Eastern Europe

Is Russia now too risky to invest in?

telegraph.co.uk     5 hrs ago   545 related          

Kara Gammell asks the experts if politics could harm the country’s long-term economic prospects. James Davies, investment research manager at Chartwell, says: "One of the factors that separates emerging markets from developed...                    

Energy: Oil prices rise as commodity investors fear renewed cold war

guardian.co.uk     5 hrs ago   260 related          

The price of oil jumped by more than $6 a barrel yesterday, as a sliding dollar and anxiety about a new cold war between Russia and the west prompted investors to buy commodities. Moscow's frosty reaction to the signing of a...                    

Russia baulks at selling missiles to Syria

ft.com     3 hrs ago   56 related          

Russia yesterday said it would consider selling Syria weapons but stopped short of agreeing to a request for ballistic missiles that could target neighbouring states. Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, said: "We are...                    

A concert for Ossetians – to Russia's tune

independent.co.uk     6 hrs ago   20 related          

Many have lost relatives, some no longer have homes, but they all put on their best evening dress and flocked to Tskhinvali's central square to see one of the world's most famous conductors lead an emotional concert in support...                    

Apple, MTS agree on iPhone sales in Russia: source

reuters.co.uk     9 hrs ago   13 related          

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Apple Inc has agreed a distribution deal with carrier Mobile TeleSystems on the sale of iPhones in Russia, one of the world's fastest growing markets for mobile telephone handsets, a market source said.                    

Political jitters send oil surging

telegraph.co.uk     5 hrs ago   12 related          

By Roland Gribben Oil prices jumped 5pc yesterday as currency and political worries came back to unsettle the market and end the downward drift. North Sea Brent rose $5.80 to $120.16 while US quotations bounded to $121.56, the...                    

Own interests

bbc.co.uk     6 hrs ago   17 related          

It is easy to assume that escalating tensions between Russia and the West could mean an end to the blurry fudges of the post-Cold War years and a recasting of East-West relations into black and white antagonism, with two...                    

UN split on Ossetia resolutions

bbc.co.uk     46 mins ago   20 related          

Some Russian combat troops could be seen pulling back on Thursday The UN Security Council is deadlocked over the situation in Georgia with the US and Russia rejecting rival resolutions on the crisis. Washington says it is...                    

Oil firm at $121 on Russia tension and dollar dive

reuters.co.uk     2 hrs ago   12 related          

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices held near $121 a barrel on Friday, a day after their biggest gain in 3 months, after a renewed slump in the U.S. dollar and mounting tension between the United States and Russia rekindled...                    

Andrew Murray: David Miliband's aggressive and pro-Bush stance on Georgia shows his true colours

guardian.co.uk     6 hrs ago   25 related          

If there is a Labour party leadership election this autumn, Dick Cheney and John McCain have their candidate. The foreign secretary's aggressive posturing on the side of Washington over the Ossetian crisis has made it...                    

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