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Russian PM backs bills to foster Arctic investments

Proposals give tax relief to new oil projects and infrastructure development, but are also seen as complicated and contradictory

Quick approval: Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin (left) arrives to lead a cabinet meeting in Moscow earlier this week
Quick approval: Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin (left) arrives to lead a cabinet meeting in Moscow earlier this weekPhoto: AP/SCANPIX
  • Vladimir Afanasiev
Moscow
Mikhail MishustinAlexander KozlovEast SiberiaArcticGazprom Neft
Published 30 January 2020, 17:33Updated 30 January 2020, 17:44