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Emerging Markets : Putin Unveils His Power Play

RUSSIA Putin’s deft maneuvering will almost certainly see him retaining power In the second political bombshell in three weeks—following the surprise mid-September appointment of the obscure Victor Zubkov to replace prime minister Mikhail Fradkov—Russian president Vladimir Putin in ...

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Milestones : Challenges Grow In Run-Up To New Payment Rules

EUROPE Europe's payments landscape is set to change dramatically with market reforms. Banks and companies in other parts of the world are watching with interest as the deadline for radical transformation of the UK and Europe’s cross-border payments ...

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Emerging Markets : Putins Choice For PM Baffles Observers

RUSSIA Zubkov: Putin's surprise favorite to take over as prime minister. In a long-overdue cabinet shuffle, Russian prime minister Mikhail Fradkov submitted his resignation on September 12. Hours later president Vladimir Putin nominated the relatively unknown head of ...

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Emerging Markets : Russias Power Utility Spins Off Generators

DR NEWS Russia’s national power utility OAO Unified Energy System has completed the spin-off of two power-generation units, OGK-5 and TGK-5, completing the first part of the government’s plan to break up the company. UES, the former power monopoly, also ...

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Milestones : Sepa Rollout Faces More Hurdles

EUROPE Desmares: Corporates cool on SEPA. Businesses and public sector organizations operating in Europe have until 2010 to abandon existing national payment instruments and adopt new pan-European credit transfer and direct debits. At least that is the ...

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Newsmakers : Trichet Urges Better Risk Control

EUROPE Trichet: Questions investors' reliance on credit ratings. The subprime mortgage crisis in the US has forced the president of the European Central Bank (ECB) to speak out about the new sources of risk being created by the ...

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Cover Story : Living On The Edge

CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE The EU’s newest members struggle to balance growth with stability. Prague's stock exchange is one of many in the region that are attracting foreign investors. Despite recent political maneuverings by Russian president Vladimir Putin, ...

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Cover Story : Waiting In The Wings

EU ACCESSION HOPEFULS Preparing their economies for entry to the European Union is yielding dramatic results for accession candidates and providing inspiration for those that aspire to follow them. Kiev: Banking market set for sharp growth. While EU accession ...

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Emerging Markets : Kremlin-connected magnate attracts aluminum deal

Russia Friends in high places: Deripaska (right) and Putin. French oil firm Total unexpectedly signed a deal in mid-July with Kremlin-controlled gas giant Gazprom to help develop the massive Shtokman natural gas field. The Russian government had earlier ...

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Central & Eastern Europe

Emerging Markets : Putin Unveils His Power Play

Milestones : Challenges Grow In Run-Up To New Payment Rules

Emerging Markets : Putins Choice For PM Baffles Observers

Emerging Markets : Russias Power Utility Spins Off Generators

Milestones : Sepa Rollout Faces More Hurdles

Newsmakers : Trichet Urges Better Risk Control

Cover Story : Living On The Edge

Cover Story : Waiting In The Wings

Emerging Markets : Kremlin-connected magnate attracts aluminum deal

Emerging Markets : Russian Bank’s Gdr Issue Is 2,000th Dr Program

Emerging Markets : Tensions With Trading Partners Reach New Low

Emerging Markets : End Of An Era As Yeltsin Dies