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Other drags on Russian stock prices have been the war in Georgia, which spooked investors, and oil and metal prices that have slumped by 60 percent since July. “Russian markets are falling with record velocity, mainly because of huge dollar loans taken out by Russian banks and companies, and falling prices for raw materials – the principal Russian export commodity,” said Ovanes Oganisian Full Story »

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Subjects: World, Business, Living
Topics: Russia, Finance, Food
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Posted by: Posted by Peter L. Combs - Nov 25, 2008 - 2:24 PM PST
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Edited by: Peter L. Combs - Nov 25, 2008 - 2:24 PM PST

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by Peter L. Combs - Nov. 25, 2008

Provides a good backdrop for the woes facing the Russian economy, it's financial slippage and hints at the complex problems facing this new and relatively young semi-open market.

Much of the Russian economy seems to have unique problems resulting from layers of built in bureacratic corruption slowly being peeled back and not without resistance. Every new layer removed creates a fresh scab that will need removing. The fragility of their freedom at times being frighteningly evident.

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