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New Regulations to Speed Customs at Border, Burden Companies

The Moscow Times

Companies will be required to submit customs declarations in advance for goods arriving by road at the Russian border, according to new regulations issued by the Federal Customs Service that will come into force in mid-June. Companies will be required to submit customs declarations in...

FAMS Hits Customs on iPads

The Federal Anti-Monopoly Service has opened a case against the Federal Customs Service "in the defense of competitiveness," concerning allegations that the customs service was not charging import duties on Apple iPads, while it was collecting the tariff from other manufacturers of tablet computers. The customs...

Survey Finds Customs Logistic Weak Point

Vedomosti

..., with Kazakhstan in 86th place and Belarus in 91st. The top spots in the rankings were held by Singapore, Hong Kong and Finland. The logistics rating is based on responses by representatives from the logistics industry who assessed six indicators: customs procedures, transportation infrastructure, logistics services (customs brokers, transportation operators), tracking the movement of goods, timely delivery and complexity in the organization of international transport. Russia scored 2.58 points...

IKEA's Bank Coming to Finance Customers

By Anatoly Medetsky / The Moscow Times

... finance division. It could begin operations next year after gaining regulatory approvals. The partners said Friday that they started the registration process. Later, the bank will also issue store cards, loyalty cards and credit cards and loans to IKEA customers, Liljegren said. Taking out a license for that kind of business could require two years. Active in the country since 2006, Luxembourg-registered IKANO has been a financial consultant to IKEA. "Now we feel it's time to make the next step...

Russia and the WTO

By Galina Balandina / Pepeliaev Group

... Russian manufacturers not seeing their goods discriminated against on foreign markets, and of trade disputes between Russia and other partners being able to be resolved using procedures within the WTO framework. Galina Balandina Partner, Head of Customs and Foreign Trade Regulation Practice Pepeliaev Group In 2011, Russia completed negotiations regarding its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Membership of the WTO will give Russia the advantages of being able to play a role in setting...

Mergenov, Ruslan

<table cellspaceing="5" cellpadding="5" border="0"> <tbody> <tr><td><b>Last position:</b></td><td>Customer Service and Logistics Manager </td></tr> <tr><td><b>Experience:</b></td><td>8</td></tr> <tr><td><b>Citizenship:</b></td><td>Russia</td></tr>...

Lawyers Greet WTO Warmly

By Alec Luhn

... products. "It's certainly going to help my business because it helps the business of my clients," he said. "It's going to encourage more companies to commit to Russia." Vladimir Tchikine, a partner at Goltsblat BLP specializing in customs and international trade, said Russia's compliance with WTO agreements will bring more clarity to this sphere. The enforceability and expansiveness of WTO regulations will allow him to conduct his practice more effectively, he said. Currently,...

No Outsourcing — No Future?

By Boris Bobrovnikov / CROC

... practice, any IT function can now be outsourced. For instance, a large Russian bank recently wrote off its books the IT unit within a week and outsourced it to us. Everyone benefited: CROC increased its number of employees by a few dozen people, and the customer continues to receive the usual level of service without having to deal with system depreciation, social payments (which have increased since 2011) and IT staff management in general. Another example is British American Tobacco, for which CROC...

Luxury Hotels Compete to Raise Service

By Alec Luhn / The Moscow Times

... the Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow (formerly the Hotel Ukraina) underwent a $300 million transformation from Soviet behemoth to internationally branded luxury hotel. Now the hotel is rebuilding its training system to bring customer service up to world-class levels, with a &quot;Russian twist.&quot; In 2007-10, the Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow (formerly the Hotel Ukraina) underwent a $300 million transformation from Soviet behemoth to internationally...

Wave of the Future: MTS Turning Phones Into Credit Card

By Rachel Nielsen / The Moscow Times

Mobile TeleSystems is rolling out a service that will let its customers make purchases and check bank balances with a wave of their phones. Mobile TeleSystems is rolling out a payment service Wednesday that will let its cell-phone customers make purchases and check bank balances with a wave of their phones, the...

