Medvedev's order for a greater sale of key assets comes after he conferred with officials last week about ways to encourage investment -- and as the government is facing a budget deficit for a second straight year.Medvedev also instructed the Cabinet to come up with a proposal to punish more severely those bureaucrats that hamper investment |
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