Diminutive economist Arkady Dvorkovich was one of the few officials to publicly criticize Vladimir Putin's decision to return to the presidency last September, and his appointment as a deputy prime minister adds a strong liberal voice to the...

BARVIKHA, Moscow Region — Former First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov will continue to chair the board of directors of Gazprom and perhaps take on some other work, Interfax cited Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich as saying Friday. "Viktor Zubkov is head of the board of Gazprom and will be doing this work with the utmost intensity," Dvorkovich said. He did not rule out that Zubkov might take on "additional types of activity" as well...

... of the world's largest economies have made it clear that they are ready for productive work with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at the G8 summit where he will represent Russia instead of President Vladimir Putin, acting Kremlin economic aide Arkady Dvorkovich said Thursday. Russia’s participation in the two-day meeting, which starts Friday, will be “absolutely full-fledged,” as Medvedev has “huge experience working” at such events, Dvorkovich told a news conference...

... Igor Artemyev in the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service. Their nominations were agreed on by the president and prime minister in advance, two government officials confirmed. These three candidates are supposed to balance Putin and Medvedev's team. Arkady Dvorkovich, Mikhail Abyzov and Alexander Voloshin will now have determining influence on the prime minister, a source close to the Kremlin said. Dvorkovich and Abyzov are likely to be promoted to deputy prime ministers, with Dvorkovich responsible for...

... Bond, chief strategist at Citigroup in Moscow. “We never expected a particularly reformist government, and nor do we have one.” Investors focused on the appointment of those with a liberal track record in government, in particular Arkady Dvorkovich, Olga Golodets and Igor Shuvalov to deputy prime minister posts. While Shuvalov’s emergence as sole first deputy prime minister was taken as a clear signal that Putin is calling the shots, others speculated that his old adversary Igor...

... government to showcase the economy, while foreign investors attend to meet with key government officials and Russian business leaders. "President Putin will make a speech, and the new Cabinet will be presented," Kremlin economic aide Arkady Dvorkovich said in an interview with RT television. "The new ministers will take part, so businessmen will be able to talk with the new members of the government." Dvorkovich also said charges in government policy would be announced and discussed...

... next month, and investors will have a chance to meet the new Cabinet, a presidential aide said Friday. The forum will run June 21 to 23. "President Putin will make a speech, and the new Cabinet will be presented," Kremlin economic aide Arkady Dvorkovich said in an interview with RT television. "The new ministers will take part, so businessmen will be able to talk with the new members of the government." Dvorkovich also said changes in government policy would be announced and discussed...

... wants that; even the protestors. But it is just as clear that we need change. A couple of appointments have been singled out by the steady-as-she-goes crowd for up-beat comment and optimism. The promotion of former presidential economic advisor Arkady Dvorkovich to the post of deputy prime minister for industrial and energy policy is seen as a big step forward for the liberal camp, as Dvorkovich, like his former boss German Gref, only talks sense. Part of his brief will be to oversee the energy sector...

... the ruling elite since Vladimir Putin won the presidency. But analysts warned that making Sechin the chief executive of the country’s largest oil company was likely to set up a struggle with the government’s liberals: in particular Arkady Dvorkovich who assumed Sechin’s deputy prime ministership and energy portfolio in the new Cabinet announced Monday. “Because Dvorkovich is taking over Sechin’s position, Sechin needs an institutional base where he will be a counterbalance...

... to improve the investment climate according to the road maps developed by the Strategic Initiatives Agency. The government should also discuss its measures with the Open Government and hire more staff through competitions. In the new Cabinet, Arkady Dvorkovich, former presidential economic aide, will wield significant power as deputy prime minister in charge of industry, including the oil and gas sectors, filling Igor Sechin’s shoes. Olga Golodets, one of the few newcomers, will serve as deputy...

