Mar 13, 2012 | News
Moscow Times 13 Mar 2012 Nordgold, the gold-mining company spun off from Severstal this year, plans to double reserves in the next four years and is looking for emerging market acquisitions as it raises output worldwide. The gold producer, listed in London, will...
Mar 10, 2012 | News
East-West Digital News 10 Mar 2012 Is Russia becoming a new frontier for US venture capitalists? With local startups and incubators springing up like mushrooms, a number of foreign tech investors have started to operate in the country, which is striving for...
Mar 10, 2012 | News
East-West Digital News 9 Mar 2012 Among US business angels, Esther Dyson is probably the one who has invested the most to date in Russia. Her portfolio includes no fewer than 15 Russian startups as well as Yandex, the search giant which she advises as a member of its...
Mar 7, 2012 | News
East-West Digital News 7 Mar 2012 Last week, Rostelecom, the Russian national telecom operator, announced two acquisitions almost simultaneously, reflecting its ambitions to integrate a variety of networks and services across Russia and assert itself as a universal...
Mar 6, 2012 | News
East-West Digital News 6 Mar 2012 Last week, Yandex announced it will provide seed funding to TimeBooker, an Israeli startup which intends to serve small and mid-sized service companies with an innovative booking solution. The seed funding, which industry blogger...
Mar 6, 2012 | News
East-West Digital News 2 Mar 2012 Russian matchmaking service Teamo.ru completed a new round of investment earlier this week with Japanese venture fund United Managers Japan (UMJ). While no details have been disclosed as to the amount involved or Teamo’s valuation,...