The new director of the Russian British Chamber of Commerce plans to leverage his Scottish roots to outpace his rivals and bring British businesses to the Russian regions. The new director of the Russian-British Chamber of Commerce plans to leverage his Scottish roots to outpace...

A division of the United States Commerce Department on Monday put Russia on its annual listing of countries with the poorest intellectual property rights protection, for the 16th year in a row. A division of the United States Commerce Department on Monday...

... of unequal patent fees (fees were four times higher for nonresidents), both of which were done in the lead-up to WTO accession, aim to improve intellectual property rights in Russia. Although the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, a part of the Commerce Department, praised the creation of the court, it still included Russia in its annual listing of countries with the poorest intellectual property rights protection for the 16th year in a row, The Moscow Times reported in early May. "While...

... in establishing a fair balance between the right to intellectual property and freedom to conduct business and private life and personal data protection. In 2010, the first court ruling on bringing ISPs to civil responsibility appeared. The Supreme Commerce Court of the Russian Federation decided last year that ISPs may be recognized as responsible and financially liable for damages caused by users' illegal content. For this purpose, courts shall appraise the following criteria: awareness of an...

... answer the challenges that stand before Russia,” he said. Still, foreign business representatives called the appointments good news. The makeup of the Cabinet is “very positive,” Andrew Somers, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia, told The Moscow Times.  He singled out the two new deputy prime ministers — Golodets and Dvorkovich — as particularly welcome figures. His words were echoed by Frank Schauff, CEO of the Association of European Businesses...

... catastrophic conditions, such as high waters, storms and extreme weather, may occur more often than before," Tsepelev added, which puts the risk of maritime disaster even higher. Port Renaissance As the force of nature shows its strength, the force of commerce is also demonstrating how relentless it can be. While politicians and businessmen talked for the last 20 years about the need to increase capacity at Baltic ports, some logistics firms left for more spacious facilities in nearby Finland and the...

... from circulation. A monument to the banknote was installed in the city center in 2011. Helpful contacts: Acting Mayor Edkham Akbulatov (93 Ulitsa Karla Marksa; +7 391- 226-1025; admkrsk.ru ); Nikolai Khudykh, chairman of Central Siberian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (26 Ulitsa Kirova; +7 391-268-1585; cstpp.ru ). Sister cities: Sault Sainte Marie, Canada; Daqing, Harbin and Heihe, China; Cremona, Italy. KRASNOYARSK — One of the oldest cities in Siberia, Krasnoyarsk boasts sights like...