November 2008, Vol.3, No. 10
Interview with Korston & Casino Hotel Moscow GM
In following our traditions of monitoring CEOs that bring huge and new added values not only to their companies and products, but also to the industries where they operate, we interviewed and featured Louie Beck - the general manager of Korston Hotel & Casino Moscow, one of the best prime hospitality assets in the Russian capital - on the front cover of this edition. In the interview covering a wide spectrum of issues, Beck talked about his exciting profession and Korston's plans ... |
Putin to oversee the Strategic Sectors Law enforcementThe highly controversial ‘Strategic Sectors Law’ will be implemented under the guidance of the powerful premier... |
Kremlin intensifies calls for a new multipolar worldPresident Medvedev reiterated the Kremlin’s strident calls at the World Policy Conference for a new multipolar global order and diversification of centers for making decisions on global issues... |
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The Russian equity market monthly roundupWith several negative economic factors at play in October, including several forced closures... |
Influential Russian business associations searching for exits out of global crisisThe ravaging global financial crisis on the local and global economies are forcing Russian business associations to join efforts... |
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IBA opens its new business season in RussiaTop Russian and Indian business CEOs from both countries graced the IBA’s opening of its new business season in Russia... |
The Russian private healthcare services marketThis special report traces the origin and key, characteristic features of the post-Communist Russian private healthcare industry... |
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Nigerian Embassy celebrates 48th Independence Day anniversary day with pompThe Nigerian Embassy in Russia marked its country’s 48th independence anniversary... |
Transformation of Korston into a leading hotel brandIn this interview, Beck told TRCW about how he found himself in this exciting profession as well as Korston’s plans in the industry... |
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Russian defense minister’s reform to reduce Armed Forces bloated top brassDefense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov announced plans to reduce the number of top military brass... |
Abandoned and nearly bankrupt Iceland seeks financial aid in the KremlinIceland officially approached Moscow for a 4bln-euro credit last month... |
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Top City Hall official says investors so far not freezing projects in the capitalAlexander Kuzmin noted that no investors bankrolling real-estate projects in the capital have folded up... |
Recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia aimed at retaining citizens’ trustMargarita Simonyan noted that Russia was forced to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia... |
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Postponement of introduction of market-pricing mechanism in gas relationshipsUkraine and Russia have reached an agreement, under which free-market pricing mechanism will be introduced... |
Lukashenko advocates for intensification of relationships with RussiaSpeaking at a meeting in Minsk with Russian Premier Putin, Belarus President Lukashenko called... |