Mon Oct 13, 2008
By Guy Faulconbridge
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The global financial crisis is set to force a huge redistribution of wealth in Russia, with some oligarchs losing heavily, others profiting and the state helping decide who survives.
Bankers and investors say oligarchs who borrowed heavily in good times to expand their business empires are particularly exposed as the stock market value of their companies plunges. http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Russia/idUSTRE49C2J120081013?sp=true