c.i.s. countries right now troika has just been acquired by spare bank we've just joined the leading financial services group in emerging europe we have an enormous amount to do just in our home market which is really russia and the c.i.s. countries so our focus first and foremost is going to be on our clients and our home market in the future there's certainly the potential to expand but that's not our immediate priority our immediate priority is to provide a first class banking service to our clients in russia and in the c.i.s. region but just just quickly if you are looking to the future what markets are of most interest to you. well i think in terms of public markets the equity market is very interesting today rushes a market where i think valuations are very very low or house view it's worth the dialogue is that we could see the r.t.s. closing up over fifty percent this year and historically russia is traded very cheap relative to other major equity markets in the world so i think there's a very positive sentiment around russian equities today and i also think there's a tremendous opportu

c.i.s. countries as well when you agree i would say that. there are two points to what stephen mentioned one is the. the central bank issue is one specifically that video of recently addressed saying that we recognize this as an inadequacy in the european attempts to resolve their crisis and and hopefully we can learn i think the difficulty of the most advanced aspect of this integration the bill russian russian union very often founders on that very issue so it's a laugh to be it's a good test case to see where they had with that and whatever model they develop we might be a model that works for for the rest of the. for the rest of the. c.i.s. . ok. ok it's interesting here i'm going to stephen here stephen. what's what's your sense here and you know it does russia really want to go down this path because in a geopolitical sense you know we you mentioned something very important here is the geopolitical competition i mean i've always found very interesting is that you know ukraine's going to the west you kazakhstan's going to china and one

c.i.s. countries as well. and as for foreign tourists i'm sure they will come to north caucasus. though most probably their flow will increase with time. but at the initial stage i don't expect their share to be larger than ten percent. according to is can be attracted by some exotic features for example there are people who travel as far as new zealand for skiing if you're expensive but maybe it's worth it russians can only be attracted by low prices as far as i know skiing anywhere in russia today will cost you up to two times more than what you would spend and then every austrian resort what are you going to do about that. indeed it is one of the key challenges for our company and for us as the designers of the resorts concept that. was the deal it's what we need is to offer people good quality affordable prices. this would mean that you won't have to pay as much as a western resorts. but for that price you would still get almost the same standards of quality of service including accommodation at local hotels. this is why we need to cut construction costs and the coasts of ser

c.i.s. countries rose by a third in the first eleven months of last year reaching six hundred thirty two billion dollars fuel and energy accounted for three quarters of exports while machinery and equipment total imports russia's top three russia's top three trading partners for the period were china germany and the netherlands. that's all from the headlines are next here on r.t. . when an uncomfortable question leads to a grave accusation the world who is more is enough obviously. the president who isn't supposed to hide anything. or it's someone asking him why do you make a secret out but when the powers to be suppress the voice of those who think different culture when you go experiencing very serious problems often the saakashvili government came to power in two thousand and three but a book that was when the problems began piling up. interviews were now off limits to our journalists they were often be set up and humiliated in public when the attempt to protect property puts life in real danger that we have been deprived of the only means of earning a living and i have gone to the originals

c.i.s. countries rose by those in the first eleven months of last year waiting six hundred thirty billion dollars so an energy goes accounted for three courses of exports while machinery and equipment totaled pulse of all imports russia's top three trading partners for the period china germany and the islands but also for me today the new bush who will be head next hour he'll have all also business poised to join him goodbye. if they shoot something inappropriate for public they can easily be shown to accept casualties was ok. i wish she would have never happened but it has. been a war a t.v. camera becomes an unnecessary what destroys their own safety all foreign nationals including journalists and inspectors should leave iran. and it's clear what happens with such witnesses i got on my site. many objects to. hirsch's shooting on our. mission three couldn't take should three store charges free. arrangements free. three stooges free. old free born killers loaded videos for your media projects a free video dog tom. it is good to have you with us on this friday you're watching live from moscow time

c.i.s. countries but it western europe too analysts say it was supported by the operational effect of the merger approaches to me for six. years the main movers on the my six day energy majors were supported by strong oil prices the largest private all covered in look. on dirt just under one percent higher preferred shares of all pipeline operated trance they have tweaked down struggling to keep up last week's momentum and banking stocks were on the rise as bear bag and gained over four percent point four percent and all is gaining some experts you continue tensions with iran as so-called permanent premium that would be built into the oil price at the moment to the w.t. i as it more than ninety nine dollars a barrel brant is two is trading and topping one hundred and eleven dollars per barrel. there is a stock market lost twenty percent last year that's in defiance of its longstanding correlation with the price of oil which gained twenty five percent chris we've heard from troika dialog says that russia's equity markets this year will closely monitor the european debt crisis been following crude

c.i.s. countries rose by third in the first eleven months of last year reaching six hundred thirty two billion dollars fuel and energy accounted for three quarters of exports while machinery in quitman. imports russia's top three trading partners for the period where china germany and the netherlands. that's the business this hour join us for more in fifty five minutes. just so use. just see. if. wealthy british style. is not on the tightest. market why not come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's cause or for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into cars a report on our. five thirty pm here in the russian capital you want. to try and drop the resolution on syria for a moment and for the. peaceful. backing regime. british prime minister david cameron are rivals in saudi arabia. in the middle east even as the gulf kingdom to use its crackdown on protests.

