den hunting in winter

from RIA Novosti
Russia is introducing new regulations to prohibit the hunting of brown bears in their dens in winter and reduce the hunting period, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) said on Tuesday…

Gaddafi cuts business ties with all Western states, except Germany

from RIA Novosti
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has said he lost trust in all Western nations except Germany and that Libya will only invest in Russia, India and China…

Medvedev orders probe into Olympic construction cost overruns

from RIA Novosti
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday ordered an investigation into overpricing practices at 2014 Winter Olympic construction projects…

Cubans love their Russian cars

from RIA Novosti
Cuba’s only Russian Car Club marks its second anniversary, with Zhiguli and Moskvich owners driving to Marina Hemingway coastal recreational complex to put on a car show and best car contest…

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Coffee and My New Therapist…

I was drinking my morning cup of coffee and I was contemplating about yesterday and spending all day at my medical clinic. We found a new therapist (Medical Doctor or MD as I call them in America) and she was just fantastic. Yes a she, as always in Russia… (Link)

I have needed to get a new doctor (MD) who takes care of everything but my heart issues. Sveta and I were simply stunned at the knowledge that this woman had and I felt very comfortable in her presence. I would be happy for her to also take over my heart issues if she so desires. She asked questions and took a long time to get to know me. There was none of this, Hi then Goodbye, in 60 seconds. She even took my tests that have been run and discussed them with several specialists to back up what she already knew…

So she is checking out everything and in a few weeks, I will know what all her recommendations will be to continue living a long life. In fact this next Tuesday I have to go back and have several test run…

So we are as usual very happy with the health care system in Russia. Many times I see that the equipment is old and worn, but still usable. I see a run down building that has seen many many years of hard use. I see long queues to wait in. I see a bureaucratic overloaded system. I see a lot to complain about if I was a superficial person…

But what I really see (in my eyes), is doctors that care and a system that allows them to care…

That is what matters to me…

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Russian needs to Protect Her National Interests…

As of right now, Visa and MasterCard type card companies transfer data oversees in order to process and approve transactions made in Russia…

This data transfer is not going over well with the Russian side. So Russia is in the works to do her own transaction approval and processing. It will cost millions of dollars to set up the system, but will stop a huge data flow leak to the West and keep billions of dollars in fees, (120 billion rubles ($4 billion) annually) in Russia…

This has not gone over well with the Western world and in fact as we read this, special interest groups in the West have made it clear that they consider the fact that Russia would want to keep her data safe is a threat to Russia’s reputation and will hurt business with the Western world (because as you know we don’t trust Russia now, much less if Russia hides all their credit card data. Hummm…) and all those fees would stay in Russia. In fact it seems that lobbyist have been poring into Russia over the last few months and wheeling and dealing is going on to try to stop Russia from severing the ties… 🙂

I have to smile at the audacity of the West…

How would you like it if your credit card transaction (with all your data, fees and information) had to be sent to Russia or China for approval before you could do a transaction…

It just makes sense in the long run for Russia to be self sufficient…

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