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Market Matters: As Conflict Ends, Markets on Road to Recovery
After tumbling to its lowest point in almost two years on Tuesday, Russia's MICEX Index began to slowly claw its way back over the rest of the week, suggesting a possible end to the volatility that has plagued the country's markets since tensions erupted between Russia and Georgia on Aug. 8.

The Moscow Times invites you to take part in annual M&A Forum "KEY SUCCESS FACTORS FOR SELLING A BUSINESS", that will be held on 30 September 2008 at Marriott Aurora Hotel (Petrovka st., 11/20)

Russian Stocks, Bonds Tumble as Ruble Propped Up
By Denis Maternovsky, Abigail Moses / Bloomberg Russian stocks plunged and the cost to protect government bonds jumped to the highest in almost four years on Friday as the Central Bank shored up the ruble, which has been pummeled by the conflict in Georgia and tumbling commodity prices.
The Central Bank said it intervened after the ruble fell to the lowest level in almost a year against the dollar Thursday.
Accord Signed in TNK-BP Standoff
By Miriam Elder / Staff Writer BP signed a deal with its billionaire partners in TNK-BP on Thursday, laying the groundwork for an end to a bruising dispute over control of the firm that has fanned fears among investors of doing business in Russia.
A Crisis Brewing in the Classrooms
By Anna Malpas / Staff Writer When economics student Mikhail Popov struggled with a final exam at a regional university, he was offered an alternative — pay $200 and get a good grade.
Recognition a Lonely Exercise for Moscow
By Nabi Abdullaev / Staff Writer Ten days after Russia recognized South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states, the only other country to have followed suit as of Thursday was that Cold War battlefield of the 1980s: Nicaragua.

Vladimir Filonov / MT
Visitors arriving Thursday for the first day of the biannual Moscow Boat and Yacht Show, which runs through Sunday at Vodny Stadion, on the Moscow River. Russians accounted for an astounding 30 percent of global luxury yacht sales in 2008, up from a mere 6 percent three years earlier.more
NLMK to Buy Beta Steel for $400M
By John Wendle / Staff Writer The Russian steel giant agrees to pay cash for the U.S. asset, located near the pipe manufacturer it purchased in August.
Central Bank Drops $4Bln to Prop Ruble
By Toni Vorobyova, Andrey Ostroukh / Reuters The Central Bank stepped into the market and sold up to $4 billion on Thursday to brake the ruble’s fall, while shares went into free-fall despite a much-awaited shareholder peace deal on oil company TNK-BP.
Severstal H1 Net Profit Jumps 69%
By Nadia Popova / Staff Writer Russia’s largest steelmaker announced a 69 percent rise in first-half net profit to $1.9 billion Thursday, a company record.
Independent at Last
Aug. 26 was a day of historic importance for our people.

News

Cheney Slams Russia Over WarAmerican Teacher Denies Spying in South Ossetia
Son of Former President HeldA State School for 30 Bright Children
News in BriefU.S. Will Give $1Bln In Aid To Georgia
Hundreds Remember Beslan VictimsParking Fees to Be Banned
Yushchenko Threatens Early ElectionJournalists Attacked, Killed in North Caucasus

Business

Business in BriefComstar Sees Profits Jump in Q2
Atlant Soyuz Seen Acquiring AiRUnionChichvarkin Goes to Bat for Employees
30 Arrested In Pirated DVD BustYacht Dealers Drop Anchor in Moscow
Gazprom, Nigeria Sign Energy DealRussia Pushing for African Resources
GAZ Joins GM in Italian Engine CompanyRZD Telecoms Arm Seeks to Double Revenue

Opinion

Michele A. Berdy: When Your Tongue Is the Real EnemyOp-Ed Contributor: Helping Russia Return To Its Reform Agenda
Boris Kagarlitsky: Blame Capitalism, Not MedvedevOp-Ed Contributor: Building a Strong Georgia
Anders Aslund: 10 Reasons Why the Economy Will FalterYulia Latynina: Turning Russia Into a Terrorist Enclave
Yevgeny Kiselyov: How Russia Turns Liberals Into AuthoritariansOp-Ed Contributor: There Is No Such Thing as Post-Soviet Space
Op-Ed Contributor: The SCO's Rising PowerKonstantin Sonin: Russia's Bronze Medal In International Affairs

Arts & Ideas

The Birth of The CapitalUnnatural Selection
Bridging the Art GapThe Other Caucasus War
In the SpotlightA Different Image
WantedImage
SalonWater on the Tracks

Sports

Tishchenko Prevails Over French SurpriseHammon Leads Women to Bronze
Fast Food Aids Lightning WinBeckham Calls Football No. 1 Sport
Page, Fireworks Pull Curtain on Olympics3-Peat for Russian Rhythmic Gymnasts
'Lightning' Bolt Pulls Off Sprint DoubleIlchenko Wins Roller Derby in Water
Medal-Biting Theories AboundSynchronized Swimming Duo Bringing Home Another Gold

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Boosting Population a Vague Science

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Balancing Growth and Environment

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Rich Get Richer as Poor Get Poorer

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Columnists

When Your Tongue Is the Real Enemy
By Michele A. Berdy

Blame Capitalism, Not Medvedev
By Boris Kagarlitsky

10 Reasons Why the Economy Will Falter
By Anders Aslund

Turning Russia Into a Terrorist Enclave
By Yulia Latynina

How Russia Turns Liberals Into Authoritarians
By Yevgeny Kiselyov

Russia's Bronze Medal In International Affairs
By Konstantin Sonin

Andropov's Ghost Lives On
By Nikolai Petrov

Show Russia the Good Side
By Mark H. Teeter

When a Toast for Peace Works Best in Russian
By Matthew Collin

Nation of Champions Starts in the Courtyard
By Georgy Bovt

Don't Trust Politicians With War
By Alexander Golts

Rethinking the War
By Alexei Pankin

The Age of Solzhenitsyn
By Alexei Bayer

How Pique and Spite Can Destroy Relations
By Vladimir Frolov

Georgian Crisis Is a Trap for U.S. Leadership
By Fyodor Lukyanov

The Missiles of July
By Richard Lourie

Immunity From the Oil Curse
By Martin Gilman
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