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r.t. business up next with cutting. our welcome to business here in r.t. thanks for joining me it's been called the deal of the year by russian business magazine company the country's two stock exchanges the r.t.s. otherwise except completed their merger business artie's lowering the cost of a house to details. financial experts have been debating and proposing this for years in the opening bell at the start of the traded they made it official but investors struggled to see the difference for the time being by six r.t.s. as it's now known will work on the same conditions offering the same services and they will also maintain separate indexes for the time being now the merger is expected to reduce transaction costs drive profitability and diversify the revenue pool and this is of course seen as a major step towards establishing moscow as a global financial center and some of the new bourses main priorities will be to lure more companies to list in moscow rather than the ball and also to attract more funds from local investors that another big reform is to im

r.t. business news is next. how i don't welcome to office the south take the south as for joining me now that russia has been approved for membership a local comic has on the pressure to match their foreign competitors a joint venture between truck maker yet of youth and the next an investment group is trying to push ahead by making russia's first hybrid car he'll appeal the project has also won support from the gas monopoly gas problem in acosta has one. this is the whole concept one of the two car so tastier today the doors like i'm backward sitting about a foot from the bumper and instead of your side mirrors you have video cameras instead now this futuristic little yellow will cost you no more than fifteen thousand dollars and the company claims it will save you even more money in the long. all of the you know cars have an internal combustion engine and generator they can run on petrol and natural gas and of course natural gas is not only cheaper it's also better for the environment you know auto has been sh

r.t. you have business editor nicole thank you very much. egyptian forces have been raiding the offices of human rights groups throughout the country and reports say that soldiers stopped employees leaving and interrogated them while searching their computers. just across the sea in turkey has more. thursday gypped carried out unprecedented raids on the least seventeen high profile human rights and pro-democracy organizations and it's been done in a very brutal in a very unpleasant way policemen and soldiers swept into office into a gated people didn't let anybody know out didn't actually let the people make calls to their relatives and eventually seized computers and documents from the offices among those targeted organizations the u.s. government funded national democratic institute the international republican institute whose chairman is now republican senator john mccain and freedom house as you can see. sponsored from abroad especially for america has been targeted washington whose aid to egypt amounts at one point three billion dollars

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r.t. if. you stay with us here on t.v. time now for the. business off date with dmitri. thanks for hello and welcome to business on see the man full process fossilize is coming under pressure from the ongoing financial turmoil in europe russia's largest protest producer says it's most likely to come for an auction at the beginning of next year to maintain prices. there is and it's a general. sentiment in the market people are cautious everybody's afraid that there will be a complete. financial markets will the business which is not the fat for the day and be this way and we think that most probably in the first quarter of two thousand and twelve we will have to do snowboarding. it's a reduced demand too much we can expect. somebody to auction off ten fifteen percent can be expected and will use of these will do in order to. function. so you are going to market is this our oil house shot up over the past hour now more than two and a half dollars however the light sweet and brand that it's made for cost that u.s. stockpiles are declining also added pressures speculation of

after a sharp drop on tuesday as both internal and external factors remain on for more in this business r.t. . ten pm wednesday night here in moscow welcome if you just joined us my name is kevin owen you're watching r t in our top story for the past two days now russia seeing dramatically mixed reactions at home and abroad in the aftermath of sunday's parliamentary election both pro and anti government demonstrators have been

r.t. business has more on how russia's membership of the dublin cio could make a big difference. becoming part of the open and traded investments system which is organized through the w t o will have largest benefits for russia and as we've just heard russia is the only logical to me which is still outside the w t o now it's becoming a member and they say it will be growth games for russia's g.d.p. and pickup in investment in the long run but first and foremost the big winner is of course the consumer as import barris will be reduced and the fall in prices is expected to be ten to fifteen percent we'll have more analysis in business in about ten minutes. before then the man who allegedly humiliated the world's biggest military machine gets his day in the dark. the truth is actually undermining our national security there's something wrong with the truth he's wiki leaks whistleblower bradley manning will finally appear at a court martial next. year in the heart after his arrest. the u.n. security council is among a new draft resolution on syria which russia is putting forward it c

