Articles with tag "Oligarchs"

Green growth

Abramovich Partner’s Marijuana Business Returns Him to Forbes’ Richest Russians List

Roman Abramovich's associate Andrei Bloch reportedly owns a 28-percent stake in a U.S. cannabis company.
Help wanted

Deripaska to Award Journalists Who Investigate U.S. Sanctions Against Him – FT

“There are no facts, no grounds, just filthy lies,” Deripaska said of the sanctions.
Away game

Abramovich-Built Stadium in Russia Slated for Demolition Over Safety Concerns

An evaluation of Omsk Arena found structural defects in 90 percent of surveyed areas, forcing its hockey team to relocate.
DIVORCE BATTLE

Russian Tycoon in Divorce Battle Wins Back $400M Yacht in Dubai

It is one of the largest and costliest divorce settlements in legal history.
Лонгрид

Олигарх, Его Любовница и Суды Краснодарского Края

Как богатые люди России пользуются преимуществами правовой системы, перенося свои...
Londongrad

A Russian Is Now London’s Richest Man — Forbes

Mikhail Fridman was named in the "Trump Dossier" and accused of interfering in the 2016 U.S. election.
LONG READ

An Oligarch, His Mistress and Courts in Krasnodar

How Russia’s wealthy are taking advantage of the country’s legal system by shifting their court cases to a southern region.
Report Highlights

3 Takeaways From The Moscow Times’ Investigation Into Krasnodar’s Shady Courts

How Russia’s wealthy are taking advantage of the country’s legal system by shifting their court cases to a southern region.
Perviy Kanal

Abramovich Forced to Sell Stake in Russian TV Channel Over Israeli Citizenship

Russian law prohibits foreign citizens from owning more than 20 percent of a media company.
Oligarchs

Bulgaria Rescinds Bulgarian Citizenship of Russian Millionaire Adoniev

Bulgaria has revoked the Bulgarian citizenship of Russian telecoms millionaire Sergei Adoniev over a 20-year-old fraud conviction in the United States...
Oligarchs

Russian Billionaire Brothers Forced to Sell Private Jets Over Sanctions — Forbes

Arkady and Boris Rotenberg, childhood friends of President Vladimir Putin, are listed among Russia's 100 richest businessmen.
Oligarchs

'Worse Than Omsk': A New Book Explains Why Abramovich Passed on Tottenham

“While his Mercedes trundled along Tottenham High Road, he looked out and said in Russian, ‘This is worse than Omsk,’” reads an excerpt.
Oligarchs

Deripaska Loses Free Bus Ride Privileges

The oligarch will now have to pay his bus fare like the rest of Sayanogorsk residents whenever he visits the Siberian factory town.
Oligarchs

Biting the Bullet, Not the Dust: Deripaska Gives up His Aluminum Empire

The U.S. decision to lift sanctions on Russia's Rusal, the world's top aluminum producer outside China, is widely seen as a Christmas present for the company...
Kremlin

Kremlin Shrugs off Limits on Russian Business Leaders at Davos Forum

The Kremlin said it welcomed a move by the organizers to lift a ban on several Russian tycoons.
Oligarchs

Ex-Wife of Russian Billionaire Secures First Part of $572M Divorce Bill

Oil and gas tycoon Farkhad Akhmedov was ordered to pay around 40 percent of his fortune to Tatiana Akhmedova.
Oligarchs

U.K. Suspends Visa Program for Super Rich in Crime Crackdown

The U.K. is suspending its top tier of investor visas, closing a route to permanent residence and British citizenship that’s proved popular with the...
Oligarchs

Russia to Subsidize Purchase of Vehicles From Sanctioned Oligarch’s Carmaking Giant

Deripaska was named in a list of sweeping U.S. sanctions against major Russian businessmen and structures last April for “malign activities.”
Crimea

Putin Ally Wins $1.2Bln Contracts for Museums in Crimea, Kaliningrad, Vladivostok — Reports

Rotenberg's Stroygazmontazh company is under Western sanctions for its role in Crimea's annexation.
Oligarchs

Russia Will Boycott Davos Forum If Sanctioned Oligarchs Are Barred — PM

Sanctioned businessmen Deripaska, Vekselberg and Kostin were reportedly told to stay away from the event in January.
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