Tag: sanctions on Russia

Russia Update: Buryat Editor Likely to Face Surgery for Broken Neck After Assault

July 14, 2015

New York State’s Department of Financial Services is probing Deutsche Bank over a $6 billion trade involving Russian clients that may involve a bribe and money-launering. Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government’s foreign and domestic policies. The previous issue is here. […]

Moscow to Blame that Import Substitution Won’t Happen in 2015, Russian Businesses Say

January 22, 2015

Staunton, January 20 – “Import substitution” may be the most important new term to enter Russian discourse over the last year, but it isn’t going to happen in the next year, experts say, and the reasons for that are to be found in the actions and inactions of the central Russian government in Moscow. Dmitry […]