Gazprom: A Test Case for President Putin

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Gazprom: A Test Case for President Putin

Wed, April 18th, 2001

Featuring Boris Fedorov, former Deputy Prime Minister of Russia


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Gazprom, the semi-state natural gas monopoly company, has recently gained notoriety for taking over the independent television channel NT

V. It is also notable for very poor corporate governance even by Russian standards. Dr. Fedorov has investigated how Gazprom has transferred assets cheaply to private companies owned by relatives to the top executives of Gazprom. As a non-executive member of the board of directors of Gazprom, representing its minority shareholders, he will explain Gazprom's affairs. He will also discuss Gazprom's role in the NTV drama.

Boris Fedorov has served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Russia twice. Now in the private sector, Dr. Fedorov founded the investment bank United Financial Group. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Unified Energy Systems and of Sberbank. He will speak in English.

Carnegie India does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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