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SocGen’s Russian Unit Said to Cut Hundreds Of Back Office Jobs In Moscow

Societe Generale’s Russian consumer-banking unit, OAO Rosbank (ROSB), is cutting hundreds of back office jobs as it continues cost-reduction efforts, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

Plate Of Kippers

Financial Markets

Top CEO Faces 7 Years - But Was It A Stitch Up ?

Stitched up like a kipper ?

Luzhniki Stadium Moscow

Financial Markets

SocGen Unit Chief Said Caught in $1.5m Moscow Bribe Sting

The head of Societe Generale’s Russian unit, OAO Rosbank, was detained in a sting operation along with a senior vice president for demanding a bribe from a company seeking to modify a loan, Moscow police said.

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Black

Economics

Austerity Kills, Economists Warn

George Osborne, look away now: a new book claims it is seriously bad for our health, and that cutbacks have already had a devastating effect across Europe and North America.

Roman Abramovich

Financial Markets

New 590-Foot Mega-Yacht Eclipses Russian's Record

Sorry Roman. You've been eclipsed.

Carnation

GlobalUK

Boris Berezovsky postmortem identifies hanging as cause of death

Russia Fan Euro 2012

Football

Postponement means Russian fans at a loose end in Belfast tonight

Northern Ireland vs. Russia match postponed as snow blankets Belfast.

Arshavin Arsenal

Football

Is Andrei Arshavin taking a leaf out of David Beckham's book?

The Arsenal playmaker is currently training with the Russian national side despite his exclusion from the set-up after Fabio Capello. Is he trying to win him over in a similar style to Beckham at Real Madrid?

Vladimir Putin Wags Finger

Economics

Cyprus Leaves Russia Empty-Handed After Talks Collapse

Cyprus' finance minister is returning to Cyprus from Russia after two days of talks with officials which failed to deliver a deal to rescue Cyprus.

Vladimir Putin Clasps Hands

Industry & Commerce

Rosneft Takes Over TNK-BP in $55bn Deal

Rosneft has taken over TNK-BP in a $55bn (£36bn) deal that will make the Russian state-owned oil company by far the world's largest listed oil producer.

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