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Headline: Tackling natural monopolies proves a tough task Source: Euromoney Date: January 2001 Author: Ben Aris Russia’s three biggest monopolies – the companies that control gas and electricity production and supply, and the railways – need heavy investment and reorganization. President Putin is trying to push through change but he is dealing with “states within the state”. Ben Aris reports Despite a decade of economic turmoil Russians still have a standard-of-living safety net. They are clothed, few of them starve and everyone has a heated apartment. |
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