r.t. business has more on how russia's membership of the double could make a big difference. here it's indeed the big differences russia's w.h.o. accession is one of the most significant breakthroughs in russia's economic policy in the past several years will and is expected to w.h.o. entry to benefit russian consumers says import barriers will be reduced and first and foremost the entry will of course reduce prices some befalls expected to be ten to fifteen percent there are currently very high tariffs in russia and we hope to see vegetables and fruits that are not grown in russia to become cheaper and terrorist for household appliances and electronic devices will also drop so the big consumer will have more of that in business in about ten minutes. the u.n. security council is mulling a new draft resolution on syria which russia is putting forward he condemns all sides in the ongoing conflict calling for ballots to stop but the. no mention of sanctions the kremlin's u.n. envoy says the balanced draft should be passed from the outset. our assessment of the situation that was

r.t. business will have more on how russia's membership of the double game could make a big difference that's a view that in about twenty minutes time. before then the band hugh humiliated the world's biggest military machine gets his day in the dark. the truth is actually undermining our national security there's something wrong with the truth we keep. bradley manning off on the air here with a court martial later more than a year and a half after his arrest. the u.n. security council is mulling a new draft resolution on syria which russia is putting forward it condemns all sides in the ongoing conflict calling for violence to stop but there's no mention of sanctions the kremlin's u.n. envoy says the balance to draft should be passed. we made no secret of the fact and it is reflected in the text that we call on the violence to be stopped from all sides we're concerned about weapons smuggling and the armed groups operating in syria as you know from the outset. our assessment of the situation that was that there is violent groups were taking advantage of peaceful demonstrators in order to purs

r.t. business news in about five minutes from police in denver dispersed dozens of demonstrators to and set fire to their shelters following attempts to evict them it comes after protesters recently marked three months since the start of the movement against corporate greed in the united states. and reports from where it all again. these are the images of america over the last three months that cops are must beat back in themselves in the forehead because they've given such life to this movement not welcome by authorities a movement against wall street wealth inequality and government corruption exploded in new york and spread all across the us the nexus of all of our grievances was the the profit motive the fact that. the corporate sector dominated by the financial sector has our ostensibly democratic politics in gridlock and it owns it. occupy wall street has just marked its three month anniversary what we fall into on september seventeenth with this momentous moment of restoration in anger with the very same system now i think that we've kind of injected the idea of economic inequality a

r.t. business has more on how russia's membership could make a big difference. than the man who allegedly humiliated the world's biggest military machine gets his day in the dark. undermining our national security and there's something wrong the truth. keys wiki leaks whistleblower bradley manning are funny and here at court martial later. after his arrest. the un security council is mulling a new draft resolution on syria which russia is putting forward it condemns all sides in the ongoing conflict calling for violence to stop but there's no mention of sanctions the kremlin's u.n. envoy says the balance draft should be passed. from the outset. our assessment of the situation that was that various violent groups were taking advantage of peaceful demonstrators in order to pursue their agenda so those concerns were reflected in the draft resolution but there is also very strong language in terms of knowing purity and support of human rights and. the need to stop violence and make sure that. transgressions do not go unnoticed. for russia has been actively trying to

twenty three minutes past the hour here in moscow watching business r.t. as twenty eleven winds down business r.t. looks back at the highs and the lows of the year today we're focusing on the russian stock market by the coursera looks at how bears came to a place the bolz. it's been a roller coaster ride for investors to syria with markets being bashed by micro and political events like the unrest in the middle east and the earthquake in japan this over debt crisis in europe the u.s. rates in downgrades quantitative easing and bank recapitalization uncertainty regarding u.s. and china growth high volatility and low confidence leading to a flight safety then we had investors trading in the seas rather than individual stocks and finally trading volumes by historical comparison now let's take a closer look and see how the r.t.s. was affected we can already see some major drops throughout the year and this is the investor reaction to standard and poor's downgrade of the u.s. credit rating both the my six and the r.t. has beat the two thousand a record for the b

