MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin touched on the future of internet giant Yandex in a late night meeting, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday. Sources told Reuters that Kudrin, one of the country’s top economic officials and a long-time colleague of the president, is expected to leave his role as head of Russia’s Audit Chamber to take up a position with Yandex. The future of the company, which dominates… Source link
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Alexei Kudrin, a longtime ally of President Vladimir Putin, is expected to assume a leadership position in the restructuring of Russian tech giant Yandex, state media reported on Friday. Yandex is awaiting Putin’s blessing to sell its main operations in Russia and appoint Kudrin to its new structure, several reports indicated earlier this week. Yandex’s main products include its popular internet browser, as well as food delivery and taxi-hailing… Source link
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