Author: Inga Friedelhaus
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Moscow and Washington see Russia a WTO member by the end of 2011Specifically, both Russian and U.S. leaders said that their plan of seeing Russia gaining WTO membership before the end of the year remains on track... |
Russian translation services market via experts’ eyesAccording to key industry leaders, today’s Russian translation market is so advanced that it now has nothing in common with the market that existed 20 years ago... |
Russia’s Finance Ministry drafts a three-year debt policy for the countryAccording to the debt policy bill, drafted by the Finance Ministry, Russia will borrow 6.33trln rubles on the domestic market in 2012-14... |
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Prokhorov under fierce criticism for a proposal to introduce euro in RussiaYuri Shuvalov, a top United Russia Party functionary, has criticized Right Cause Party leader Mikhail Prokhorov for his euro integration stance... |
Russia’s Audit Chamber calls for more efficient use of state fundsSergei Stepashin, the head of the Russian Audit Chamber, has called on bureaucrats at all levels to improve the efficiency and transparency of state expenditures... |
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Today’s Russian banks are now better prepared for global economic crisesVTB President Andrei Kostin has hailed the Russian banking system, saying it is far better prepared today for any crises in the global economy than it was two years ago... |
Russia does not expect problems on the labor market from global economic instabilityDeputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov has said the current complexities in the world economy will not have negative impacts on Russia's labor market and social programs... |
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Kremlin against placement of Russian leaders’ portraits on banknotesPresident Medvedev said new post-Soviet Russia ought not to return to the practice of placing pictures of Russian leaders on the country’s banknotes... |
Mironov’s Just Party knows how to attract trillions of rubles to state’s budgetOur party's program will show how the state can generate more money. One is the introduction of a progressive income tax rate for wealthy Russians... |
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Using cash printing press to solve economic problems equated with government hooliganismRussian prime minister has accused U.S. hooliganism for generously use of its printing machine, littering the world with unsecured dollars... |
Russia’s CEC makes ‘a computer tick and bird of happiness’ an election talismanThis choice of an election mascot seems to go well with the Russian president, who has called the combination of ‘innovation with tradition’ a strong move... |
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Russia’s Agriculture Ministry says EU’s WTO meat quote demands unattainableThe minister’s fears stem from the fact that WTO accession could adversely affect domestic agro, banking and other industrial sectors... |
Not all Russia Militsia’s top brass pass the ‘transformation tests’ to police generalsA total of 21 generals failed the certification for different reasons such as submitting dishonest declarations or had discredited the force... |
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This summer traveling with Alitalia becomes more comfortableThe new policy aimed at boosting its passengers’ comfort includes provision of special privileges to clients that will purchase tickets between now and end of September... |
Russia’s national carrier Aeroflot declared best airline in Eastern Europe in 2011Aeroflot, Russia's largest airline, received the international prize SkyTrax World Airline Award as the “Best Airline in Eastern Europe in 2011” at Bourget... |
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Increasing cases of blinding pilots with lasers pose threat to flight safetyThe latest incident occurred in mid-June in Rostov-on-Don, when the crew of UTair airline's B737 was blinded on its approach to the local airport... |
Thailand and Russia agree to boost bilateral cooperation in the MICE sphereAn MoU on this issue was signed by RTBC and TCEB leaders, who called the step a new base for further strengthening the ongoing ties between Russia and Thailand... |
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Ingosstrakh posts its preliminary financial performance results for first quarter of 2011Ingosstrakh CEO, who disclosed these data in April, noted that the highest rates of increases in premiums were recorded in agro, air and maritime insurance... |
English First becomes an official provider of language training services to Sochi-2014Speaking at the agreement signing ceremony, SOC-2014 CEO noted that EF has demonstrated its highest standard via its deep experience with the Olympics... |
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Russia for the first time places ruble Eurobonds at the London ExchangeBy this step, Russia has opened a new page in the history of its ruble-denominated bond placements, thus meeting one of the major attributes as a global reserve currency... |
Russia’s postcrisis fishery industry backs to Soviet-era production levelAnother positive consequence from the growing activity in the industry was evident in Russia rising from the 9th to the 6th spot among the world’s top fishery countries... |
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Novatek and Total sign strategic cooperation memorandums in the energy sectorThe documents were signed by Novatek President Leonid Mihelson and Total President Christophe de Margerie at the presence of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin... |
RCCI head pledges to improve investment climate worsened by the Yukos caseMost of this negative media hype, according to the new RCCI chief, is not based on acquaintance with the materials of the case, but on raw emotions... |
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