Europe Just Pissed Off A Whole Bunch Of Russian Mobsters And Oligarchs With...
In the early hours of the morning in Europe, the Eurozone and the IMF announced a $10 billion bailout for Eurozone member Cyprus, whose economy is tied closely to Greece's, and who was in a similarly...
View ArticleMORGAN STANLEY: Russia Will Be A Big Obstacle To The Cyprus Deal
Morgan Stanley analysts say the unprecedented depositor haircut agreed to as part of this weekend's bailout deal of the Cypriot banking system will be good for the sovereign, echoing similar comments...
View ArticleA German Intelligence Report Leaked Last Year Was A Huge Hint That Cyprus'...
A reminder for everyone shocked by the terms of Cyprus' bailout this weekend — back in November German paper Der Spiegel leaked a German intelligence report that said a bailout of Cyprus' banks would...
View ArticleThe Rules For Getting Citizenship To Cyprus Make It Easy For Russian 'Black...
Ever since European officials started talking about another Cypriot bank bailout, the elephant in the room has been the billions of dollars of Russian "black money" in the country's bank accounts.A...
View ArticleThe Bank Of Cyprus' Biggest Shareholder Is A Russian Oligarch With An Insane...
Russian oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev is the largest shareholder in the Bank of Cyprus, with a 9.9% stake in the company.He may have slept better this weekend when European officials announced that...
View ArticleGartman Warns Cyprus: One Does Not Steal Russian Mafia Money And Get Away...
Uncertainty over the Cyprus bailout deal continues as the government delayed the bailout vote till Tuesday. The biggest point of contention is the tax on depositors.The first version of the plan was to...
View ArticleRussia Cancels Investigation Into Mysterious Death Of Lawyer Held In Moscow...
The Russian government closed its investigation into hedge fund lawyer Sergei Magnitsky's death on Tuesday, just days before his posthumous trial for tax evasion is set to begin. The Russian...
View ArticleWhy Turkey Would Be Furious If Russia Became The Savior Of Cyprus
Moscow and Cyprus are still negotiating terms of a potential bailout. Most will hail the crisis's receding if a deal is reached.But for Turkey, seeing Cyprus and Russia growing even closer together...
View ArticleRussian Dancer Calls World-Renowned Ballet Company A 'Giant Brothel'
Russia's world-renowned Bolshoi Ballet has been thrown into the depths of scandal in recent months with stories of brutal acid attacks and death threats against dancers.The controversy isn't over...
View ArticleThis Is The Moment When Russian Money Started Flowing Into Cyprus
There are tax havens all over the world, so why is Cyprus so special to Russia? It all goes back to a tax agreement made at the end of President Boris Yeltsin's administration in 1998.The year is...
View ArticleRussia's 'Darth Vader' Just Became Chairman Of The Biggest Oil Company On Earth
Rosneft just overcame Exxon Mobile to become the biggest oil company in the world, and the $55 billion deal was done between friends.It had to be, because as Bloomberg reports, the dealmakers didn't...
View ArticleSergei Magnitsky Uncovered Russia-To-Cyprus Money Laundering, And Look What...
The latest eurozone crisis comes down to controversy over bailing out a Cypriot banking system that is flooded with Russian black money.The EU-proposed "haircut" solution — with a 9.9 percent levy on...
View ArticleRussian Oligarch Boris Berezovsky Found Dead At His UK Estate
The Telegraph reports that Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky was found dead in the bathroom of his estate in Surrey, England.From the police:"Thames Valley Police has launched an investigation into...
View ArticleDead Oligarch Begged Russia For Forgiveness In Facebook Post Last Year
Boris Berezovsky, an exiled Russian oligarch, was found dead in his British home Saturday. Exactly how he died remains unexplained.Given that Berezovsky was a high profile enemy of Vladimir Putin,...
View ArticleHow Russia's Billionaire Oligarchs Got So Very Rich
Everyone's been talking about Russia's super rich oligarchs lately — first because of the banking crisis in Cyprus, and now because of the mysterious death of one oligarch, Boris Berezovsky, in London...
View ArticlePeople All Around Exiled Oligarch Boris Berezovsky Have Wound Up Dead
When exiled Russian Oligarch was found dead in his London home this weekend, speculation immediately turned to murder.Violent death, after all, had followed Berezovsky throughout his adult...
View ArticleRoman Abramovich's Spokesperson Denies Reports Of Oligarch's FBI Arrest
A press spokesperson for Russian oligarch Roman Abramovichis denying reports of his arrest, TV Rain reports.Russia's RBC TV had reported earlier that oligarch Roman Abramovich had been arrested by the...
View ArticleHow Dead Oligarch Boris Berezovsky Impoverished Himself Fighting Putin And...
There's speculation that Russian billionaire Boris Berezovsky was murdered in his estate outside London this weekend.But there's also a great argument for suicide. He was found unconscious in his...
View ArticleREPORT: Russian Oligarch Boris Berezovsky Was Found With Marks Around His Neck
Slowly, information about the scene where Boris Berezovsky was found dead is trickling in.The wealthy oligarch, former partner to billionaire Roman Abramovich, and anti-Putin agitator was found dead...
View ArticleIt's Not Just Russia, All The BRICs Have A Dangerous Tax Haven Problem
Leaders of Brazil, Russia, India and China are gathering in South Africa for a summit this week, where they will undoubtedly congratulate themselves on the high economic growth their nations have...
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