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MOSCOW BLOG: The trouble with investing into Russia
August 28, 2019
"The market is only 30 years old. It has been less than 30 years since the mechanisms of the market economy started to develop. We are staying in Russia. We have $3bn assets under management. We will continue to invest." Elena Ivashentseva, BVCP.
MOSCOW BLOG: Russia’s frozen relations with Europe start to thaw
August 23, 2019
Western sanctions on Russia aren't going to be lifted anytime soon, but new harsh sanctions are increasingly unlikely and room to cut some sort of deal is increasing.
MOSCOW BLOG: Putin is a victim of his own success
August 14, 2019
The very prosperity that Russian President Vladimir Putin ushered in is fuelling the current protests as Muscovites demand more of a say in local government.
MOSCOW BLOG: Are regular Russians ready to face the police baton to get what they want?
August 2, 2019
Has the brutal beating of protestors in Moscow last weekend and the arresting of over 1,300 people—some simply innocent passersby—radicalised Muscovites? The crowd size at the sanctioned August 3 rally will be very telling.
MOSCOW BLOG: Kremlin ups its game with police violence at Moscow protests
July 29, 2019
Response threatens to radicalise protestors, unite opposition in way not yet achieved. Largest number of arrests in a protest to date. Putin playing with fire, say analysts. Kremlin makes it clear violence is now standard response to protest.