Russia
Russia's car sales decline continues in November at 6.4%
Sales of new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (LCVs) in Russia continued its decline, decreasing by 6.4% in November 2019, according to the report by the AEB Automobile Manufacturers Committee.
GAZ workers' livelihoods on the line as road trip protestors arrive in Vienna
The ten GAZ workers on a road trip across Europe to highlight the plight of Russia's second largest car plant arrived in Vienna on December 4 and delivered a letter to the US ambassador to highlight their plight.
Putin accuses Bulgaria of deliberately delaying Turkish Stream
Russian president claims Bulgaria is under "international pressure" to delay pipeline project, while section via neighbouring Serbia is nearly finished.
Russian messaging services Telegram and TamTam shut down terror group channels after London Bridge attack
The Russian TamTam messaging service got caught up in the London Bridge terror attack after Islamic State used the little known service to claim responsibility for the attack that claimed the lives of two Londoners.
The price Europe pays for Russian gas fell to its lowest level in 15 years
The price Europe pays for Russian gas fell to its lowest level in 15 years, according to Russian national gas company Gazprom’s accounts.
CEE “brimming with opportunities” in renewables — and airports
In a sign of the complex politics surrounding climate change, CEE has huge opportunities for investment into two growth areas: renewable energy and airports, finds a new study by law firm CMS.
Saxo Bank’s Outrageous Predictions 2020
What are the odds on China, Iran and Russia creating a new world currency? On Moscow slashing oil production? And on Hungary making a ‘Huxit’ while Trump gets an election hammering?
Russia analysts caught off guard by sudden plunge of November manufacturing PMI
Analysts were caught off guard by the sudden plunge of Russia’s November manufacturing PMI result to 45.6, the lowest result in a decade, from an already low 47.2 in October.
Russia's $55bn Power of Siberia gas pipeline to China comes online
Russia’s Gazprom flagship Power of Siberia gas pipeline mega-project that connects Russia’s Siberian gas fields with China came online on December 2, after the investment of billions of dollars that will earn the company billions more
Russia’s Manufacturing PMI tumbles to 45.6 in November, worst result in a decade
Russia’s IHS Markit Russia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index tumbled to 45.6 in November, down from 47.2 in October – the worst performance across the Russian manufacturing sector for over a decade.
Zimin Foundation: Science at the heart of our philanthropic efforts
On November 21, some of Russia’s top writers, journalists, academics, scientists and publishers gathered in Moscow for the annual “Enlightenment Prize”. The purpose of the annual Prize is to support Russian scientists and science journalists
Lukashenko, Putin agree on setting up a single market mechanism, merging some government functions
Belarus and Russia are a step closer to forming a single market, based on the same principles as the European Union, after Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an integration deal.
The foreign share in Russia's OFZ treasury bonds up to 32%
The foreign share of investors into the Russian Ministry of Finance ruble-denominated OFZ treasury bills reached 32% in November as foreign investors increased their holdings again to RUB2,837bn ($44.2bn) worth of the bonds.
Aeroflot reports improving results, wins two travel industry Oscars
Russia’s national airline Aeroflot reported improving third quarter results and announced that it had won two awards in the so-called travel industry Oscars for best airline brand and best business class service.
GAZ workers leave for a two week road trip to Germany in bid to save the company
Ten workers from the GAZ car factory set off from the company’s home town of Nizhny Novgorod on a two week road trip via Belarus, Poland, Czechia and Austria to Germany to raise awareness of the company’s plight.
LONG READ: Debt deals in Mozambique that go wrong
When the story broke it looked like a simple case of corruption. Mozambique, one of the poorest countries in the world, had taken on $2bn of secret debt to buy some patrol boats from a little know Middle Eastern arms dealer and three years later had
Ukraine has 16 days left to do a transit deal with Gazprom
Time has almost run out for Russia and Ukraine to strike a new gas transit deal before the previous one expires. There are 16 days left until December 13 before it becomes impossible to reach a new agreement ahead of the expiration of the contract.
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Pompeo “concerned” by reports of F-16s flying over Ankara to test Russian S-400s
Meanwhile, head of Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport refers to “big plans” for military technical cooperation between Moscow and Ankara and report emerges of Turkey blocking Nato defence plan for Poland and Baltics.
Chinese flock to Lake Baikal on holiday
Russia has become a favourite holiday spot for the newly affluent Chinese middle class, as they find it inviting and cheap.
Rosatom rolls out the small modular reactor: a mini-nuclear power station to solve some big problems
Time is running out for the planet. Next year is a crunch year when CO2 emissions must peak if we are to avoid an ecological disaster. Nuclear power is one of the few options we have. So Rosatom is rolling out small modular reactor (SMR).