Zenit head coach named best in RPL
The head coach of St. Petersburg’s FC Zenith Sergei Semak was named the best coach of the Russian Premier League (RPL) in July, the press service of the tournament informed. The fans and experts of the RPL and …
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Critics pick worst films of 2019
The worst films of 2019 have become known. So, according to The Hollywood Reporter, the first place in the anti-rating was taken by ‘Arctic Dogs’ cartoon directed by Aaron Woodley. The screen adaptation of the Cats musical is ranked …
Russian billionaires increase capital
The total capital of 28 Russian dollar billionaires increased by $17.09 bln in January-August period of this year, according to the updated Bloomberg Billionaires Index, TASS reports. Aleksei Mordashov, the main shareholder of …
S&P affirms sovereign credit ratings of Azerbaijan at 'BB+/B'
Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings in its recent extraordinary assessment has affirmed long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings of the Republic of Azerbaijan at 'BB+/B’, Trend reports. …
Erdoğan’s economy adviser hopes Moody’s, Fitch give Turkey fair rating
International rating agencies Moody’s and Fitch will tarnish their own reputations if they declare negative ratings for Turkey’s economy, the chief economic adviser to Turkey’s president told …
Kazakhstan Cut by Fitch as Lower Oil Prices Boost Fiscal Deficit
Kazakhstan’s credit grade was cut one level by Fitch Ratings, which cited the effect of depressed oil prices on central Asia’s biggest energy exporter’s economy. Fitch cut Kazakhstan to BBB, its second-lowest …
Baku one of three top sport cities in the world
Baku entered the top 3 sport cities in the world in May this year, the website Travel.ru reported, referring to the statistics of the most popular destinations for sports tourism in this month. Baku was one of the …
Gazprom recognized as world's largest oil and gas company
According to Forbes analysts, the Gazprom company is the largest oil and gas company in the world. Thus, Gazprom is the largest energy producer whose shares are in free circulation. In addition, Gazprom has produced more gas than any country, …
Grozny residents call their city the safest in Russia
Domofond.ru and Avito.ru have conducted a survey that confirmed that residents of the Chechen capital live in the safest conditions among residents of other Russian cities. Nizhnevartovsk (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous County) was in the …
City of Labinsk becomes main greenbelt of Kuban
According to a rating of greenbelts in the Krasnodar region, the Kuban city of Labinsk tops the list of green spaces area with 57.7%, the press service of Krasnodarstat reports. Krymsk is in second place with 47.2%, Armavir is in the …
Russia moves up one position in FIFA rankings
Today on the official website of FIFA a new rating of national football teams was published, according to which Russia has risen from 24th to 23rd place, with 895 points. Belgium, Argentina, Spain, Germany and Chile occupy the first five places. …
Has Moody's believed in Russia?
Today the international rating agency Moody's was the first of the 'big three' rating agencies that improved the prognosis for government bonds in Russia from 'negative' to 'stable', affirming their rating at the …
S&P confirms growth of Georgian GDP
Ratings Services Standard & Poor's has confirmed its long and short-term sovereign credit ratings of the Government of Georgia on liabilities in foreign and local currency ratings at the level of 'BB-/B'. According …
Peskov: Putin’s lead in Forbes ranking quite understandable
The Kremlin believes the lead of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Forbes ranking of the world’s most powerful people is quite understandable. Putin "himself has repeatedly spoken about his attitude to …
Ulyukayev: Foreign business knows how to work in Russia amid sanctions
Foreign investors know how to work in Russia amid sanctions, the first shock is over, Russian Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev said. According to him, unlike last year, "when there were many emotional …
Garibashvili meets representatives of Moody's, S & P and Fitch
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili has met with representatives of the international rating agencies Moody's, Standard and Poor's and Fitch. The Prime Minister told them about the reforms in Georgia …
Russian National Rating Agency to begin its work in mid-2016
The Russian National Rating Agency will begin its work in the middle of 2016. According to the vice president of Gazprombank, Ekaterina Trofimova, it requires to fulfill two conditions: the accreditation of the Bank of …
S & P confirms ratings of Azerbaijan
The International rating agency Standard & Poor's has published today a confirmation of long-term and short-term rating of Azerbaijan at the level of BBB- / A-3 with the previous negative outlook. The agency said that the outlook could be …