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To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (3846)11/17/2003 9:46:27 AM
From: Ed Huang  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 22250
 
Share your wealth or risk losing it: Putin

Russians' move on oligarchs continues,
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Monday, Nov. 17, 2003. Page 1

Oligarchs Bow to Putin's New Deal

By Alla Startseva and Catherine Belton
Staff Writers President Vladimir Putin on Friday offered the nation's leading executives a new deal that few are likely to refuse: share your wealth or risk losing it.

The state, Putin told nearly 800 business leaders from across the nation, will work to strengthen property rights and reduce bureaucracy, but businesses must "fully recognize their social duties" by sharing their wealth and helping to reduce poverty.

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moscowtimes.ru