Comments on: Russia talks to foreign investors - in private http://blogs.reuters.com/global/2008/10/30/russia-talks-to-foreign-investors-in-private/ Beyond the World news headlines Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:10:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Financial Meltdown Good for Putin, Bad for Oligarchs — BlabrMouth.com http://blogs.reuters.com/global/2008/10/30/russia-talks-to-foreign-investors-in-private/#comment-2882 Financial Meltdown Good for Putin, Bad for Oligarchs — BlabrMouth.com Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:33:04 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/global/?p=901#comment-2882 [...] Putin is smart cunning enough to capitalize on someone else’s misfortune. You see, the Russian government has pledged $50B to help stabilize their economy which is in tatters too. But most if not all of [...] [...] Putin is smart cunning enough to capitalize on someone else’s misfortune. You see, the Russian government has pledged $50B to help stabilize their economy which is in tatters too. But most if not all of [...]

]]> By: James http://blogs.reuters.com/global/2008/10/30/russia-talks-to-foreign-investors-in-private/#comment-2867 James Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:32:21 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/global/?p=901#comment-2867 It is interesting the way that Aivaras Abromavicius was able to ask Dvorkovich about the Prokhorov TGK-4 share buyout dispute without using any names. However the minority shareholders already appear to have expressed zero confidence in Russia's courts to handle this issue - they instead moved for a direct appeal to President Medvedev. Without a functioning and independent legal system, no investment in Russia is safe, no matter what Lord Mandelson may try to argue from his chaise lounge aboard Deripaska's yacht. It is interesting the way that Aivaras Abromavicius was able to ask Dvorkovich about the Prokhorov TGK-4 share buyout dispute without using any names.

However the minority shareholders already appear to have expressed zero confidence in Russia’s courts to handle this issue - they instead moved for a direct appeal to President Medvedev.

Without a functioning and independent legal system, no investment in Russia is safe, no matter what Lord Mandelson may try to argue from his chaise lounge aboard Deripaska’s yacht.

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