it's twenty three minutes past the hour are you watching business r.t. as twenty eleven comes to an end business r.t. looks back at the highlights of the year this tuesday with focus on the nord stream pipeline one of the most important international projects in the energy sector it started taking gas from russia to germany and november midterm incidental reports on what it took to launch the longest subsea pipeline in the world. they said it wouldn't be possible too expensive too long too complicated nevertheless not stream came to life it took four years of planning and eighteen months of construction and the pipeline was launched on the eighth of november twentieth levon with the valve like a wheel of fortune turned in europe's favor let's now take a look at this map over here the whole goal of building this immense one thousand two hundred twenty two kilometer undersea pipeline is to deliver gas to europe and of void having to go through countries like ukraine which at times prove themselves as not safe partners to russia the first completed line is t

i know you're watching business r.t. as twenty eleven comes to an end business r.t. looks back at the highlights of the year we're focusing on the oil deal between x. and mobile and rosneft to work on the russian arctic shelf the joint venture not only dashed any hopes b.p. had of reviving its own deal with rosneft but also caused friction within the russell british joint venture t n k v p but in the course of explains how the drama unfold. it was a love and hate relationship from the get go which adventure lead became an affair both parties would like to forget that's the hobs of seeing a v.p. we're going after each other for years the russians represented by a r. and the brits in b.p. what have gotten a divorce if this were a marriage there irreconcilable differences involved this fits over the company's corporate governance and strategy but any business is just like a marriage if there is money at stake that sometimes keeps parties together but when rosneft came into the picture and seduced b.p. they are one said revenge b.p. wants it to partner up with russia's o

hello and welcome to this year's final edition of business r.t. it may be the holiday season but negotiators in moscow and kiev are still working hard to secure a deal on gas ukraine estimates is pipeline system to be worth twenty billion dollars and wants an annual nine billion dollar discount on gas supplies if the two countries create a consortium to transit gas moscow is not outright rejecting the idea speaking to gas problems head prime minister putin says talks must go but i'm sure people are going to national i ask you to continue the negotiations as ukraine will remain a strategic partner for treating gas and considering the growing demand from european consumers and also the several countries to wind down nuclear energy ukraine's pipeline system will undoubtedly remain in demand two thousand and eleven has been a testing year for investors as the world economy struggled for growth stock markets here in russia are also suffered yet some sectors spectacularly bucked the trend than a bushel looks at the rollercoaster ride of the last twelve

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hello and welcome to business here in r.t. thanks for joining me now that russia has been approved for w.t.r. membership local carmakers are under pressure to match their foreign competitors its own venture between truck like. the annex an investment group is trying to push ahead by making russia's first hybrid car the. project has also won support from the gas monopoly gazprom artie's mine across well as all the details. this is the whole concept one of the two core so here today the door slide backwards sitting about a foot from the bomb and instead of your so i mirrors you have video cameras instead now this futuristic little yellow will cost you no more than fifteen thousand dollars and the company claims it will save you even more money in the long term. all vo cars have an internal combustion engine and generator so you're wrong on petrol and natural gas and of course natural gas is not only cheaper it's also better for the environment you know auto has been showing off its pride and joy for a couple of months now and it

and looking back at twenty eleven business r.t. examines the turbulence of the russian stock markets the highs and lows in the business bulletin in about twenty minutes. r.t. continues to bring you the main stories of twenty seven through the eyes of our international correspondents it's been a tough year for the u.k. which saw its worst and rest in decades of several cities descended into riots looting an arson or smith witness the five summer days of chaos. we first realized what a big story this was going to be in the night. that had been localized. on saturday the six but we were tracking the news and we literally couldn't believe what we were hearing we decided that this was a story that we had to go and. we went initially to the. field where we couldn't see anything it was already dark it was quite late. and then all of a sudden of the darkness came a group of around two hundred. running across the retail dressed mainly in black color as top so and so you couldn't see their faces and gradually we realised they were smashing ev

that's all from the business team the sour but she can always find a lot more online at r.t. ot com slash business. well for the future science technology innovation and all the latest developments from around russia we've got the future covered. with or you die from high or to the depths. catch the power of the wind or drift in the beauty of the currents. being well prepared is a must and if you're lucky enough. you'll never forget your experience only nice them a screen that's going to be heaven. in the white see. below the eye. on our t.v. . talk about the top of the headlines now arab league observers head to syria's most table at city of palms to assess whether the government is keeping its end of the deal to stop the months long bloodshed some experts mention the penguins and objective. tuesday marks three years since the gaza war and that israeli strike on a bike twenty two days of bombings on the ground based on very deep under the distance with him.

