The international banks are facing enormous pressure to get people on the ground in Russia. The market keeps going up, the number of international investors keeps rising and this looks to continue next year. Chris Weafer More Chris Weafer Quotes 0
Russia is saying you can't have your cake and eat it. If you're in the Russian sphere of influence, you get cheap energy. If you aren't, you don't. Chris Weafer More Chris Weafer Quotes 0
We are about to move into a new phase when Russian state-controlled energy companies are opened for investment with cooperative foreign firms. It makes sense to have someone with international experience ? either corporate or political ? leading that process at the head of those companies. Chris Weafer More Chris Weafer Quotes 0
In practice, we are not expected to see much volume in the following two weeks. Chris Weafer More Chris Weafer Quotes 0
When they make that adjustment, it should lead to one-off demand of around $8 billion from [large mutual] funds. That's one of the drivers of the share price. Chris Weafer More Chris Weafer Quotes 0
Russia is risking losing credibility as a reliable energy supplier by cutting off supplies to an external customer on the same day it takes over as leader of the G-8. Chris Weafer More Chris Weafer Quotes 0
The issue of democracy and political development in Russia will always form a part of the post-meeting press conference, but it will have a very small role in the real discussions that take place behind closed doors. Chris Weafer More Chris Weafer Quotes 0