http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/ The Moscow Times is a daily English-language newspaper featuring objective, reliable news on business, politics and culture in Russia and the former Soviet Union (CIS). en Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:59:59 +0300 http://www.themoscowtimes.com/upload/iblock/f6c/Biz.jpg 330 244 Alexei Druzhinin / RIA-Novosti / AP || Putin talking with sportsmen on a visit Tuesday to a school for disabled children in Tambov, southeast of Moscow. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/452106.html http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/452175.html By Anatoly Medetsky <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/themoscowtimes/business/~3/WepxwvuhvEA/452175.html Gazprom said Wednesday that it expects to rake in almost $40 billion in last year's profit, a big increase from 2010 but not enough to stop ExxonMobil from spurting into the lead again as the world's most profitable publicly traded energy company. <p><a 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http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/452106.html http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/452099.html By Howard Amos <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/themoscowtimes/business/~3/nZdtH72rKhc/452099.html Russia's economic fate hangs in the balance and will depend on the outcome of the March 4 presidential election. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1aE-pmSXr-sFYgm_uIHmFBJwrEM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1aE-pmSXr-sFYgm_uIHmFBJwrEM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1aE-pmSXr-sFYgm_uIHmFBJwrEM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1aE-pmSXr-sFYgm_uIHmFBJwrEM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0300 http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/452099.html http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/452169.html The Moscow Times <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/themoscowtimes/business/~3/N8xcBZ87Hnw/452169.html President Dmitry Medvedev accepted Trade and Industry Minister Viktor Khristenko's resignation Wednesday, the Kremlin website reported, as the long-serving minister moves to take the position of head of the Eurasian Economic Commission. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RdFIU_nGsJmhQ9iSrfHm0MYLcYY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RdFIU_nGsJmhQ9iSrfHm0MYLcYY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RdFIU_nGsJmhQ9iSrfHm0MYLcYY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RdFIU_nGsJmhQ9iSrfHm0MYLcYY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0300 http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/452169.html http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/452154.html Reuters <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/themoscowtimes/business/~3/PeYeevoPFZc/452154.html Russia is counting on President Bashar Assad to keep his grip on power to see through potential arms contracts worth up to $6 billion and help Moscow reach a record defense export year, according to the CAST think tank. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/P0hW8RQ2es8aeT1yvOeK45nSp14/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/P0hW8RQ2es8aeT1yvOeK45nSp14/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/P0hW8RQ2es8aeT1yvOeK45nSp14/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/P0hW8RQ2es8aeT1yvOeK45nSp14/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0300 http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/452154.html http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/452083.html The Moscow Times <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/themoscowtimes/business/~3/aiqsunzybP8/452083.html Weapons maker Izhmash has signed a contract to supply its latest shotgun to U.S. law enforcement agencies. <p><a 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2012 00:00:00 +0300 http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/452107.html http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/452084.html Reuters <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/themoscowtimes/business/~3/U1Vw1wGw-0o/452084.html U.S. President Barack Obama said Monday that the United States and Georgia were exploring the possibility of a free trade agreement to expand commerce and strengthen trade relations. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/njY5T6HJdB1gfv3xlUMSOGO3mFs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/njY5T6HJdB1gfv3xlUMSOGO3mFs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/njY5T6HJdB1gfv3xlUMSOGO3mFs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/njY5T6HJdB1gfv3xlUMSOGO3mFs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0300 http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/452084.html http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/452117.html <moscowtimes@themoscowtimes.com> 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