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Russian consumers with open wallets are the magnet pulling multinational fast food chains to Russia. Wendy’s/Arby’s Group is the latest such chain to embrace the rubel-spending power of a growing Russian middle class. They have plans to open up to 180 restaurants in the next 10 years through a deal…
London-listed Petropavlosk plc visited by Medvedev
By John Bonar
A boost to the profile of Petropavlosk plc is expected when London market watchers recognise the unusual endorsement given to the London-listed miner by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev when he visited three of the company’s operations in the Far East region…
Transcript of the meeting of Vladimir Putin with participants and organisers of The Little Prince charity show in St Petersburg on Saturday 29th May:
Vladimir Putin: Ms Freindlich has given me this bell to moderate our meeting. Is everyone here?
We've gathered at a very good time. This city is…
The event seemed mundane enough: a televised meeting between Russia’s prime minister, Vladimir V. Putin, and the country’s cultural elite (in St Petersburg) to promote a charity performance (The Little Prince) for children with cancer. But then a guest, Yuri Shevchuk, a rock star and Kremlin critic, broke protocol.
“I received a call…
The Putin Decade: Remarkable achievements
By Ross Cameron
Special to BSR
A decade ago, Boris Yeltsin the ailing alcoholic first president of the Russian Federation handed the reins of the emerging democratic Russia to Vladimir Putin. It was a good day for Russia and the world. Putin, in my opinion,…
His experience could help you
When David Maltby decided to start his own business after a career in logistics that saw him acting General Manager of DHL in Moscow during the 1998 financial crisis he knew he was facing a challenge. And he knew that locating his business in Moscow…
Chelsea Football Club, owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, were crowned champions of England for the third time at the weekend, after demolishing Wigan 8-0. The destruction extinguished any forlorn hopes harboured from Manchester United and their supporters for a miracle in the eleventh hour that would have seen…
Word Perfect Translations, an Irish company offering translation and interpreting services has recently setup a Russian daughter company. Having out-grown their domestic market, where they are the market leader with exclusive tenders and contracts in both the public and private sector, the multinational team at Word Perfect Translations decided to…
