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(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: Austria's biggest bank Raiffeisen Bank opened in 1989 and gained scale through its $550 million acquisition of Impexbank in 2006. In 2012 its profit after ...

Russia Faces Widening 2014 Budget Deficit, Siluanov Says

Russia’s federal budget deficit will probably widen next year more than previously planned as a weaker economy risks erasing 650 billion rubles ($20.8 billion) in revenue, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said.

Russia's Putin out to silence independent voices: pollster

By Steve Gutterman MOSCOW (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, Russia's only independent pollster, fears closure if it does not comply with a law obliging non-governmental organizations ...

Insight: No more easy pickings in Russia's banking market

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 ...

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Insight: No more easy pickings in Russia's banking market

By Megan Davies MOSCOW (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 post-Soviet Russia too hard to crack: rife with credit, legal and corruption risks, and dominated by state giants Sberbank and VTB ...

Russia says Assad's foes lack commitment to peace talks

MOSCOW (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. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov praised the Syrian government's response to joint U.S.-Russian efforts to seek a resolution to the more than two-year-old conflict but said the opposition was too ...

Russia Stocks Poised for Biggest Drop in 6 Months on China Woes

Russian equities fell for the first time in five days as crude oil tumbled and disappointing Chinese manufacturing data spurred declines in metal producers. Price swings on the benchmark gauge surged.

Council of Europe head says Russia must protect LGBT rights

MOSCOW (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 marriage increases in the West, Russia's gays say they face shrinking freedoms and rising violence, and Russian lawmakers are considering a law that would ...

Russia Shelves Bond Auction Citing Lack of Competitive Bids

Russia canceled an auction of ruble bonds for the first time since October as waning expectations of a central bank interest rate cut sent yields rising.

VTB Dares Bank Rossii to Reduce Rates: Russia Overnight

VTB Group, Russia’s second-largest state bank, is calling on policy makers to lower interest rates to help spur credit just as Bank Rossii reiterates its commitment to refrain from monetary easing.

Eurovision: Russia Angered Over Vote 'Theft'

Russia has demanded answers over what it claims was an "outrageous" theft of votes from its Eurovision entry last Saturday.

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Russia says kills senior Islamist insurgent

By Alissa de Carbonnel MOSCOW (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. Dzhamaleil Mutaliyev, a senior figure in a group fighting to establish an Islamist state, was killed along with another ...

Lawmakers Traveling to Russia to Investigate Boston Bombing

MOSCOW – A delegation of American lawmakers will travel to Russia next week in part to investigate last month’s Boston Marathon bombings, ABC News has learned. The group, led by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., wants to find out why a 2011 Russian request that the...

US lawmakers seek limits on Russia cooperation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are trying to block Obama administration overtures to Russia on missile defense, creating a potential obstacle to arms control talks.

Russia probes Moscow terror attack 'plot'

Russia was Tuesday set to question the sole survivor of a deadly police raid outside Moscow that authorities said had prevented a major attack in the capital.

No more easy pickings in Russia's banking market

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 ...

United Russia Primed for Primaries

United Russia started primaries last week in most of the regions that will hold elections on Sept. 8.

Russia says top insurgent killed in raid

Russia on Tuesday said that a top Islamist rebel, deputy to the country's most wanted militant Doku Umarov, was killed in an operation in the North Caucasus region, where Moscow is fighting a bloody insurgency.

Russia angry over "stolen" Eurovision votes

By Lada Evgrashina and Steve Gutterman BAKU/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow has clashed with the European Union over human rights and with NATO over security. Now another longstanding European institution is causing anger in the Kremlin and tension between Russia and Azerbaijan: the Eurovision Song Contest. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that 10 points were "stolen" from Russia's ...

Russia targets pollster for 'political activity'

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's only independent polling agency said Monday it may have to close after prosecutors targeted it for "political activity" under a law spearheading President Vladimir Putin's crackdown on civil society.

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French Wheat Premium Seen Erased by Russia Rebound: Commodities

Milling-wheat on NYSE Liffe that cost $17 a metric ton more than Chicago futures last month will swing to a $10 discount by July, said Chris Gadd, an analyst at Macquarie Group Ltd. in London.

VIDEO: 'Lack of trust' between Russia and Europe

Russia's Deputy Defence Minister has told the BBC that there is still a lack of trust between Russia and the rest of Europe.

Swivel Secure Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement in Russia

Swivel Secure, a global leader in multifactor tokenless authentication has bolstered its presence in Russia with a new exclusive agreement with leading Russian distributor, NGS Dis

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Russia: Eurovision snub 'outrageous'

Russia's foreign minister calls Azerbaijan's failure to award any Eurovision points to Russia "outrageous" and promises a response.

Russia slams Eurovision 'nul points' vote scandal

Moscow reacted angrily on Tuesday as its neighbour Azerbaijan admitted that its vote at the Eurovision Song Contest awarding "nul points" to Russia's song appeared to have been falsified.

Russia April Industrial Output Slowed Less Than Forecast

Russian industrial-output growth slowed as a stalling economy and weakening exports hurt demand.

Russia: Assad foes must come to Syria meeting without conditions

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday it is crucial for Syrian opposition envoys to engage in peace talks without setting preconditions, apparently referring to demands for President Bashar al-Assad's removal. Lavrov also reiterated that Iran must be invited to the conference that Russia and the United States are trying to organize to seek a resolution ...

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Research and Markets: Farm Machinery Market in Russia: Business Report 2013

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Farm Machinery Market in Russia: Business Report 2013" re

Russia pollster 'is foreign agent'

Russia's only independent polling agency says it may have to close after being targeted by prosecutors under the controversial "foreign agents" law.