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FACTBOX-Foreign banks in Russia
ReutersMay 22 (Reuters) - Foreign banks that once treated Russia as an undiscovered country where easy money could be made are now finding it a cut-throat market tougher than some bargained for. To follow is some background about foreign banks in Russia:...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Austria, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Russia, Investments
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Insight: No more easy pickings in Russia's banking market
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Foreign banks that once treated Russia as virgin land where easy money could be made are now finding it a cut-throat market tougher than some bargained for. While players such as Citi and Austria's Raiffeisen thrive, many have found...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Online Advertising, Economy, Business and Finance, Russia, Central Bank
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INSIGHT-No more easy pickings in Russia's banking market
Reuters* Domestic players Sberbank, VTB are hard to beat * Foreign banks have made mistakes in Russia's retail market * Russia remains under-banked compared to BRICs * Investment banks are here to stay By Megan Davies MOSCOW, May 22 (Reuters) - Foreign...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Online Advertising, Economy, Business and Finance, Russia, Investments
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Azeri SOCAR to borrow $20 billion to boost exports to Europe
ReutersBAKU (Reuters) - Azeri state energy firm SOCAR plans to borrow more than $20 billion over the next five years to finance energy projects to help boost gas exports to Europe, a challenge to plans by neighboring Russia. SOCAR, one of the world's oldest oil...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Real Estate Buyers, Economy, Business and Finance, Russia, Investments
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Council of Europe head says Russia must protect LGBT rights
ReutersMOSCOW, May 22 (Reuters) - The head of the Council of Europe demanded on Wednesday that Russia allow gay rallies, weighing in on what has become an increasingly divisive issue since Vladimir Putin returned to the presidency. As support for same-sex...Tags: Christian Orthodoxy, Religion and Belief, Russia, Gays and Lesbians, Crime, Law and Justice
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Talks over Vimpelcom's Djezzy at delicate stage: source
ReutersMOSCOW/CAIRO (Reuters) - Russia-focused telecoms firm Vimpelcom's talks to sell a controlling stake in its Algerian mobile business Djezzy to Algeria are at a delicate stage but have not failed, a source with knowledge of the discussions said on...Tags: Mikhail Fridman, Russia, Orascom Group, Inc., Algeria
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Russia says Assad's foes lack commitment to peace talks
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday that the Syrian opposition had not yet shown enough commitment to efforts to arrange a peace conference with President Bashar al-Assad's government. "We value the constructive reaction of the Syrian...Tags: Russia, Bashar Assad
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Athletics-Cheruiyot expecting first child, aims to return in 2014
ReutersMay 22 (Reuters) - Vivian Cheruiyot is not defending her world 5,000 and 10,000 metres gold medals in Moscow in August because she is expecting her first child, the Kenyan said in a statement. The 29-year-old, who won both races at the 2011 world... -
Russia angry over "stolen" Eurovision votes
Reuters* Russian foreign minister says votes 'stolen' in song contest * Russian singer placed fifth in a field of 26 * Azerbaijan says official result inaccurate By Lada Evgrashina and Steve Gutterman BAKU/MOSCOW, May 21 (Reuters) - Moscow has clashed with...Tags: Voting, NATO, European Union, Russia, Crime, Law and Justice
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Moscow, St Petersburg vie in Impressionist tug-of-war
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's cultural elite is at loggerheads over whether to rebuild a museum closed by the late Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, with the fate of masterpieces by Monet, Renoir and Picasso at stake. Shut down in 1948 for being too...Tags: Artists, Russia, Arts and Culture, Museum of Modern Art, Vladimir Putin
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Reuters World News Highlights 1800 GMT May 21
ReutersTOP STORIES ----------- MOORE - Emergency workers pulled more than 100 survivors from the rubble of homes, schools and a hospital in an Oklahoma town hit by a powerful tornado, and officials lowered the death toll from the storm to 24, including nine...Tags: John Kerry, Government, Russia, U.S. Congress, Raytheon Company
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INTERVIEW-Russia's Putin out to silence independent voices - pollster
Reuters* Sole independent pollster warned under "foreign agent" law * Levada Center says Kremlin waging campaign on NGOs * Pollster fears clients will flee By Steve Gutterman MOSCOW, May 21 (Reuters) - Russia's leading polling group said on Tuesday it...Tags: Elections, Parties and Movements, Science and Technology, Russia, Crime, Law and Justice
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