This weekend has been a pretty busy one for Russia. The criminal, political and business scene has been over run with activity. In fact you would not know it was a weekend except half the city went to the villages. So lets see what Russia has been doing this weekend… Russia’s Energy Minister Shmatko said […]
While drinking that wonderful cup of coffee here in Moscow, Russia. I was doing some thinking about what I had read about Sberbank and GAZ. They have thrown a very good proposition out for GM’s branch of Opal cars. In Russia one of the most popular cars is the Opel. You will find dealerships even […]
the future of certain issues on this side of the world. Usually it is something that is quoted from Medvedev or Putin. Then quoted vice a verse Today we have Putin saying: “It’s still our common problem, because ensuring a normal supply of gas for Ukrainian domestic consumers is an important condition for ensuring gas […]
Hello,Below – The paths are empty and we walk in peace!Above – Found this Heavenly smell of Lilacs and found the source! Above – This is one of our favorite spots!Below – This is our favorite spot! Below – Look no cars – no people – no nothing! Below – Playground is empty. (That is […]
Russia says ‘no’ to Energy Charter, urges new agreement:“We have reaffirmed that we are not going to ratify the Energy Charter, and we are not implementing the Energy Charter Treaty, either,” Russian presidential aide Arkady Dvorkovich said at a news conference after the summit. Medvedev says EU should give Ukraine loan to ensure gas transit:Russia’s […]
OSCOW, May 22 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s Health Ministry said on Friday that the first case of human swine flu infection has been diagnosed in Moscow. “According to a statement by the chief doctor of the First Infectious Diseases Hospital, a patient has been hospitalized… and was put directly into an isolation ward,” the spokesman […]
Want a tidbit of information that the Western Press will not tell you? The US dollar is no longer Russia’s basic reserve currency anymore. The euro share of Russia’s reserves has been increased by Russia’s Central Bank to a new level of 47.5 percent as of January 1, 2009. Which has intentionally exceeded the investments […]
I want to talk about the dumb way how I follow the Russian economy. I call it the Egg Meter: First off – this idea started with me in America. I used milk and eggs to track with in the USA. The idea is to track the price every time that you buy these items. […]