Russia

The prevailing monetary policy mix leaves the rouble sensitive to movements in US$/EUR, and the recent bounce in the dollar towards US$1.1800/EUR has led the rouble lower against... 2005-07-07

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Much has been made in recent years about the rise of the 'BRICs' group of emerging economies (Brazil, Russia, India, and China), and how they will become increasingly important in... 2005-06-28

The emerging Europe index also slipped marginally by 0.2 points, with Romania the main casualty due to JP Morgan (JPM) scaling exposure back to marketweight. The reason being that... 2005-06-23

We remain concerned about the policy mix being used in Russia to tackle ongoing inflationary pressures. This view was echoed on Monday by Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov, who... 2005-06-20

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The board of state-controlled gas giant Gazprom has not yet agreed to a government offer to buy 10.74% of the firm for US$7.15bn. Although an agreement could well come today, further... 2005-06-16

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Despite slow progress on raising living standards, and the protests over the monetarisation of benefits, the pro-Kremlin United Russia party remains well ahead in the opinion polls.... 2005-06-07

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