‘Negative Headline’ Bloomberg HOTNEWS

‘Negative Headline’
Navalny’s conviction is “another negative headline for Russia, another reason why funds will hold back and locals will continue to stash money offshore,” Tim Ash, head of emerging-market research at Standard Bank Group Ltd. in London, said by phone. “Investors want a level playing field, strong and independent courts, they don’t want arbitrary, politically driven prosecutions.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-17/putin-critic-navalny-defiant-before-fraud-verdict-as-jail-looms.html