Bonar's Blog
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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
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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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Ukraine International doubles daily flights from London to Kiev
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) will double flights from London to Ukraine’s capital – historic Kiev to twice a day starting from 18 June 2013. The airline is also offering BSR Russia readers who are passengers originating in the UK, a travel discount on selected flights by sending publication source reference (the URL of this article) to the e-mail address at…
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Russian Rosneft to grant USD 1.5 billion credit line to Venezuela
Venezuela's minister of petroleum informed that production in Venezuela-Russia oil joint ventures currently stands at 206,000 barrels per day and the goal for 2019 is 1.08 million bpd
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Russia’s Debacle: The Military and Energy Crisis
Russia claims it is boosting its strategic rocket forces and revamping the military, but should the United States be worried? With the declining oil and gas revenues and antiquated oil industry, Russia will struggle to afford President Putin’s increased military budget while attempting to revitalize its oil and natural gas production. During the U.S. presidential campaigns, former Governor Mitt Romney…
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Russia's top military officer skeptical about further nuclear arms cuts
MOSCOW - Russia's top military officer on Thursday voiced skepticism about deeper nuclear arms cuts, saying they should require parallel reductions in non-nuclear precision weapons.
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Russia's top brass blast US security policies
Top Russian officials have blasted the United States defence and security policies even as Russia’s security chief was in Washington discussing ways to improve relations between the two countries.
Chris Weafer's Strategy Note
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Russia in Context : Between a Rock and a Hard Plac
If you don’t know where you are going you’ll end up someplace else.
Yogi Berra
Written on Tuesday, 19 March 2013 14:01 in Chris Weafer's Investor Notes
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Special Feature
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Russia gets new $100 Bill in Honor of Olympics
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Gracielle Alexandra
100 days before the start of the Olympics in Sochi, that is, in October 2013, Russia will issue a new commemorative hundred-ruble banknote. The vertically oriented blue bill will be feature a flying snowboarder,said the first deputy chairman of the Bank of Russia Georgy Luntovsky.
Written on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 04:58 in Banking & Finance
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