July 2010, Vol. 5, No. 6
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Global ad gurus preparing for postcrisis market growth
In this edition, we profiled the advertisement market, having been inspired by the positive developments at the Moscow’s recent IAA’s World Advertising Congress. It is a well-known fact that the advertisement market has always been a ‘reliable barometer’ for measuring companies’ overall sentiments in a particular economic setting. This is because, like a litmus paper, advertisement trends truly reflect the prevailing realities in an industry or economy as a whole. Therefore, the fact the global advertisement gurus have again started mapping out optimistic strategies for the future is an unmistakable sign that the world economy is finally en-route to sustainable recovery and growth... |
Analysis of the causes of Strategy-2010’s partial successes and overwhelming failures after a decade of implementationThe term 'Strategy-2010' was first introduced into Russia’s political lexicon in the late 1990s, when the then little-known Vladimir Putin gathered a group experts to help map out a strategy... |
Record investment contracts at St. Pet’s forum indicates global economy recoveryOrganizers put the number of investment contracts penned during the forum at over 50, while their total amount, in monetary terms, at 15bln euros, a new record for the forum... |
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Medvedev premieres Skolkovo innovations city on international road showDuring the presentation of the project to the U.S. business community, Medvedev visited the globally famous California-based Silicon Valley, where he dialoged with the leading hi-tech titans and saw how the existing prototypes of his Skolkovo innovations center really work in practice... |
Russian and EU leaders again fail to strike expected compromises on key policy issuesThough EU and Russian leaders in every possible way demonstrated full mutual understanding at the summit, such affinity, however, proved insufficient to ensure breakthroughs on key issues... |
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Putin no longer feels shame over local business representatives’ actionsPrime Minister Vladimir Putin has praised Russian businesses for their new sense of corporate social responsibility displayed at the height of the economic crunch... |
Ombudsman accuses ‘pedophilia lobby’ for liberalization of anti-pedophile lawsThe head of the Children’s Rights Protection Department in has blamed pedophilia lobbyists in the State Duma for filibustering bills aimed at fighting pedophilia... |
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Kremlin awaits explanations from the White House on espionage scandalForeign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow is expecting explanations from Washington in connection with the detention of Russians on alleged espionage charges... |
Internal affairs minister diagnoses the nation’s Traffic Police with serious illnessMinister Rashid Nurgaliev has called for urgent medical care for many traffic police inspectors, who he said are ‘seriously sick’... |
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Foreigners to receive ‘Muscovite Conducts Code’ via a policy to accelerate integrationThe City Hall plans to draft a Muscovite Conducts Code for foreigners to help those seeking permanent residency in the capital easily integrate into the society... |
Rich mysterious woman becomes Sberbank’s single largest individual shareholderA mysterious lady has become the largest individual private shareholder of Sberbank after doubling her stake in the nation’s largest financial organization within a year... |
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Moscow and Washington set deadline for completing Russia’s WTO negotiationsStumping again for the WTO membership, President Medvedev expressed hope that the United States will fulfill its promises and help resolve the issue by the end of September... |
Minsk and Moscow’s strategic relations untainted by the explosive gas pricing disputeBelarus President Alexander Lukashenko has said the recent gas debts conflict between Minsk and Moscow will not lead to a breakdown in bilateral strategic ties... |
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Top in-house-bred executive takes over helm at The Ritz-Carlton, MoscowSandeep Walia, The Ritz-Carlton, Moscow former deputy general manager in charge of operations, has taken over the management of the elite hospitality property... |
Korston Group’s debt becomes a sale & purchase object between Alfa-Bank and MDMThe crux of the issue is that the group’s Korston Hotel and Mall Moscow was used to collateralize the $36.7bln loan, which was due for repayment this spring... |
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Ismailov's turkish Mardan Palace recognized as the country’s most successful hotelThis elegant, royal-styled hotel, which reportedly cost the billionaire $1.5bln, was commissioned in 2009 in a ceremony that featured global show business superstars... |
Renaissance Monarch Center Hotel fills top job positions with hospitality gurusOne of these is Anthony Fardon, appointed as the general manager, who brings his 12-year experience in Russia, including as GMs of Marriott Royal Aurora and Marriott Tverskaya, to the new property... |
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The extremely difficult, but highly desirable job of Russian presidencyThe poll results also showed the number of citizens that believe that they have the needed competence to effectively carry out all the constitutional obligations of a Russian head-of-state... |
Buying into elite Rublyovka: how much does 'the entrance ticket' really cost?A Moscow-based realty has released a special market review with clear-cut guidelines on the actual prices for different categories of properties on the Moscow's most affluent suburb... |
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Russia and France seek more avenues for boosting their robust bilateral tiesAmong the key issues on the agenda were ways of boosting the bilateral cooperation, especially in the economic, defense and cultural sectors... |
The past, present and the future of the Russian tourism industrySpeaking at the opening of the meeting, the minister noted that tourism has been declared a priority sector of the Russian economy, and consequently, its condition and development have become subjects of keen attention from the state... |
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Global ad gurus gather in Moscow to resuscitate their crisis-battered industryThe unprecedented importance of the event for the Russia was underscored by the presence of a galaxy of top officials from the federal, Moscow city and regional governments across the nation... |
G20 adopts key resolutions on deficit reductions and realization of exit strategiesG20 leaders have called for drastic reductions in national budgets deficits and gradual withdrawal of the state anti-crisis fiscal stimulation measures... |
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