World Bank: Yukos, unclear economic policies hamper investment in Russia
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MOSCOW  - A politically charged attack on the Yukos oil company and the government's apparent indecision over the country's economic course have hampered investment in Russia, the World Bank said Monday in a report that stopped short of blaming the government for a summer slowdown in the economy.
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MOSCOW : A top Western bank asked to value Yukos&#39;s core asset said the Russian government chose the lowest price possible for a planned sale of the oil giant&#39;s crown jewel in a move that has shaken investors.
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Changes in Russia&#39;s political structure and government warnings to some corporations have come as rude awakenings to investors who have been dazzled by economic gains posted by Russia in the past few years.
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The Yukos-related assets in Swiss bank accounts, unfrozen last week by Swiss authorities, will be used in part to support Russian opposition groups, a former Yukos director, Leonid Nevzlin, said.
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LONDON, September 20  - Russian oil giant, OAO Yukos Oil Company (YUSA.FSE), has partly suspended its rail shipments to China, leading to increased supply disruption risks in the global oil market.
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President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russian state firms should be allowed to buy assets of oil major YUKOS (YUKO.RTS: Quote, Profile, Research) if they are put up for sale to cover the firm&#39;s huge back tax bill.
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The Russian state is inefficient and growth is held back by state-controlled companies, a key government economic official said in an interview published Tuesday.
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The Russian government's assault on oil giant Yukos is a source of concern that could impact foreign investment in the country, a senior International Monetary Fund official warned.
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Russia&#39;s Natural Resources Ministry has postponed consideration of whether to suspend the licenses of the main subsidiary of the troubled giant oil firm Yukos.
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Old Russia hands who open up the United Nation&#39;s new World Investment Report are in for a surprise. Foreign direct investment into Russia hit a four-year low in 2003, the report found, plunging to $1.
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Andrey Illarionov, Economic Advisor to President Putin, told reporters he did not see any real reason to sell Yuganskneftegaz, YUKOSâs key production asset.
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WASHINGTON: The United States yesterday criticised Msocow&#39;s move to take over the main asset of oil giant Yukos, saying the lack of transparency in the process could hurt Russia&#39;s standing in the world economy.
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PRAGUE- The Czech Republic has boosted laws regulating the capital market and collective investment, but it still shows some weaknesses in the protection of small investors, the World Bank has said in an ...
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German investment bank Deutsche Bank challenged the right of Yukos to claim bankruptcy protection under US law. It will place adverts and in a court filing on Tuesday it said the oil giant has few Texas ties
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World crude prices rose Thursday after Russian oil company Yukos said a Moscow court&#39;s decision to effectively freeze its bank accounts threatened its ability to continue production.
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Yukos trading came to a near standstill as investors tired of endless rumours over the fate of Russia's largest oil producer and a Moscow court stuck another dagger in the heart of the wounded giant.
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A planned sale of Russian energy giant Yukos&#39; main asset has become clouded by confusion over the price, the participants and the legality of the sale.