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12.05.2008, 06:32
Curbing red tape on small and medium business is among the top priorities for Vladimir Putin in his new role as Russian Prime Minister. The amount of paperwork could be stopping local and foreign firms entering the market.
03.01.2008, 10:36
When temperatures fall below zero in winter there’s nothing better than a cup of hot tea, especially when the water is boiled in a Russian samovar. These old-style metal water-heaters vary in size and shape, but they always conjure up the same romantic at
19.03.2010, 13:31
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President Medevev has announced during a speech to young scientists that Russia is to build its equivalent of Silicon Valley in the village of Skolkovo near Moscow.
16.09.2009, 15:38
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Employees from AvtoVAZ – Russia’s biggest car company from Central Russia’s city of Togliatti – might soon be demoted to making toys, rather than cars, in an attempt to pull through the economic crisis.
10.06.2010, 13:20
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The Russian Finance Ministry is proposing new taxes on cigarettes and vodka with some analysts fearing that it could lead to a significant increase in counterfeit goods.
28.03.2010, 12:26
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While Russia has changed its time to summer, five of its regions have “moved” closer to the capital in time. Now the country has 9 time zones instead of 11.
02.06.2009, 16:07
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Japanese carmaker Nissan has opened its first production plant near Russia's St. Petersburg.
30.07.2009, 10:01
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Russia’s biggest car maker, Avtovaz, has denied media reports that it plans to cut more than 27 thousand jobs. However the company has been struggling with falling demand, and is facing problems debt with debt.
19.10.2009, 20:28
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Mounting losses at Avtovaz, have stakeholders muttering about stemming the losses and bankruptcy, as the company races against time to rev up its range, slash employees, and service crippling debts.
28.10.2009, 18:51
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Avtovaz employees threatened with layoffs by the restructuring and fight for survival of Russia’s largest domestic carmaker, will be protected from redundancy until alternative positions can be found.
Published: 24 August, 2009, 11:01
Tea production in Russia is on the rise in the south of the country, with unique blends cultivated from Chinese plants brought to the region more than a century ago.
Tea will grow in parts of California, but it never became a commercial crop because it was too labor intensive and therefore expensive. That harvesting machine looks intriguing, but I'm not sure it would be enough to lower California labor costs sufficiently to make tea profitable here. Great idea - I wish them success and will look for a website.