Russia to restrict foreign bids for natural resources
Download The decision by the Ministry of Natural Resources is the most explicit move yet to re-assert control over the extraction of the country's natural wealth, such as oil, gas and metals. But there have been other moves that have clearly unsettled some foreign companies that are interested in Russia. Events at the oil company Yukos are a striking case, where the main shareholder is in prison and the main asset has been forcibly sold off to pay a tax bill.
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