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  • BAB, R.I.P.

    As I grow older transitions are impinging more on my consciousness. The demise of Boris Berezovsky this weekend is a case in point. Was he a crooked manipulator, a brilliant…





Travel

  • Paradise found, in south Thailand

    Paradise found, in south Thailand Paradise found, in south Thailand John Bonar reports on the treasure nestling within the JW Marriott portfolio in Southern Thailand’s…





  • The Magic of Borneo

    The Magic of Borneo   The Magic of Borneo By John Bonar I’m biased. The 5-star Le Meridien Hotel, with an outdoor pool on…





Latest News

  • NORAD And Russian Officials To Meet In Ottawa

    Members of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and their Russian Federation Air Force counterparts will meet in Ottawa this week to finalize this year’s live-fly VIGILANT EAGLE 2013 exercise.





  • 2013 World Airline Awards: Transaero Airlines Named Most Improved Airline

    Moscow, June 18, 2013 – Transaero Airlines has been named “Most Improved Airline” at the Skytrax World Airline Awards, held at Paris Air Show today. Transaero has become the first Russian airline to receive an award in this category.





  • Russian University launches journal on business and economics

    The Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation has announced that it has launched the first peer-reviewed international journal on business and economics entitled the “Review of Business and Economics Studies”.





  • Russia eschews IPO’s for auctions in privatizations

    Russia eschews IPO’s for auctions in privatizations Despite reports that  Russia plans to delay its privatization programme and hold on to stakes in state companies such as Rosneft for longer, the country will push ahead with privatizations in 36 smaller companies but by auction, rather than by public share offering.In 2010 Russia announced plans to raise $50 billion in five years from reducing its stakes in the…





  • Sheremetyevo now Russia’s largest international passenger airport

    In the first five months of this year Sheremetyevo International Airport increased its passenger throughput by 13.3% over 2012, reaching 10.5 million people. Passenger traffic on international routes in January-May 2013 increased by 12.8% and amounted to 6,683,000 passengers. On domestic flights, it increased by 14.2%, amounting to 3,825,000 air travelers





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