Analysis

Financial Times: Hopes of a ‘Russian Amazon’ hit by corporate rift

July 30, 2019 August 28, 2019

Yesterday the Financial Times published a long article analyzing the relationship between the Russian financial behemoth Sberbank and leading tech company Yandex. Following insisting rumors and recent market news, the British business daily puts at doubt the robustness of the e-commerce joint venture between the two companies. “When the Russian banking giant Sberbank launched …

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Are you safe from Big Brother’s prying eye in Moscow?

July 23, 2019 November 12, 2020

It’s Sunday evening in Moscow, late January 2019. A nondescript fair-haired man is walking through the Tretyakov Gallery. All of a sudden, he approaches a picture, looks at it carefully, removes it from the wall, and calmly walks off with it under his arm in front of dozens of visitors. No one bats an eyelid. …

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Eastern Europe & Central Asia in June 2019: $400 million for Russian e-commerce, Russian money in the USA, UK, and India

July 10, 2019 July 13, 2019

Crunchbase and East-West Digital News are teaming up to cover key tech and venture trends from Russia and neighboring countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Since January 2019, EWDN chief editor Adrien Henni has offered a monthly column to highlight the most notable industry facts and trends as well as promising tech innovations from these countries. The June review highlights the …

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How international solution providers reshape today’s global payment ecosystem

June 20, 2019 August 6, 2019

In association with leading international publications, East-West Digital News presents a series of expert analysis and thought leadership pieces to shed light on global e-commerce and e-payment trends and prospects. This first article by ThePaypers is an analysis of the global landscape of solution providers, which highlights the salient differences that currently exist between them. …

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How federal censors monitor and punish Russia’s mass media

June 11, 2019 June 12, 2019

The arrest of Ivan Golunov under drug trafficking charges on June 6 triggered a flurry of emotion in the Russian media and social scene. Many see in the case a manipulation to intimidate or punish an independent-minded journalist and its employer, the Riga-based online publication Meduza, whose investigations often target behind-the-scene interests in the Russian …

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Eastern Europe & Central Asia in May 2019: Russian NASDAQ IPO; AI Putin-style; a startup for cash

June 10, 2019 June 10, 2019

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Kendrick White: “Shifting to the innovation economy requires a change in investors’ mindset”

May 27, 2019 May 29, 2019

The Russian venture capital market is yet to take proper shape whereas startup entrepreneurs and investors often feel disappointed in their expectations and financial realities. US citizen Kendrick D. White, who has dedicated the last 20 years of his professional life to bridging Russia with the global tech and venture markets, shared his views on …

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‘Sovereign Internet’ law: Why Russia could break the Internet

May 16, 2019 June 6, 2019

It finally happened, at the beginning of May president Vladimir Putin signed a bill that seeks to establish Russia’s “internet sovereignty.” The law’s explanatory note bluntly asserts that it was prepared taking into account the aggressive nature of the U.S. National Cybersecurity Strategy adopted in 2018: “Under these conditions, protective measures are necessary for ensuring the long term …

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Report: Russian fulfilment service market exceeds $200 million

May 15, 2019 July 13, 2019

As the Russian e-commerce market a promising development cycle, with many domestic and foreign players reporting record sales growth, market research agency Data Insight recently released a study on the local fulfilment service market. Here are the key findings of this report (the full version is available only in Russian language): The Russian fulfilment service market …

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April 2019 in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: $150m for e-commerce, Elon Musk invited, Notre-Dame restored

May 10, 2019 May 15, 2019

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Report: AI arms race is starting, states and private companies should stop it

May 9, 2019 May 10, 2019

The Netherlands-based international peace organisation PAX has just released a report on “The State of AI: Artificial Intelligence, the Military and Increasingly Autonomous Weapons.” The authors warn that “an AI arms race is in its infancy” with “potentially catastrophic results for humanity if states do not ensure human control over emerging weapons technology.” The report urges governments to work together: “States should …

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Target Global General Partner Mike Lobanov: “With or without Brexit, London will continue to be a top global tech hub”

May 6, 2019 May 6, 2019

An VC firm headquartered in Berlin with €700 million in assets under management, Target Global has just opened an office in London, coming in addition to its Moscow and Tel Aviv offices. In this interview, the firm’s General Partner Mike Lobanov shared his views about the Russian venture market and the prospects of Europe’s key …

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