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OSW Commentary | | Szymon Kardaś, Ewa Paszyc

At any price Russia is embarking on the construction of South Stream

Gazprom is determined to continue its efforts to build the South Stream gas pipeline regardless of the slump on the European gas market and the fact that there is sufficient capacity already in the existing transport infrastructure. The…
OSW Commentary | | Ewa Paszyc

Gazproms position on the Russian gas market weakening

As the difficulties Gazprom has faced in recent years on the European market have multiplied[1], so more and more symptoms have appeared which may suggest that the company’s dominant position is deteriorating. The decision made by the…
OSW Studies | | Ewa Paszyc, Iwona Wiśniewska

The Russian Economy under Putin Growth Factors and Impediments to Economic Development

After a dramatic economic decline after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the financial breakdown of 1998, the Russian economy has begun to emerge from its deep crisis. The years 1999-2004 were a period of dynamic development in all…
OSW Studies | | Iwona Wiśniewska, Ewa Paszyc

Big business in the Russian economy and politics under Putins rule

The pace of ownership transfer in the Russian economy has speeded up considerably over the last year. There has been a significant rise in the number of acquisitions of whole enterprises, and large blocks of shares in individual firms and…
OSW Studies | | Ewa Paszyc

The Russian power industry shortly before reforms

This study is an overview of the current condition and principles on which the Russian power sector has been functioning so far. This analysis has been carried out against the background of the changes that have been taking place in the…