See the money in the bank account but they could not spend it until the reform was done. This shifted the political balance because all of a sudden people said they were supporting the subsidy reform because now they could use the cash transfers with incredible opportunity. For various other reasons it did not work out so well now the subsidies are back. I think having done it once there is a chance they might able to do it again. Dudash on the point of if it will be politically easier, it will be politically easier where the economic case is compelling. It can be in subsidies, but it is especially compelling in the whole Energy Sector where there will be they will be desperate to attract Foreign Investment. The kind of oil regime that they have and they are moving in the direction desired by International Oil companies. In general they will be looking for Foreign Investment because there are many good reasons to get Foreign Investment. Particularly Foreign Investment which is a genera
If you have ever been up in the arctic, its a difficult environment. When your car breaks down it, you just leave it there. Imagine the massive military might that was up there. All along these islands, you see it. Military all over the place. They have announced projects to clean some of these spaces. Its going to take a long time. They are doing it. They created more preserves and sanctuaries and so forth. In that sense, its not like russia ignores the environment entirely. Really the soviet tradition. Easier to create National Parks that are protected from any kind of human activity. Territory. Huge it it is free of charge. The decision does not tackle the big issues, but there are some initiatives in terms of waste from the soviet system. Modest. Ry theireel pressure by issues globally. , i dont think nato can be a solution in the arctic. Cooperation,of russia is cooperating with japanese and korean. Korea is becoming very active. The three Asian Countries plus russia have fishing
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Are debating the bill that will transfer eu law into uk law ahead of brexit. Also in the next hour, more than three hundred thousand Muslim Rohingyas have now fled myanmar as the un says the systematic attacks on them amount to ethnic cleansing. The parents of a six year old child threaten to sue their sons school after boys were allowed to come to class wearing dresses. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The us state of florida has been battered by Hurricane Irma causing widespread damage. President trump has described it as a storm of catastrophic severity and added he was marshalling the full resources of the federal government to deal with its aftermath. At least four people have been killed, and more than half of all homes and businesses in the state are without power. Parts of miami are under water. The hurricane has swept up from the caribbean where it killed dozens of people and wreaked terrible damage. Over the weekend it hit cu bas northern coast, then moved north batter