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• Bold foreign investors are funding riskier exploration in the oil and gas sector
• Siberia needs help to grow from its neighbour on the other side of the Amur river
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Rivalry at the top causes unease
Charles Clover notes the change in atmosphere in the run-up to an election whose outcome is unclear
Foreign policy: Success in ‘near abroad’ is main achievement
Modernising the economy is the new focus, says Neil Buckley
China-Russia relations: Siberia waits for a thaw in border policies
A sparsely populated region needs its neighbour, says Rachel Morarjee
Financial reform: Rise in credibility is overdue
Plans to transform Moscow into an international financial centre look like little more than a pipe dream to many foreign investors, writes Catherine Belton
Horticulture: Sugar trader comes up roses in an unfriendly climate
Isabel Gorst describes how an unlikely commercial idea has flourished
Politics: Shift in focus puts former spies out in the cold
The days of the ‘strong guys’ holding the reins of power may be numbered, writes Charles Clover
Banking: State-backed groups distort a slowly recovering sector
Private and foreign groups find it hard to compete, says Catherine Belton
Economy: Policymakers start to grapple with a lack of options
Voters are being asked to look beyond the current high oil prices, says Neil Buckley
Oil and gas: Foreign investors fund ventures into risky terrain
Western companies still want stakes, despite earlier setbacks, says Isabel Gorst
Wealth management: Offshore havens losing allure for a rising tide of billionaires
The prospect of greater stability is changing long ingrained habits, reports Rachel Morarjee