hello and welcome to business news here in r.t. thanks for joining me european union has agreed to discuss exempting russian companies from some of the provisions in its new energy regulations so-called third energy package requires the separation of energy production transit and sales something russia strongly opposes acosta reports of a meeting between russia's energy minister sergei. europe's energy commissioner good auditor. talks between the two have stalled since may and today was the first time since then both sides try to argue their case now even though there was no resolution the european commissioner did say that amendments could be considered to the third energy package next year and this is crucial for russia because the package does require the separation of gas transfer production and supply going against everything that russia's gas monthly gas from the stands for got the same type europe is currently trying to build its own pipelines trying to lessen its dependence on russia its main gas supplier and this is seen a

r.t. dot com katie joins us next with a business update stay with us here on r.t. . welcome to the business up day here and i'll say christmas is most balls of the wild but i rush the festive season has only just begun despite that concerns in europe and the us shop is steadily slowing down as marrying a culture of a found out russian men are at the forefront of the seasonal spending. years eve as when the russians give gifts and this year they're going all out at least eighty one billion dollars will be spend this the somber and the fifth of that will go towards presents consumer spending is expected to increase by twenty eight percent and muscovites will withdraw twenty percent more cash than any of the month of the year that's about five hundred sixty dollars each if you are a russian woman then you can look forward to a particularly lavish gift as man will spend twice as much i sir partners so what kind of gifts are we're looking at it's well the most popular items are expected to be alcohol then we have a choice and finally household appliances so not all that ro

r.t. it's korean or with the business but for now it's time for our special series a firsthand report on the events that marked two thousand and eleven the egyptian revolution did not just change the course of the country's history but spearheaded the arab spring and the wave of protests that swept all across the middle east policy i was reporting from and shares what never actually made it into her life news reports. i think my biggest impression from covering the egyptian story this year is the sense of betrayal and anger that people in egypt still have when i was there back in january when the revolution started talking to protest as they the general consensus and really this is what people were saying to me was that they felt that they were part of the street they were creating a new country and a new future for egypt. and going back again in november when the second resolution happened all the second part of the first revolution depending who you talk to those same potest has told me that they felt that the trust that they had placed in the army had been misplaced there are hundreds of

r.t. dot com as mentioned catch up with the london eye business next. to business r.t. the destiny of the south stream project seems to be hanging on the outcome of russia's gas talks with ukraine that's according to gas from c.e.o. alexei miller russia began the gas pipeline project in order to secure delivery of gas to europe without having to go through ukraine that was after key of course transit disruptions saying the cost of russian energy supplies was too high as a price talks and now got off the ground and the say russia could cut the capacity of south stream or even abandon the project altogether if ukraine comes to agree to . the reform. signaled he's ready for compromises and can even sacrifice key projects if it goes from gets direct participation in ukraine's guest transit network so the stream will no longer be a priority partly because there will be no need for it so i don't think they will stop the project straight away what are the chances of it being realized with full significantly reaching out christmas is over most part of the world in russia the fi

business r.t. is back in fifty five minutes with an update meanwhile the headline the next we are through we do stay with us. if. folks. feel. the limits to just say. six a. period. if. the official ante up location on the phone i pod touch from the queue saps to synch all cheese.

