SENIOR TALENT JOIN DELOITTE CIS Dedicated to helping our people and clients excel SENIOR TALENT JOIN DELOITTE CIS Dedicated to helping our people and clients excel Deloitte is pleased to announce that the following partners and senior specialists have recently joined its CIS...

Imports into Russia from non-CIS countries grew 26.7 percent year on year to $15.3 billion in January, according to preliminary data published on the Federal Customs Service's website. Imports into Russia from non-CIS countries grew 26.7 percent year on...

... The Russian head of the monitoring mission sent by the Commonwealth of Independent States said his "heart rejoiced" at the vote. "We don't want the same kind of elections and democracy that we are seeing today in Libya and Egypt," CIS Executive Secretary Sergei Lebedev said. "Look at what's happening in Syria, where the people are being thrown into the abyss of civil war, supposedly under the guise of democracy." Lebedev said CIS monitors noted some minor irregularities...

Large international contracting group with worldwide operations including Russia/CIS is seeking to recruit an experienced senior business development executive based in Moscow. The ideal candidate shall possess the following requisites: - Ability to speak and write fluent English and Russian - Wide network of business relations...

... English and Russian law capabilities of the London and Moscow offices in executing major regional transactions and he will spend significant amount of his time in Goltsblat BLP, the Russian practice of BLP, and in the London office to support the Russian/CIS clients and others on their needs. www.gblplaw.com | tel: +7 (495) 287 44 44 | email: info@gblplaw.com

... Inspection Service, but we still have no uniform state quality standards." Industry publication The Pharmaletter noted Sunday that new regulations are slowing the development of clinical trials in Russia. It estimated the clinical trials market in the CIS would be worth 940 euros ($1.25 billion) by 2014. Nonetheless, "[for the government] the main thing is not the effectiveness and safety of medicines, only budget savings. This is unacceptable," Shipkov said. "We are entering the WTO...

... Russia won't sell stakes in state-run companies at low prices, Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for Putin, said Jan. 11. "The government has to decide for itself on the goals of privatization," said Alexander Morozov, chief economist for Russia and CIS at HSBC in Moscow. "Is it about budget revenue or is it about a cut in the government's role in the economy and an improvement in corporate governance? It's most likely that privatization will be delayed and it's particularly negative for Transneft...

... real estate fund agreed to buy the largest mall in central St. Petersburg for about $1.1 billion, according to two people with knowledge of the transaction. Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund VII will purchase the Galereya center from Meridian Capital CIS Fund, which is run by a buyout firm backed by a group of Kazakh investors including Askar Alshinbayev, the people said. They declined to be identified because the transaction is private and won't be completed until later this month. Galereya, which...

... development has plateaued, which is leading to more effective means of personnel management at Russian companies, such as career growth opportunities and competitive bonuses, said Dmitry Gasten, senior manager of management advisory at KPMG Russia and the CIS. At the same time, Russian companies encounter difficulties delegating authority, he said. "The companies are hierarchical, with final decisions on a wide range of issues made only by the senior management," Gasten said. As a result, the...

... legally arrived in Russia last year, the head of the Federal Migration Service said at a news conference Thursday. Konstantin Romodanovsky announced that 13.8 million people had legally entered the country in 2011, among them 9.7 million citizens of CIS countries. Of the legal immigrants, about 2.7 million were from Ukraine, about 2 million from Uzbekistan, less than 1.5 million from Kazakhstan and just less than 1 million from Tajikistan. Azerbaijan, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia all had in the...

... cooperation has significantly evolved over the last two decades. "It's not simply exporting goods from one country to the other, it's much more varied," she said by telephone. Jukka Kylmala, head of the power business division in Russia and CIS at Metso, a supplier of technologies for mining, construction, oil and gas and other industries, echoed this thought, saying he expects more new orders from Russia. Despite problems like bureaucratic barriers in Russia, he said he's positive about...

In 2011, five key court decisions from the Supreme Arbitration Court (SAC) shaped the way taxpayers do business in Russia. But their real influence will only be felt throughout 2012. Evgeny Timofeev Partner, Head of Russian / CIS tax practice Goltsblat BLP In 2011, five key court decisions from the Supreme Arbitration Court (SAC) shaped the way taxpayers do business in Russia. But their real influence will only be felt throughout 2012. Nondiscrimination defense against thin...

... Companies are at varying stages in their response to the risks and operational challenges that the euro-zone crisis presents. To maximize value protection, companies should be acting and planning now. Andrew Cranston is senior partner at KPMG in Russia and CIS. 451428

... assistance in working in Russia, including in finding partners, navigating the paperwork and creating strategies to enter the market, according to the agency’s website, Export.gov/russia . Ron Pollett, president and CEO of GE in Russia and the CIS, which works with the U.S. Commercial Service, praised the reset as a boon to his corporation’s local businesses, which include technology infrastructure, energy infrastructure, financial services and entertainment. “In short, it has helped...

... exhibitions; technical consultations concerning industrial applications of different kind of plastics; business trips; claim service; check and preparation of commercial offers. 06/2005  — 11/2006  — Russia and CIS representative of engineering company "Hecht International" (Germany). Start-up project in Russia. Company's direction of activity: design, engineering and installation of clear water and gas treatment...

... noted that the main criterion for choosing an MBA program in the United States is the school's position in well-known rankings. "The main factor in favor of my business school was that it is a strategic partner of Britain's Open University in the CIS," said Anna Sidomonidze, a Strategy MBA graduate of the International Institute of Management LINK. The quality of the program is most important, Sidomonidze said, although employers will probably need to see a diploma with a state certification...