Leo Zimmer

More GM-Magna Fallout: What Russia Will Have to Learn

To Osterix: You have painted the right picture, thank you. I wish the writer used your brushes...

More GM-Magna Fallout: What Russia Will Have to Learn

Your article (and it's not the only one) reaks of sadistic pleasure you seem to derive from a deal gone wrong. Of course, the game was rigged, and Russians and Germans sat cosily together. GM spoiled the party to Putin's and Merkel's embarassment. It would be much more useful if you tried to write on the mechanics of the deal and the reasons it failed. Unfortunately, your preference to populist approach in coverage deprives readers from peaking into some fascinating layers of Euro-Russian realtionships and business.

Mother Russia's Allure

Your narrowly chosen thesis makes little sense in light of the very broad topic the name of the article suggests. Reducing Russia to the issues of corporate defaults and price range of the chosen ETF is just a poorly done excersise, which leads to confusion. This subject deserves better research and deeper coverage.

Long: NILSY, MTL, Rosneft, Sberbank and RSX via Nov'09 calls.