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Jobs & Careers (Fall 2008)

Everyone has an opinion about the 'chinovnik' - the Russian civil servant. But what do they say about themselves? For the fall edition of Jobs and Careers we spoke to two civil servants. They're young, hard-working and ambitious. And according to one of Russia's top captains of industry, they'd be far better advised to go into business. "There are young people who go to work in state service right after graduation," said billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov in a recent speech to students at his alma mater, the state Financial Academy. "I recommend that you only go into business. Only there will you find drive and real life." So why is it that so many young people, against his advice, are still trying to make a career in the civil service and what are the prospects? And is it something they'd recommend to other young people looking for a high-flying career?



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Market Matters: RTS Has Toughest Week Since '99
Trading on the dollar-denominated RTS exchange was suspended three times on Friday as anxiety deepened over whether the U.S. House of Representatives would pass a $700 billion financial sector bailout package and share prices on Russian and international markets plummeted.

Will PR specialists save the world? The financial crisis has added extra work to them.PR agencies are not left at a loose end either. Will this become a test for Russian PR specialists in the area of finance? How far has the Russian PR progressed at all?

Issue 3891
Published: 25 April 2008
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Business

British Car Dealer to Buy Musa
By Tai Adelaja / Staff Writer Inchcape car dealership group, the world’s largest automobile retailer, said Thursday that it would buy Russia’s Musa Motors Group, paying up to $700 million in a move to strengthen its foothold in one of the world’s fastest-growing car markets.
Fukuda to Build Ties Before G8
By Anna Smolchenko / Staff Writer Talks between Japan and Russia this weekend will likely focus on preparations for the upcoming Group of Eight summit, the possible sale of carbon credits by Russian companies and a decades-old dispute over the Kuril Islands, officials from both countries said Thursday.
TNK-BP Oligarchs Dismiss Talk of Sale
By Miriam Elder / Staff Writer The Russian shareholders who own half of embattled oil major TNK-BP issued a rare statement Thursday strongly denying any intention to sell their stakes in the British-Russian venture.
Business in Brief
Gazprom's Ukrainian Sales | Weak Interest in Auction | Ingosstrakh Chief Dies | BusinessWeek Russia to End | Novolipetsk's Output Plans | Transaero to Expand Fleet | Oil Export Duties May Rise | Miller, Qatari Premier Meet | For the Record
Chemezov Asks to Be State Arms Buyer
Reuters Russian Technologies has asked the government to make it a state arms purchaser and give it access to state funds of more than 1 trillion rubles ($42.8 billion), Kommersant reported Thursday.
Central Banker Hints at Ruble Appreciation
Reuters The Central Bank is ready for monetary tightening as capital inflows into the country have resumed and price growth has accelerated, first deputy chairman Alexei Ulyukayev said Thursday.
Governor Says RusAl May Close Smelter
Bloomberg United Company RusAl may close its Novokuznetsk plant and build a new smelter complex should it fail to meet targets to cut pollution, Kemerovo Governor Aman Tuleyev said.
Yakunin Signs North Korea Rail Link Deal
Reuters Russia Railways chief Vladimir Yakunin on Thursday signed a long-awaited deal to rebuild a railway line to North Korea, a step Moscow says could eventually boost trade between the secretive state and South Korea.
Levitin Says $600Bln in Upgrades Needed
Bloomberg, MT The transportation minister says the spending is needed for infrastructure upgrades.
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