... their cell-phone numbers while switching providers. Outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev wants to force mobile providers to let customers keep their cell-phone numbers while switching providers, his top economic adviser said. Presidential aide Arkady Dvorkovich said Medvedev “has given the order to introduce agency regulations … that will obligate cellular companies to maintain the subscriber’s number when he changes cellular service providers,” RIA-Novosti reported late last...

... event included former President Mikhail Gorbachev, pianist Denis Matsuev, billionaire owner of gas producer Novatek Leonid Mikhelson, former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, Soviet chess legend Anatoly Karpov and acting presidential economic aide Arkady Dvorkovich. The Gelfand-Anand match will be one of the most interesting in the history of the sport, said Dvorkovich, who is also the chairman of the Russian Chess Federation. Medvedev himself keeps a chess set in his office, he added. The Chess World...

... the city of Norilsk, where he worked in both business and politics for 14 years. The new energy minister visited his department Monday directly after the announcement of his promotion, RIA-Novosti reported. Newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich will oversee the sector. But the attention of experts was drawn immediately to Novak's background in the Finance Ministry, which has long battled to squeeze as much revenue as possible from mineral extraction and oil and gas exports for the...

... from acquaintances of his and advisers to the city of Moscow on the development of new territories, one of whom said it is likely that Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is considering the offer. Anisimov has already met with Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, according to a government official, and he will discuss the question with First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov on Wednesday. The Moscow Mayor's Office has also been instructed to look into the possibility of placing federal agencies in...

... major international meetings as promised? But maybe a "predictable and reliable partner" means something different to Vladimir Putin. But Putin is sending President Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in his stead, and as presidential aide Arkady Dvorkovich said: Îí ðàáîòàë ïðåçèäåíòîì Ðîññèè ÷åòûðå ãîäà è âñåìè ýòèìè òåìàìè çàíèìàëñÿ (He worked as Russia's president for four years, and he knows all those topics). So I guess the benefit of the job swap at the top is that the current prime minister...

... knowledge-based sectors growing 80 percent. With an average GDP growth of about 4.4 percent a year, Russia will become the world’s fifth-largest economy by 2021, having moved from its current sixth place, the statement said. Kremlin economic aide Arkady Dvorkovich, spoke in favor of the innovative scenario earlier this month. “The demand for energy resources can change, but knowledge is power,” he told Vedomosti. But the Economic Development Ministry didn’t rule out that the majority...

... physique. Number two in this unannounced celebrity contest was the businessman-cum-rising-political-star Mikhail Prokhorov, rich and also tall. Between photographs, he chatted with former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin and Kremlin economic aide Arkady Dvorkovich. Unlike the Cossack officer, rector of the government's Economics Academy Vladimir Mau wasn't willing to let out any strong emotions as he left the Kremlin. Asked if the ceremony made him feel proud of Russia, he said he had been proud of the...

... agencies. Apart from that Surkov will continue to be in charge of innovation, but he passed the social issues portfolio to Olga Golodets, who will oversee demographics, health care, education and labor, as well as youth policy and tourism. Arkady Dvorkovich will answer to Medvedev concerning agriculture, transportation, telecommunications, environmental issues, energy and industry — excluding defense, which will remain the area of Dmitry Rogozin’s expertise. Dmitry Kozak and Alexander...

... promised to introduce as part of the Syrian school curriculum from September. Ilyumzhinov, 50, is an accomplished chess player in his own right and has a significant personal fortune. And, as a former regional leader, he has ties to the Kremlin. Arkady Dvorkovich, an economic aide to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and chairman of the Russian Chess Federation, personally stepped in to support Ilyumzhinov's 2010 bid to retain the top spot at the International Chess Federation, or FIDE, during a bitter...

... predecessor, Alexei Kudrin, who quarreled with Medvedev. It is noteworthy that Putin made the Federal Financial Monitoring Service directly answerable to him on the same day that the new Cabinet was named. Former presidential economic adviser Arkady Dvorkovich became a deputy prime minister, but what more can he achieve in that role than he had tried and failed to achieve in his previous role? And how much has the investment climate improved in Russia during the four years that Shuvalov has served...