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The cold market for haute cuisine

April 18, 2012 Ekaterina Frolova
Even as Muscovites flock to cooking schools too few entrepreneurs are taking advantage of the demand in this segment

The coming of America…to Moscow

April 13, 2012 Evy Hua
When Americans visit Moscow, they want both a taste of home and things that seem slightly exotic. Shawn McKenna brought American-style dining to Russia’s capital. He and other American expatriates share their favorite Moscow places

PPPs Capitalize on Kazan’s Entrepreneurial Spark

April 10, 2012 James Weber, The Kazan Herald
The entrepreneurial nature of Tatarstan’s population makes Kazan and the surrounding region a mecca for new business growth

Siberia made the world play

March 27, 2012 Anna Sherstneva, Tatyana Filimonova, Russky Reporter
Alawar Entertainment, a Novosibirsk-based video game developer, became one of the biggest games companies in Eastern Europe

Russian women create a world-class fitness experience

March 16, 2012 Vladimir Ruvinsky
Olga Sloutsker, founder of World Class, Russia’s first fitness club, talked with RBTH about the role women played in developing the spa, fitness and health club industry in Russia

Women taking bigger role in business

March 7, 2012 Natasha Doff, The Moscow News
On March 8, Russia celebrates International Women’s Day. In honor of the holiday, stories about the new role women are playing in Russian business

Automated down to the last mile

February 29, 2012 Anastasia Napalkova, Expert Magazine
Qiwi, a company that operates pay kiosks, is taking on the Russian postal service with a network of self-service package collection terminals

The “grunge” style grows from Soviet-era roots

February 20, 2012 Timur Ganeev, Prokhor Kolosov
Young Russian designer Igor Isayev graduated from the Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London. Recently he has just opened a flagship store on Nikitsky Boulevard in central Moscow to apply his foreign experience in Russia

Metran thinks locally and globally

February 7, 2012 Mikhail Volkov
Metran was a Urals success story long before it was acquired by U.S.-based Emerson. The company remains committed to its hometown even as it works on global problems

Defending the Russian business?

February 3, 2012 Roman Vorobyov
The Russian authorities proposed to introduce the office of business ombudsman at the The 2012 Russia Forum

Can we overcome the perception gap?

January 31, 2012 Ian Pryde
Russian businessmen in Davos were happy to talk about how Western investors have Russia all wrong, but were they really missing the point?

Tourism and fun for $100 million

January 13, 2012 Anastasia Zhokhova, Forbes
The Expeditsya brand focuses on selling original outdoor and novelty products

Russia abroad: banya finds an appreciative new audience

January 10, 2012 Lena Smirnova, The Moscow Times
Well-muscled and menacing at first glance, former Soviet soldier Pavel Dukhin might be the last person you’d want to have beat you with tree branches, although that is exactly what his job is

The “Blackberry” agency

January 9, 2012 Anna Nemtsova, special to Russia Beyond the Headlines
Andrei Nikitin, the general director of the Agency of Strategic Initiatives, a group created by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to address concerns of business owners told RBTH why people feel dissatisfied with politics and business

Alexei Goncharov: “A man knows where he wants to go, and he walks alone”

December 23, 2011 Alexei Torgashev, Russky Reporter
Alexei Goncharov is a man who has made his own way. Now the owner of Uralplastik-N, he has spent a lot of time and effort over the years in R&D, which is almost unheard for a small businessman in Russia

Making money by keeping her options open

December 21, 2011 Ben Aris
Patricia Cloherty set up her first private equity fund in 1969. Today she is one of the most influential women in the venture capital world

Russian business chases turkeys

December 19, 2011 Ivan Rubanov, Expert Magazine
Turkey breeding unexpectedly emerges as a lucrative growth opportunity in Russian agriculture

British expat arranges Tatarstan investment tour

November 11, 2011 Wyatt Ford, The Kazan Herald
What has Jonny been up to recently? Check out this news story from The Kazan Herald.

Only the glamorous survive

August 25, 2011 Ekaterina Frolova
Opening a new beauty salon or spa in Moscow is not for the faint of heart

Anti-alcohol campaign produces winners and losers

August 18, 2011 Vladimir Ruvinsky
New restrictions on beer sales may cause small kiosks to close, but could promote small breweries
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