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Most notable among companies transferring money from the island's two main banks around the financial meltdown were Russians and East Europeans, documents show.
Brics nations have failed to resolve differences over funding for and the location of a proposed joint development bank, indicating the group would not achieve the goal at the summit in South Africa.
Talks between China's new leader Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin focused on a raft of energy and investment accords.
Carrol Boyes will be supplying the Russian market with its designer range of home and tableware, the company has announced.
Nearly $50bn was transferred out of Russia illegally in 2012 of which more than half may have been controlled by a single group, the central bank says.
The imprisoned members of the Pussy Riot punk band have said they feel no regrets about the irreverent "punk prayer" against President Vladimir Putin.
A political ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking legal action against American pop star Lady Gaga for promoting gay rights to minors during a concert.
EU member states are preparing to fight as a bloc to prevent a move by Russia and countries in Africa to impose a levy on internet traffic.
Supply outages in South Africa are set to push the platinum market into deficit this year, says refiner Johnson Matthey.
Leading emerging market countries are discussing pooling up to $240bn in foreign exchange reserves to protect themselves from short-term liquidity pressures.
South Africa would be ready to host a planned development bank for the Brics grouping of emerging economies, it says.
Being part of the largest developing economies group could benefit SA's own development, says Deputy International Relations Minister Ebrahim Ebrahim.
Jailed members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot have said in an interview they did not regret their protest against President Vladimir Putin as it revealed the "true face" of his regime.
The results of a feasibility study into a Brics development bank will be made public at the next Brics summit in SA in 2013, says the Reserve Bank.
Russia has denied plans to impose a ban on grain exports amid a drought that prompted the world's third-largest wheat exporter to lower its output forecasts for the second time in a week.
