News Sources

Newspapers

Ведомости.
http://www.vedomosti.ru/
ISSN: 1727-7345

Online version of a leading Russian business daily newspaper, co-founded by Dow Jones, Pearson (publisher of the Financial Times) and the Russian publisher Independent Media in 1999. Free access to current issue, paid access to archive.

Коммерсантъ.
http://www.kommersant.ru/daily.aspx
ISSN: 1563-6380

Web site of a popular Russian daily newspaper with substantial coverage of business news. Selected articles are available in English at http://www.kommersant.com/.

РБК Daily.
http://www.rbcdaily.ru/

Daily newspaper on business and economics. Published by the Russian Business Consulting media group.

dp.ru.
http://dp.ru/

Swedish-owned online publication which focuses on business and economy. Has good coverage of Russia's regions, especially the Northwest.

Moscow Times.
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/indexes/01.html
ISSN: 1563-6275

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Russia's well-known English-language daily newspaper. Has a strong business section. Published by Independent Media group, the site provides free access to current issue, paid access to archive.

Magazines

Коммерсантъ-Деньги.
http://www.kommersant.ru/money.aspx

A popular weekly magazine on business and finance published by the Kommersant group. Some content in English.

Рынок ценных бумаг.
http://www.rcb.ru/

Online version of Securities Market, a monthly journal for investors. Company and industry research, statistics and listings of investment opportunities. Free access to table of contents and abstracts (in Russian only). Paid access to full-text archive beginning in 1998.

Эксперт.
http://www.expert.ru/index.shtml

A leading Russian weekly magazine covering business and finance. Publishes annual rankings of top 200 Russian companies. Has several regional editions focused on local news. Free access to current issue and archive beginning in 1997. Selected content in English.

News wires

Интерфакс.
http://www.interfax.ru/

Russian-language Web site of Russian news agency.

Прайм-ТАСС.
http://www.prime-tass.ru/

Russia's major business and financial news wire, co-founded by the state-owned Itar-Tass news agency. Provides news, market data, economic analysis, and economic regulations. Free access to news archive beginning in 2004. English-language news available by subscription.

РосБизнесКонсалтинг (РБК).
http://www.rbc.ru/

Russian Business Consulting, a major Russian news agency. Provides news and market research. Owns the only business TV channel in Russia.

AK & M.
http://www.akm.ru/

Business and financial news agency. Provides industry and company research, and market data. Historical stock index data by economic sector going back to 1998.

Interfax.
http://www.interfax.com/

English-language Web site of a prominent Russian news agency. Provides political, business and financial news, market data, ratings and economic analysis. Free access to selected news items. Most products distributed by subscription.