a lot has cleared up your act all software as a consequence is that you're not going to call a business r.t. siberia. well it's been called the deal of the here by russian business magazine the contras stock exchanges have completed their merger the r.t.s. and will continue to trade a separate indices but the trading platforms clearing systems and data centers will be integrated the new exchanges expected to go for the public listing in twenty thought maybe to raise at least three hundred million dollars the merger is an essential part of the government's plan to promote moscow as an international financial center. let's have a look now at how the markets stop performing this hour u.s. stocks so low off to comments from the european central bank chief injected a fresh load of pessimism into the markets. and european stocks will lower as your area policymakers discussed additional financial support through the i.m.f. to the last point seven percent while the debts was up point five percent lower. and finally here in russia the markets close in the red to quarter percent while the might six f

r.t. . hello and welcome to business here in r.t. thanks for joining me this hour world bank claims that russia will earn big from the world trade organization are being played down by a top official here the global lender says national g.d.p. mid term will jump more than three percent from the entry to the trade body was accepted by other members on friday but the chief negotiator today up until maxine mckew better health says he expects only half that. mark to most of the music signal is a sort of yours you increase those three to four percent. really prefer to be more person mystic. if it's to be heard from most unhappy about the significance of a good divorce role or a. run for first person. now a top official has vowed to defend russia against the flood of cheap foreign imports after because of joining after joining the w t o deputy it economy minister andre slippery of admitted competition will rise after the joining told r.t. he'll battle on just moves by other members. you know we can defend our market for more important unfa

for a warm welcome to business r.t. russia goes to the polls on sunday to choose who sits in parliament the election season or will then be concluded with the presidential vote in early march the week states of the global economy is having a no bleak effect on the campaign and the unlike previous years the government has not ramped up public spending ahead of the vote. i think it reflects that the economy's growing quite strongly on its own it reflects concern about the global environment and a desire for more prudent policy but i think it also means that we're starting out in a slightly stronger position. than other war is the second thing to say is that we are going to see some increases in spending cuts and tax at the beginning of next year we're going to see big increase in police pay a big increase in military pay and a big cuts in social contribution tax so there is already. increase in spending programmed into the budget twenty twelve regardless of the result of the election. secular the markets briefly european

is for now i'll be back about fifty five minutes me in the meantime there's plenty of business news on our website r.t. dot com slash business. whether you dive from high or to the depths. catch the power of the wind or drift in the beauty of the currents. being well prepared is a must and if you're lucky enough. you'll never forget your experience we only need some face cream that's going to be have a. in the white see a full and below the ice on our t.v. . change. pm here in moscow these are the top stories from our team day one of the late north korean leader's funeral ends but hopes a change in his successor overshadowed by concerns that foreign nations might actually want to keep the status quo. post mubarak egypt seeks to shape its international ties amid turmoil and uncertainty at home while its ousted leader trial finally resumes. also a russian court decides against banning a trance.

r.t. the former business bodies now battling over billions of late is on the run clash between two russian billionaires you made on imaginable fortunes in the ninety's as a slug it out in london for their reputations and rejects. also internet users sound the alarm over a u.s. piracy act the good strangle freedom of speech on the world wide web. israel plans to build over a thousand new homes in east jerusalem and the west bank it's part of the speeding up of the settlement construction following palestine's accession into an escrow well the move was planned by palestinians who say peace negotiations are impossible while settlement expansion continues his policy is following developments. what we're hearing is that the israeli government has announced it will be building more than a thousand housing units across the green line on palestinian land now the purpose of the housing units is to try and help alleviate the shortage of accommodation particularly among young israeli couples in the jerusalem area but no doubt this announcement will draw the anger of the international community as ind

and there's you know welcome to business r.t.the destiny of the south stream project seems to be hanging on the outcome of russia's gas talks with ukraine gazprom c.e.o. alexei miller says the prospects for the pipeline are tied into the outcome of the ongoing energy dispute russia began the south stream project in order to secure the livery of gas to europe without having to go for ukraine that was after key have caused the transit disruption saying the cost of russian energy supplies was too high as the price talks have now got off the ground analysts say russia could cut the capacity of south stream or even stop the project completely betrayed comes to . christmas is over in most parts of the world but in russia the first of season has only just begun despite the debt concerns in europe and the u.s. shoppers still aren't slowing down as many in the course are found out russian men are at the forefront of the seasonal spending extra for cancer. years leave as when the russians give gifts and this year they're going all out at l