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A hundred steps upward to encourage business

May 16, 2012 Alexei Kvasov, Vedomosti.ru
Vladimir Putin has determined his main economic goal for his new presidential term – for Russia to rise 100 places in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business rankings, from 120th to 20th

Is Russia’s capital flight problem all that bad?

May 11, 2012 Ben Aris
Over the last year, money has been flowing out of Russia for the first time since the chaos of the 1990s. In 2011, a total of $80 billion left the country with another $35.1 billion departing in the first quarter of 2012

Moscow welcomes foreign business

May 10, 2012 Anatoly Medetsky, The Moscow Times
Cooperation Moscow mayor takes a unique step in meeting with the expatriate business community

New Russian government to back privatization effort

May 10, 2012 Natasha Doff, The Moscow News
A program to sell off state assets is likely to move forward after new cabinet is named

Does Russia’s investment legislature work well?

May 4, 2012 Aleksander Bryantsev
Despite the fact that today Russia offers many opportunities for foreign investors, the country still remains unpredictable and risky for doing business

Medvedev's address: Nice words, little action

April 26, 2012 Ian Pryde
In possibly his last address to the State Council, Dmitry Medvedev announced big plans for Russia’s economic future, but as usual, the key lies in implementation

Russian bonds model the supply and demand concept

April 13, 2012 Ben Aris
Russia continues to look to international financial markets to raise capital, and so far foreign investors find the offerings very attractive

Russian startups strive for more foreign venture capital

April 9, 2012 Anna Andrianova
The Skolkovo Foundation, which is creating an innovation center near Moscow, has signed partnerships with major Russian investors and several international funds

Russia reaches top 50 in Bloomberg ranking

April 6, 2012 Pavel Koshkin
Bloomberg ranking targeting investors places Russia ahead of India and China, while a World Bank report still shows Russia in the slow lane. Yet experts are hesitant to rely on the accuracy of the Bloomberg data

Russia beckons businesses

April 4, 2012 Tai Adelaja, Russia Profile
The Kremlin plans to ram another business reform bill through parliament ahead of an imminent power change

World Bank paints a rosy picture for Russia's post-WTO economy

March 29, 2012 Tai Adelaja, Russia Profile
Russia looks primed to reap enormous economic gains when it becomes a full-fledged member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) this year, a new World Bank report said

Will Putin 2.0 mean a return to the prosperity of the 2000s?

March 28, 2012 Ian Pryde
With Vladimir Putin’s inauguration scheduled for May 7, 2012, a number of investment analysts in Moscow have reached a rather odd conclusion about the future Russian president’s economic policies

Russian online outbound travel market can grow ten-fold by 2015

March 23, 2012 East-West Digital News
Katrin Buckenmaier, CEO of Travelmenu, shared her vision of the fast-growing Russian online travel market and her experience of the challenges faced by a foreigner managing a startup in Russia

IT companies lay out the welcome mat

March 14, 2012 Tino Kyuntsel
Russia is not the first stop on the map for outsourcing. Compared to India, Russians are too expensive – and too inventive – which is why the majority of their good ideas require someone else to implement them

US business angel Esther Dyson: “Online services can reduce the costs of being honest”

March 14, 2012 East-West Digital News
Among US business angels, Esther Dyson is probably the one who has invested the most to date in Russia

Russia needs a post-industrial revolution

March 9, 2012 Alexei Moisseev
In order to follow through on its promises to the people, the Russian government needs to take a serious look at the country’s economy and make the changes necessary for sustainable long-term growth

Russia's startups getting more appeal

March 2, 2012 Adrien Henni
With local startups and incubators springing up like mushrooms, a number of foreign tech investors have started to operate in the country which strives for modernization

Sales soar on the Internet

February 29, 2012 Ben Aris
Russia expected to become the largest e-commerce market in Europe by 2019

Can an investment climate be improved from the top down?

February 23, 2012 Ian Pryde
The Russian government has proposed that all state-owned companies pay out the same level of dividends, but this is contrary to the behavior of companies in the free market

Russian Business Week takes on Russia in the global economy

February 17, 2012 Darya Alyukova
Investors and pundits gathered in London recently to discuss Russia’s economic development and how it will or will not be affected by the changing political climate
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