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Russian Minister Ulyukayev appears in court over $2-million bribe - live updates

15:59 15/11/2016 RAPSI hosted a live text broadcast from Moscow's Basmanny District Court where Russian Economy Minister Alexey Ulyukayev was brought on suspicion of taking a bribe linked to Bashneft deal.

Head of Transparency International Huguette Labelle: No calls from Russia

16:08 28/02/2013 Members of the G20 working group on the fight against corruption spent the 25th and 26th of February speaking in Moscow about measures aimed at combatting bribery, extortion, money laundering, and more. One such participant was Chair of the Board of Directors of Transparency International Huguette Labelle. In between G20 engagements, Labelle made time to speak with RAPSI about her visions of the future and Russia’s place within it.

Russia ranks low in new Transparency International corruption index

16:31 05/12/2012 Global anti-corruption advocacy group Transparency International released on Wednesday its raking of the world’s countries and territories based on perceived corruption within the public sector. The ranking is established according to a scale of zero to 100, 100 being perfection in anti-corruption terms, and zero being essentially disastrous corruption-wise. Two-thirds of the 176 countries assessed fell under the 50 mark, Russia included.

"Corruption has become the most profitable business in Russia"

16:38 05/04/2012 The struggle against corruption in Russia started 20 years ago, when President Boris Yeltsin signed a decree on corruption on April 4, 1992. Kirill Kabanov, head of the National Anti-Corruption Committee, shared his views on how corruption in the country has changed since those days with the Russian Legal Information Agency.

Medvedev discusses anticorruption efforts

17:00 29/03/2012 While discussing the anticorruption activities implemented in recent years, President Dmitry Medvedev said the government's efforts have borne fruit. Russia has managed to develop a legal framework for combating corruption.

Control over MPs’ earnings ineffective

09:02 15/02/2012 As of this year, members of parliament from both houses and regional legislators must submit income information to parliamentary commissions. Reports must contain information about officials' income and assets – as well as those of their family. However, it is clear that such measures of control will be useless if for no other reason than because the controllers and the controlled are the same people.

Fighting corruption in Russia: No cause for celebration

17:07 13/12/2011 On December 9, the world marked International Anti-Corruption Day. For Russia, this is something of a professional holiday, as it has found itself in an unenviable position in numerous anti-corruption ratings in the past few years.

Bribe Payers Index-2011: Who is responsible for Russia’s appeal?

10:00 15/11/2011 On November 2, Transparency International (TI) published this year’s edition of its annual report, Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), commonly referred to as the Bribe Payers Index.

TI Russia to monitor state corporations’ compliance with corruption policies

10:12 24/10/2011 In 2011, Transparency International Russia will verify the effectiveness of anti-corruption measures carried out by all Russian state-run corporations.

Explanation and punishment

14:17 27/09/2011 Proposed legislation in the State Duma would hold officials criminally liable if their standard of living does not conform to the income they officially declare.

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Russian Nanoelectro files application to enforce Moscow $263,000 award in U.S. court

16:01 28/07/2017 Russian Nanoelectro Research and Production Company has turned to the Massachusetts federal court seeking to recognize and enforce an award rendered by the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (the ICAC at the RF CCI) in Moscow over its dispute with U.S. Alphysica.

Russian Central Bank withdraws license from top 30 bank

11:06 28/07/2017 Russia's Central Bank said on Friday that the license of Yugra bank, one of the top 30 banks, had been withdrawn.

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