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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: France, Mikhail Prokhorov, Financial Markets, Investments, Politics
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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: France, Mikhail Prokhorov, Financial Markets, Ernst & Young, Politics
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Russia moves closer to jail terms for offending religion
Reuters* Bill has passed second reading, nears Putin signing * Rights activist calls it a "repressive law" By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW, May 21 (Reuters) - Russian lawmakers on Tuesday took a step toward imposing jail terms for offending religious feelings,...Tags: Punishment, Moscow (Russia), Judges, Politics, Religion and Belief
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Discovery of alleged Russian plot points to growing jitters
Reuters* Russia says it foiled plot for attack on Moscow * Faces signs that security threat is widening * Putin wants to rally support, boost security cooperation By Timothy Heritage OREKHOVO-ZUYEVO, Russia, May 22 (Reuters) - As Russia congratulated its...Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Pakistan, Judges, Rebellions, Wars and Interventions
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Moscow, St Petersburg vie in Impressionist tug-of-war
Reuters* Pioneering Moscow museum closed by Stalin * Soccer club gets involved in the debate By Alessandra Prentice MOSCOW, May 21 (Reuters) - Russia's cultural elite is at loggerheads over whether to rebuild a museum closed by the late Soviet dictator...Tags: Arts, Artists, Soccer, Arts and Culture, Sports
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Russia says kills senior Islamist insurgent
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - The right-hand man of Russia's most wanted insurgent was killed by security forces on Tuesday, officials said, as Moscow tries to contain militancy in its Caucasus region before it hosts the Winter Olympics near there next February....Tags: Domodedovo International Airport, Shootings, Moscow (Russia), Rebellions, Wars and Interventions
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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: Parties and Movements, Russia, Open Society Foundations, Marketing, Moscow (Russia)
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Russia's Putin out to silence independent voices: pollster
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's leading polling group said on Tuesday it would fight to keep operating despite pressure to register as a "foreign agent" under what it calls a campaign by President Vladimir Putin to silence independent voices. Levada Center,...Tags: Russia, European Union, Parties and Movements, Open Society Foundations, Marketing
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Russia says two rebels killed in North Caucasus
ReutersMOSCOW, May 21 (Reuters) - Russian security forces killed two suspected militants in the North Caucasus during a night-time sweep in the region plagued by an Islamist insurgency, investigators said on Tuesday. A spokesman for local investigators said the...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Russia, Moscow (Russia), Rebellions, Wars and Interventions
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Rosneft names new managers after former TNK-BP executives quit
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Rosneft , the state-owned Russian crude producer which earlier this year bought TNK-BP, announced several senior management appointments on Monday after former TNK-BP executives decided to leave positions they had been offered. The...Tags: BP Plc
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Dagestan bombs kill four, two dead in shootout near Moscow
ReutersMAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - Two car bombs killed at least four people and wounded dozens of others on Monday in one of the bloodiest attacks this year in Dagestan, a turbulent province in Russia's North Caucasus region where armed groups are waging an...Tags: Shootings, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Pakistan, Rebellions, Laws
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Council of Europe tells Putin of concern over Russian NGO law
Reuters* European rights, democracy body says law could have 'chilling effect' * Independent pollster says law may put it out of business By Denis Dyomkin SOCHI, Russia, May 20 (Reuters) - The head of the Council of Europe told Russian President Vladimir...Tags: Parties and Movements, Lawyers, Judges, Elections, Civil Rights
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