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...KILLED. Andrei Kozlov, 41, who, as the first deputy chief of Russia's central bank, worked to reform the country's fast-expanding, long-corrupt financial sector-along the way angering "pocket banks" largely controlled by oligarchs; shot by two gunmen outside a soccer arena; in Moscow. In an effort to make the chaotic industry safer, Kozlov cracked down on money laundering, closed shady banks and lobbied to consolidate the nation's 1,200 financial institutions...
...KILLED. Andrei Kozlov, 41,who as the first deputy chief of Russia's central bank worked to reform the country's fast-expanding, long-corrupt financial sector -- along the way angering "pocket banks" largely controlled by oligarchs; after two gunmen shot him as he left a soccer arena in Moscow. In an effort to make the chaotic industry safer for credit-seeking consumers, Kozlov cracked down on money laundering, closed shady banks and lobbied to consolidate the nation's 1,200 financial institutions...
Like star professors? Well, you’ve found the right class. Economics 1030, “Psychology and Economics,” is taught by not one, but two very well-known Harvard professors: David Laibson and Andrei Shleifer. You’ll recognize Laibson, a rising star within University politics and already prominent within the world of economics, from his famous “printers and ink cartridges” Ec10 lecture on hidden costs and the economic irrationality of individuals. Andrei Shleifer, on the other hand, is infamous for his alleged improprieties in dealings with government contracts...
...flashback about the gangster's prey, a haunted boxer called Swede (Burt Lancaster in his first movie). The 1964 version has murderous Lee Marvin tangling with the even more venal Ronald Reagan (in his last movie). The set also includes a third film, a short by renegade Soviet auteur Andrei Tarkovsky...
...deadline expired, Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov, faced with bare wine shelves and rapidly dwindling revenues, was forced to sign a six-month relabeling extension. In one week, Russia's retail revenue dropped 20%, a downturn that has cost the economy some $188 million, according to Ekho Moskvy radio station. Andrei Tkemladze, general manager of Moscow's fashionable Azbuka Vkusa supermarket chain, believes that the alcohol market may take at least six months to recover, with retail prices skyrocketing by over 30% as producers, suppliers and retailers make up for their losses. But the cost of drinking has always failed...