Author: Edwards Johnson
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Public opinion poll highlights Russians’ expectations from upcoming electionsThe poll studied Russians' sentiments ahead of the upcoming State Duma election slated for Dec. 4 2011 and the next presidential election slated for March 4, 2012... |
FAVORIT MOTORS remains the key pacesetter on Russia's auto retail marketVladimir Popov, the president of FAVORIT MOTORS, one of the leading Russian auto dealership holdings, talked about the Russian and foreign auto retail markets... |
The Russian auto dealership services market today: key players, major trends, growth drivers and future forecastsHaving defied the global economic crisis with its double-digit growth rates, the Russian auto retail market has become a pacesetting industry in the post-crisis era... |
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State buildings evacuated by government agencies in Moscow to become hotelsMarat Khusnullin, the deputy Moscow mayor overseeing urban policy, said the move will free the center of traffic jams and eliminate hotel deficit... |
Moscow and Russia as a whole on the threshold of the dawn of a ‘floating hotels’ boomToday, it seems this trend is not limited only to Moscow, because, according to experts, Russia will have about 150 ‘hotels on water’ by 2015... |
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St. Petersburg's famous Astoria Hotel to be sold into private hands in OctoberThe new starting price for the October auction will be 1.5bln rubles. The sale of the hotel is part of the city’s privatization program... |
Hyatt Regency Hotel to open in Sochi as part of its preparation for the 2014 OlympicsCommenting on the agreement, Snegiri Development CEO Sergei Demin called the project a top priority, which will become the center of Sochi’s resort life... |
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Business representatives told not go into politics for self-enrichment sakeSpeaking in May at a meeting with Russian parliamentarians, President Medvedev urged business executives not to use politics as a means for self-enrichment... |
Central Bank’s current ‘blacklisted bankers' database holds almost 200 namesThe Russian Central Bank has added 195 names to its so-called ‘database of ‘blacklisted bankers’ ineligible to hold senior positions in financial institutions... |
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Putin sets up a National Front political movement to consolidate hold on power in RussiaPrime Minister Putin has set up a new political alliance to boost the chances of United Russia Party of keeping its majority in the parliamentary elections... |
Defiant and unrepentant Khodorkovsky and Lebedev file petitions for paroleEx-Yukos owner Mikhail Khodorkovsky and ex-Menatep CEO Platon Lebedev have filed petitions for parole at a Moscow court, despite claiming innocence... |
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Multibillionaire promises to secure a second place for Just Cause party in the State DumaTo achieve this lofty objective, Prokhorov says he is ready to do everything possible, including using his vast wealth and changing the party’s name... |
Downgraded speaker loses the privileges of the third highest political figure in RussiaLost privileges included an official car fitted with a siren, residence and other pecks enjoyed by the third highest political figure in Russia's hierarchy... |
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Medvedev in Hong Kong for advanced expertise in financial market and state governancePresident Medvedev says Hong Kong’s best practices in patent rights protection and commercialization of scientific inventions are very important for Russia's economy... |
Russia and Sweden outline key spheres for further deepening of bilateral cooperationAccording to official data, bilateral trade has surged by 600% in the last decade, a trend that has made Sweden one of the 10 largest and direct investors in Russia... |
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Russia and Jordan ‘compare notes’ on directions of bilateral strategic partnershipSpecifically, the Jordanian monarch noted that he very much appreciates the highly productive ties between Moscow and Amman and the opportunities for deepening them further... |
Optimization of JFSC Sistema’s hotel business prompts sale of Pekin hotelThe sale, the management said, was carried out within the policy of optimization of assets in accordance with the company’s hotel business development strategy... |
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Hotel Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya receives Vasilyev’s Lily AwardAccording to Alexander Vasilyev, the famous fashion historian, who is the founder of the project, the Lilies will henceforth be awarded to institutions, which harmoniously combine history with modernity... |
Top executive management overhaul at Lotte Hotel puts a Lotte veteran at the helmsA change of management at Lotte Hotel Moscow has elevated Jason Cho, an executive of 20 years with the Lotte chain, to the post of general manager... |
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Kempinski taps its seasoned hospitality executive to head its Russia and CIS operationsThe management of the Kempinski Hotel Group has appointed Gerhard E. Mitrovits its new area director for Russia and other CIS countries... |
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