Efimov, Dmitry

... history:</b></td><td><p><b>Sales Engineer</b><br>11/2010 – present time. Russian office of international manufacturing group <br>Company’s direction of activity: production and sales of industrial sealing solutions. Functions: searching for the customers within industrial sectors; technical support and consultation of new and existing clients concerning company’s capabilities, materials and technology; carrying out of meetings and presentations in different levels; study of new products and...

Medvedev Wants to End 'Mobile Slavery'

By Rachel Nielsen / The Moscow Times

Outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev wants to force mobile providers to let customers keep their cell-phone numbers while switching providers. Outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev wants to force mobile providers to let customers keep their cell-phone numbers while switching providers, his top economic adviser said. Presidential...

New Internet Service Makes It Easier to Get a Ride

The Moscow Times

... where pickup is often slow and quality inconsistent. InTaxi is a website and application that people can use to order cabs straight from their smartphones. It looks a bit like the Uber service in the United States, which launched in June 2010 to connect customers with drivers of luxury vehicles for hire. But Stanislav Leontenko, one of inTaxi's two owners, insisted Tuesday that the Russian company developed the idea on its own. "When we were starting, there was nothing to look at," Leontenko...

Certain, Leonard

... functional areas, performs long and short range planning, recommends improvements to overall operations and cost reductions, and develops/submits operational planning documents, reports, and briefings. Conducts daily interface and coordination with military customers, manages/coordinates resources to support mission requirements, and assists in the development of work methods/procedures. Performs analysis of contractual data and advises the Project Management Team of capabilities required to meet mission...

Rotenberg's Stroigazmontazh 2011Revenue Up More Than 50%

Vedomosti

... After this purchase, Rotenberg — Vladimir Putin's longtime judo partner — began doing construction work for Gazprom. A year later, he ranked in the top three Russian construction companies for the oil and gas sector. Gazprom is now the main customer of Stroigazmontazh, Baturin said, declining to say whether it was the construction company's only customer. For more than a year, Stroigazmontazh has said it is planning to diversify its business, but it has not reported any large orders in other...

Bosch Plans to Expand Auto Plant in Saratov

The Moscow Times

... that sales will more than double after the final stage of expansion is complete. Localization will help Bosch accommodate the Russian automakers' habit of making last-minute decisions about their own production lines, Schopf said. "Our Russian customers are still planning on a very short-time basis, and sometimes products are already on the road when our customer decides that he wants to delay something or that he wants to shift from one product mix to another product mix," he said. Schopf...

Deductions for Property Buyers May Be Broadened

Vedomosti

... only once in a lifetime. “The Finance Ministry is considering giving a deduction to each owner in full — 2 million rubles — even if it’s joint or partial ownership,” said deputy director of the ministry’s tax and customs tariff policy department Sergei Razgulin. Now it is unclear what happens if one of the owners receives their share of the deduction and the other does not, Razgulin said. Can that person expect a deduction when buying their next apartment? The...

Sberbank Crowned Most Valuable Russian Brand Globally

By Lena Smirnova / The Moscow Times

... centers, business centers, 24-hour self-service lobbies and kiosks for doing transactions. "The high appreciation of the Sberbank brand is due to the bank's record-breaking financial results as well as the changes in the perceptions of the bank's customers, related primarily to the changes in the level of service," said Denis Bugrov, the bank's senior vice president, in a statement. "A new image of Sberbank is being formed as a modern, high-tech and customer-friendly company," The...

Sakoyan, Anton

... logistics department, company's branches and coordinated work between the departments • Direct management of work in sales and technical departments from the very beginning of the project, including negotiations with customers and preparation of proposals till the final contracts' administration </td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"><b>Computer Skills:</b></td><td> Advanced PC skills (Microsoft...

PHULL, AJIT SINGH

... Forecasting & review of Actual Sales with Sales Group in Europe in America. 3. Review (Daily/Weekly/Monthly) on - a. Production volume, Productivity, Yield, WIP, RMIN-FGRN. b. Compliance to Quality Standards, Quality Trends, Customer complaints. c. Labour Attendance, Labour Turnover, Sustainability Initiatives. d. Preventive & Breakdown maintenance, MTTR & MTBF. e. Overhead, R&M & Direct Cost, DBR & DCR. 4. Annual Budgeting & Controlling Yields, Overheads, Direct Cost...

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