http://www.trustedsources.co.uken-GBThu, 23 Feb 2012 12:03:09 GMThttp://www.trustedsources.co.uk/blog/russia/russian-election-notes-1996-and-all-that <p> There has been a sensation following President Medvedev’s meeting with opposition leaders on 20 February. Medvedev is reported to have said at that meeting that Boris...</p>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:34:06 GMThttp://www.trustedsources.co.uk/blog/russia/russian-election-notes-back-to-the-fiscal-oil-price-risk <p> Sifting through this week’s Russian election-related headlines from the point of view of investment risks, we identified a clear economic highlight – one that has to do with...</p>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:10:34 GMThttp://www.trustedsources.co.uk/blog/russia/gas-sector-reform-breakthrough <p> 15 months ago, we predicted a demonopolization of the domestic gas market as a big investment theme in the Russian energy sector (<a href="http://www.trustedsources.co.uk/russia/natural-resources/A-new-reason-to-buy-Russian-oil-stocks" >A new reason to buy Russian oil stocks</a>). I...</p>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:59:59 GMThttp://www.trustedsources.co.uk/blog/russia/domodedovo-explosion-what-is-to-be-done <p> “That suicide bomber in Domodedovo was trying to kill people like me.” This thought must be uppermost in the minds of international financial and business types who fly...</p>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 18:15:22 GMThttp://www.trustedsources.co.uk/blog/russia/the-rosneft-bp-alliance-and-foreign-investment-charm-offensive <p> Company-specific operational and financial issues will naturally be the focus of much comment on the just announced “strategic partnership” between Rosneft and BP, but I...</p>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:59:23 GMThttp://www.trustedsources.co.uk/blog/russia/the-khodorkovsky-trial-outcome-and-putin-anger-management <p> Despite the all-too-predictable guilty verdict, the outcome of the second Khodorkovsky trial did produce a surprise after all. Readers of TS research may recall my prediction...</p>