Russia's Federal Anti-Monopoly Service on Wednesday said that Rosneft , the country's largest oil producer, broke unfair competition laws by over-inflating wholesale prices of petroleum products. According to the FAS, Rosneft violated...
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday approved amendments to the country's law that regulates non-governmental organizations (NGOs), loosening and simplifying registration requirements for the groups. The amendments eased reporting and auditing...
Putin urges Russia lawmakers to approve stricter antitrust measures
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin urged lawmakers Tuesday to pass an antitrust bill that would impose criminal penalties for unfair competition. The Federal Anti-Monopoly Service [official website,...
A Russian law outlawing gambling in most of the country went into effect Wednesday, with authorities shutting down casinos and confiscating gambling machines. The law, passed in 2007, bans gaming in Russia's cities and towns, but designates...
Self-exiled Russian business tycoon Boris Berezovsky was found guilty of fraud in absentia Thursday by a Moscow regional court. The court found that Berezovsky and his business associate Yuli Dubov embezzled...
Russia Duma passes bill limiting autonomy of Constitutional Court
The Russian State Duma passed a bill on Friday that would end the ability of the country's Constitutional Court to select its president and double the length of the court president's term. The bill...
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Andrei Nesterenko said Thursday that Russia has proposed changes to the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE) . The 1990 treaty restricts the number of troops and...
Russia plan would shift appointment of Constitutional Court chief to parliament
Speaker of the Russian State Duma Boris Gryzlov said Wednesday that a proposal by President Dmitry Medvedev to allow parliament to select the head of the Constitutional Court will be supported by the...
Russia, Japan to renew talks on WWII peace treaty at G8 summit
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that President Dmitry Medvedev and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso will discuss a possible peace treaty between the two nations at a G8 summit in...
A Russian court Tuesday ordered the release on parole of Svetlana Bakhmina, the former lawyer for Russian oil firm OAS Yukos Oil Co. . Bakhmina was convicted of embezzlement and tax evasion in...
