Bonar's Blog
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Why Russia is right to oppose UN resolution for Syrian regime change
The ‘world policemen’ mentality that pervades current US and British political leadership has no record of success. Instead it is a catalogue of disasters. Military might has succeeded in topping…
Travel
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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…
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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
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Medvedev: Integrate to grow, innovate to prosper
By Dmitry Medvedev, President of the Russian Federation
Russia has taken over the rotating chair of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in 2012 and will host this year’s APEC Leaders’ Week in Vladivostok. For Russia this honour comes with a great sense of responsibility. Just as Russia is an integral part of the vast and forward-reaching Asia-Pacific region, that is…
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Putin grills Sechin and Gazprom executives on Russian energy situation
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called an urgent meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin and deputy chairmen of Gazprom Management Committee Alexander Medvedev and Andrei Kruglov which concluded with the prime minister giving instructions to exert maximum efforts to satisfy foreign partners' demand while the top priority of the energy industry in general and Gazprom in particular is to meet demand…
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Moscow aims to be modern metropolis appealing to both Russians and foreigners
The second day of plenary discussions at The Russia Forum 2012 was launched by Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin. He was introduced by Ruben Vardanian, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Troika Dialog, who reminded the audience that in his first year as head of the Russian capital, Mr Sobyanin has already initiated several reforms to transform Moscow into a…
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What’s moving the Russian real estate market?
Top managers of Russian developers and homebuilders discussed a number of questions at the Russia Forum 2012 including regulation, management competitiveness, the market beyond Moscow, the cost of land, investment and the future outlook.
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Norway and Russia plan path towards Arctic energy exploration
Norway announced an initiative this week to invest about 1 million USD towards a Norwegian-Russian project that will assess the technology needed to develop theuntapped oil fields in the Arctic region, particularly in the Barents Sea. The project has a total funding estimate of about 2.7 million USD over three years and will include partners such as INTSOK, Gazprom, Tschudi…
Chris Weafer's Strategy Note
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RUSSIA'S RISK VARIABLES IN 2012
Russian equities have started 2012 as they left 2011. The direction and volatility in the Russian equity market continues to be dictated mainly by external events. The Eurozone crisis, although currently the critical global issue, is not the only factor that will determine how Russia and other emerging markets perform…
Written on Wednesday, 18 January 2012 13:35 in Chris Weafer's Investor Notes
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Special Feature
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Special Offer on Banner ads on BSR web site
Written by
John Bonar
Advertising rates for banner advertisements in the Business Watch segment on the four-year old www.bsr-russia.com's web site have been slashed by £400 to £800 a year for advertisers who pay 12 months in advance for a banner ad across every story in a selected category in the site's Business…
Written on Wednesday, 18 August 2010 10:00 in Media & Advertising
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