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Sistema seeks diversity in agriculture

May 10, 2012 The Moscow TImes
Sistema, one of the country's largest conglomerates with assets ranging from oil to telecoms, is looking at a range of possible deals as it seeks to diversify into new business lines such as agriculture and infrastructure.

4-nation gas pipeline buoyed by sales agreement

May 10, 2012 The Moscow TImes
Senior officials in Turkmenistan say the energy-rich Central Asian nation plans to sign a natural gas sales agreement with Afghanistan, Pakistan and India this month

Russia becomes world's third biggest military spender

April 18, 2012 The Moscow TImes
Russia and China kept increasing their spending on weapons last year, while the global financial crisis hit military spending in the U.S. and Europe, a leading think tank said Tuesday

Russian Helicopters net up

April 10, 2012 The Moscow TImes
Russian Helicopters said it still aimed for an initial public offering as it reported a nearly 13 percent rise in 2011 earnings, boosted by sales to India, China and the Russian Defense Ministry.

Indian court throws out Sistema appeal

April 6, 2012 The Moscow TImes
India's Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected appeals to overturn an order canceling telecoms licenses awarded in 2008, dealing a blow to the companies affected.

India nuclear deal coming

March 23, 2012 The Moscow TImes
India's Kudankulam nuclear plant has paved the way for a deal with Delhi to build two more atomic reactors in the near future, Rosatom head Sergei Kiriyenko said Wednesday.

Indian LNG market a challenge to Gazprom

March 15, 2012 The Moscow TImes
Gazprom is struggling to get a foothold in the Asian markets leading global economic growth

Uralkali production cut 40%

March 14, 2012 The Moscow TImes
Uralkali is cutting first-quarter production by about 40 percent from a year earlier after China and India postponed purchases, its sales director said.

Skolkovo might host G8 2014 Summit

March 1, 2012 The Moscow TImes
Skolkovo innovation city might be chosen as the venue for the G8 summit to be held in Russia in 2014, a Skolkovo Foundation official said Tuesday.

Sistema looks to keep Indian mobile licenses

March 1, 2012 The Moscow TImes
AFK Sistema asked India to settle within six months a dispute over a court order to revoke 21 telecoms licenses held by its joint venture in the country, and said it reserves the right to approach an international tribunal.

Severstal will spend $1.7 Bln on upgrades

February 28, 2012 The Moscow TImes
Severstal said Monday that it plans to spend a total of $1.7 billion this year to modernize its facilities and carry out new projects in Russia and abroad as part of its development strategy until 2015

Analysis: Corruption battle far from over

February 28, 2012 The Moscow TImes
Vladimir Putin has ordered Russia's state firms to clean up their act, but without fundamental reforms he may only scratch the surface of endemic graft and conflicts of interest that tar the country's bloated national champions

India relying on Russia for arms

February 10, 2012 The Moscow TImes
India has decided to buy 126 fighter jets from France, taken delivery of a nuclear-powered submarine from Russia and prepared for its first aircraft carrier in recent weeks as it modernizes its military to match China's.

Moscow authorities ban march but offer alternatives

January 23, 2012 The Moscow TImes
City Hall has rejected a request by opposition leaders to lead a 50,000-people march to the Kremlin walls on Feb. 4 over safety concerns but offered alternative routes and a date.

45% of voters support Putin for president

January 20, 2012 The Moscow TImes
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin currently has the support of 45% of the population in his effort to become president, according to the latest poll by the Public Opinion Fund.

Iran and Russia end trading in dollars

January 10, 2012 The Moscow TImes
Iran and Russia replaced the US dollar with their national currencies in bilateral trade, Iran's state-run Fars news agency reported, citing Seyed Reza Sajjadi, the Iranian ambassador in Moscow.

Census: Population shrank 2.3 million

December 21, 2011 The Moscow TImes
Russia has slipped one place in the rating of the world's biggest countries by population and now ranks eighth with 142.8 million inhabitants, the State Statistics Service said.