c.i.s. countries rose by a good in the first eleven months of last year which is six hundred thirty two billion dollars so let's go to town to for the week or so is about spalls while machinery and equipment totaled off of imports the top three trade partners for russia during the period what china germany and the netherlands. ok about so for now to join may all be here fifty five minutes with more business. well with the. technology innovation all the latest developments from around russia we've. covered. two thirty pm on a friday here in moscow you're watching our t.v. headlines russia says that western proposals for adjustments to a u.n. draft resolution put forward by moscow aimed at regime change in syria russia is against outside interference in syria calls on both sides to end the violence. solving a border dispute with kosovo brings. membership kind of a status likely to be granted to belgrade and macho.

c.i.s. countries rose by a third in the first eleven months of last year reaching six hundred thirty two billion dollars according to new reports fuel and energy accounted for three quarters of exports while machinery and equipment total top of all imports russia's top three trading partners for the period with china germany and the netherlands. that's the business for now join us for more next hour. move. to. some thirty pm on a friday here in the russian capital time for the r.t. headlines moscow warns its u.n. partners not to try and alter its draft resolution on syria russia wants an end to the bloody fighting and the stop. if peace talks but others are backing regime change. british prime minister david cameron arrives in saudi arabia the u.k. is the largest market in the middle east even as the gulf kingdom continues to crackdown on protests.

c.i.s. countries but in western europe as well analysts say it was supported by the operational effect of the merger of russia's two main bourses now here are the main movers on the line six and i g majors were supported by strong the oil price is the largest private company just under a percent higher on monday preferred shares of pipeline operator translate have to wear down struggling to keep up last week's momentum stocks were on the rise again point four percent. to be capital wraps up today's trade. in the morning the market opened up one percent mainly driven by sentiment from reaching downgrades in europe nine countries were downgraded. the market is taking this a bit quietly given the rating downgrades were expected. probably even some some more drastic radiation was expected i think it's natural from yield to from yields to maturity you see that france already perceived by the market to be a more risky investment than germany bonds with the same rating towards the end of the day the market more west than image because different across the board for instance gas promo is in the day s

c.i.s. countries rose by a third in the first eleven months of last year reaching six hundred thirty two billion dollars fuel and energy accounted for three quarters of exports while machinery and equipment total imports russia's top three trading partners for the period but china germany and the netherlands. also from the business headlines are next r.t. . the book. is easy. to. see. the bulk of the earth science technology innovation all the moves developments from around russia we've dumped the huge earth covered the be. all live from moscow this is all to top stories now this hour france's treasured aaa credit rating is slated for downgrade for the first time ever thrown into the rubble the relative. economic stability recently established by e.u. leaders. moscow warns its u.n. partners not to try and alter its draft resolution on syria russia wants an end to the bloody fighting and the start of peace talks but others are backing regime change. in british prime minister david cameron the rise in saudi arabia you.

c.i.s. countries but in western europe as well analysts say was supported by the operational effect of the merger of russia's two main bourses now you're the main movers on them isaacs on monday and a g. major is mostly high supported by strong but world prices the largest private all company look oil and it just under a percent in the black preferred shares of pipeline operator transnet were down struggling to keep up last week's momentum and banking stocks are on the rise again point four percent. for v.b. capital wrapping up today's trade. and warning the market opened up one percent mainly driven by sentiment from reaching downgrades in europe nine countries are. downgraded. the market is taking this a bit quietly given the rating downgrades were expected. probably even some some more drastic radiation was expected think it's natural from yield to from yields to maturity you see that france already perceived by the market to be a more risky investment than german bonds with the same rating towards the end of the day the market more or less flooded and then emit because different across the bo

countries where the people are in charge of running their nations they. must keep track of such a task. i don't know about always. been about c.i.s. since the arab spring began at first even the iranian leadership hailed the movement in egypt and libya as expressing democratic sentiment but now this one here is passed the attitude towards prevent iran to country has changed do you still believe that as a people by their own democratic ideals do you see hundred other countries in the advance of the arab spring. we support any popular movement as long as people demands are just a bit imperialist a great team of world supremacies is obviously trying to lead people away from the right and neutralize the popular management or transform it at favor of their own interests but it will have to get a pure straightforward all right that people have been following along streets of the region whether it's stipulated by their willingness to defend their rights which is a legitimate demand from iran's viewpoint that what buttons that batiste can one say that the instability in the region has considerably increased the narcotic drugs trafficking b