Support The Moscow Times!
Contribute today

Articles by Luka Oreskovic

opinion Luka Oreskovic

A Silver Lining For Cyprus, Challenging Russian Gas

Natural gas discoveries in Eastern Mediterranean can permanently divide or reunify Cyprus. Long divided between the north and the south, the island's...
opinion Luka Oreskovic

Towards a Baltic Winter of Discontent?

As the European Union is currently facing a standoff with Moscow over the Eastern Partnership and regional trade deals, more Russian attempts to bully...
opinion Luka Oreskovic

Speaking Russian in Bulgaria: New Government, New Policy?

Considered the Soviet Union's "16th republic" in all but name, during Communist times Bulgaria was one of Russia's staunchest allies. After the democratic...
opinion Luka Oreskovic

Privatization Alternatives From the Baltics: Part 2

In the first article on "Baltic Lessons on Privatization Alternatives, part 1" we briefly discussed Lithuania's experience in choosing an alternative...
opinion Luka Oreskovic

Privatization Alternatives From the Baltics: Part 1

The persistence of state ownership among major Russian blue chip companies, ranging from energy to finance to infrastructure, is among the globally...
opinion Luka Oreskovic

Moscow Calling: Rostelecom Privatization on the Horizon

Another Russian monopoly could undergo privatization this year. After announcements of plans to sell parts of, among others, the diamond company Alrosa...
opinion Luka Oreskovic

Shale Boom Forces Kremlin to Focus on Arctic

If developed properly, Arctic gas may turn Russia into a leading global LNG player.
opinion Luka Oreskovic

World's Longest Privatization Process: Free Housing in Russia

Although one might not expect this, the State Duma rarely votes in unison. However, this week saw such an occasion, when all 444 Duma deputies voted...
opinion Luka Oreskovic

Shopping in Europe: Gazprom Expands Southward, Welcomed by Croatian President

Russia's economic expansion strategy beyond its borders has stayed the same over the years. Champions of the Kremlin, such as Gazprom, Rosneft and Sberbank...
opinion Luka Oreskovic

Russian Railways' Privatization Gone Off Track

In the privatization drive of 2012, President Vladimir Putin announced the government's intention to sell 25 minus one percent of Russian Railways...
opinion Luka Oreskovic

Christmas Shopping in Europe: Russian Investors and European Privatizations

As most of Europe goes on a Christmas shopping spree, their governments hope the holiday season will spur enough consumption to protect them from the ill...
opinion Luka Oreskovic

Beyond the Washington Consensus: Rethinking Privatization and Nationalization Globally

When governments run into trouble they sell assets. This approach was core to the Washington Consensus, the set of 10 economic policy prescriptions...
opinion Luka Oreskovic

Beyond the Washington Consensus: Rethinking Privatization and Nationalization Globally

When governments run into trouble they sell assets. This approach was core to the Washington Consensus, the set of 10 economic policy prescriptions...
opinion Luka Oreskovic

Selling the Georgian Dream

Eight years ago, an enthusiastic crowd gathered in front of the Tbilisi parliament for Mikheil Saakashvili's presidential inauguration. "We must create...
opinion Luka Oreskovic

Selling the Georgian Dream

Eight years ago, an enthusiastic crowd gathered in front of the Tbilisi parliament for Mikheil Saakashvili's presidential inauguration. "We must create...
opinion Luka Oreskovic

Why the Kremlin Won't Privatize Rosneft

After World War II, French governments from both sides of the political aisle pursued a policy known as dirigisme. Dirigisme entailed consolidating...
opinion Luka Oreskovic

Why the Kremlin Won't Privatize Rosneft

After World War II, French governments from both sides of the political aisle pursued a policy known as dirigisme. Dirigisme entailed consolidating...
opinion Luka Oreskovic

Water Privatization in Russia: More Than a Drop in the Ocean

Without water, humans can only live for a few days. Yet only about 1 percent of the earth's water is suitable for human consumption. The global water...
opinion Luka Oreskovic

Water Privatization in Russia: More Than a Drop in the Ocean

Without water, humans can only live for a few days. Yet only about 1 percent of the earth's water is suitable for human consumption. The global water...