A trade delegation of 25 leading European venture capital firms and top executives of major international technology corporations is visiting Russia this week to participate in the Second International Trade Delegation on Global Innovation Partnerships (GIP).
In its Freedom on the Net 2011 report, Freedom House, an American NGO that monitors freedom progress or restrictions around the world, assigned Russia the status of a “partly free” country. The report acknowledges that the Russian Internet has remained a “relatively uncensored platform for public debate and the expression of political opinions,” in contrast with more …
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MTS, a leading Russian mobile operator, intends to purchase Republic of Tatarstan TV and Radio Company TVT (TRC TVT) for $180 million, Kommersant reports. TRC TVT, the largest cable TV operator in Tatarstan, is currently 100% owned by TAIF group. It provides services in 15 municipalities and covers over 650,000 households.
The Federal Service of Financial Markets (FSFM) has registered $52 million follow-on shares placement report by Kazan-based innovation Technopark Idea, FSFM reports. The shares were reportedly placed privately.
