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Despite Price Drop, Real Estate Still Preferred Form of Collateral
By Alexei Rozhkov / Vedomosti
More than 70 percent of the property used as collateral in the 20 largest Russian banks falls within the category of real estate, said Svetlana Sagaidak, director of Sberbank's problem assets department.
Bill Closes Apartment Sale Loopholes
By Bela Lyauv / Vedomosti
Lawmakers are proposing amendments to the law on shared-equity construction, changes that lawyers say would close the majority of loopholes now used to sell apartments in new houses.
Vladimir Filonov / MT
Polonsky Offers $100 Tours of His Tower
Combined Reports
More than 50 people took a tour of the Federation Tower on Friday after developer Mirax Group announced a promotion to try to sell empty space in what was slated to become the country's largest skyscraper.
Analysis
Russians Size Up SiamBy Alexander Teddy
Thailand is classed an ‘exotic’ location, yet around 300,000 Russian tourists visit each year. But are the country's real estate investors following?
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Insider's View
A Business with Prospects
The history of the hotel business is peppered with names now common to many international travelers: César Ritz, Conrad Hilton and John Willard Marriott. As he did not call his hotel chain after himself, Isadore Sharp’s name may be less well known, but his influence in the market rivals all the above. The founder, chairman and CEO of Four Seasons Hotel and Resorts, talks to Vedomosti’s Alexander Gubsky.
Architecture
Norway's Argument for Design
By Alexander Teddy
Norway is promoting an architectural darling of recent times, Kristin Jarmund, in an exhibition in Moscow’s factory-cum-exhibition center, Proyekt-Fabrika.
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