... rural localities where the shortage is most apparent. For instance, doctors under the age of 35 who agree to work for five years at a rural Perm hospital get a million ruble ($33,000) grant. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promised in March that doctors' salaries will double regional averages by 2018. But such monetary incentives often pale in comparison to what can be made at a drugmaker in Moscow or a clinic in Europe. "In France, a doctor working at a hospital earns 7,500 to 10,000 euros [$10...

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Russia has been widely touted as the world's most deadly place to fly after a series of air crashes. The Russian aviation industry faces another pressing issue that may eventually compound safety problems – a shortage of personnel, especially pilots. Russia has been widely touted as the world's most deadly place to fly after a series of air crashes. The Russian aviation industry faces another pressing issue that may eventually compound safety problems –...

... privatizations should be made to carry out the plans the government announced earlier. Another goal is to move fast with salary increases for social-sector employees to levels already announced. He was apparently referring to instructions by Putin to raise salaries for teachers to the average income level in a given region. The Cabinet will also have to propose a budget for the next year and develop at least five federal development programs to start implementing next year. It wasn’t immediately clear...

The muscular firefighters in sharp uniforms chatted lightheartedly near a row of well-equipped Iveco firetrucks, ready at a moment's notice to drop the banter and race out to extinguish a blaze. The muscular firefighters in sharp uniforms chatted lightheartedly near a row of well-equipped Iveco firetrucks, ready at a moment's notice to drop the banter and race out to extinguish a blaze. The equipment inside the fire station in the Moskva City business...

Corporate expenditures on educating personnel have returned to pre-crisis levels, but that doesn't mean that companies are now ready to buy everything at once. Businesses continue to search out the most effective ways to raise the qualification and enthusiasm of their employees. Corporate expenditures on educating personnel have returned to pre-crisis levels, but that doesn't mean that companies are now ready to buy everything at once. Businesses...

Payment of wages in cash would be forbidden and stores would be forced to install credit-card terminals if legislation being developed by the Finance Ministry is implemented. Payment of wages in cash would be forbidden and stores would be forced to install credit-card terminals if legislation being developed by the Finance Ministry is implemented, Vedomosti reported. A Finance Ministry working group has now prepared legislation that will require employers and stores to...

... their current 60,000 rubles ($2,000) per year to between 200,000 and 250,000 rubles ($6,500 to $8,000). The minister also said the quality of technical education needs to be improved, suggesting that professors should be more actively recruited and salaries should be raised. Livanov said the average professor at his former university makes about 60,000 rubles a month and that some make as little as 30,000 rubles. Previous education minister Andrei Fursenko had also spoken in favor of decreasing...

Senior officials of the security services — the Federal Security Service, the Foreign Intelligence Service and the Federal Guard Service — have declared their incomes for 2011, and, in contrast to other government officials, most don't own vehicles and are the main breadwinners for their families. Senior officials of the security services — the Federal Security Service, the Foreign Intelligence Service and the Federal Guard Service —...

... post-crisis revenue recovery [tax and operating grants] coupled with reasonable cost containment should allow it to report a moderate budgetary performance in 2012-14. This is despite some relaxation of spending triggered by a pre-election hike in public salaries and other operating spending in 2011, especially in the fourth quarter of the year. Our base-case scenario foresees Novosibirsk reporting operating surpluses of about 2 percent on average in the medium term," S&P said in a statement issued...

... result for 10 years. A source at Alfa Bank, which is owned by Mikhail Fridman's Alfa Group, confirmed to The Moscow Times on Wednesday that the company's investment bankers had not been paid their bonuses for 2011, though they received their annual salaries. Resentment at the decision was first reported by Finparty.ru last week, which spoke to more than 10 analysts, traders and bankers about the situation. Several bankers left the office in disgust after being informed that bonuses would not be...

... expressed surprise that the tax authorities had acted on the allegation that they lacked information on the law firm's 2010 taxes. She said tax authorities "exceeded their powers" by freezing all of the firm's accounts, including those for salaries, which she said is against the law. Volkova said the firm has resubmitted the necessary documents, but it was unclear how long it would take to unfreeze its accounts. In another development, Roman Dobrokhotov, a member of the Solidarity opposition...

... at home and abroad, such as "Osama" in 2003 and "The Kite Runner" in 2007 but were made with foreign funding. On its own, Afghanistan has only managed to make a couple of documentaries over the last decade. The government pays the salaries of Afghan Film's 100 or so staff, but it gives no money toward film production, or preservation. Ahmadi says the archives hold more than 7,000 film cases, containing decades of recorded events in Afghan history, along with 50 or so feature films...

... actually in progress. This means that what was previously carried out as part of the regulated tax audit procedure is now performed behind closed doors. Particular attention is given to groups of companies. Various commissions have also been revived (on salaries, losses, and VAT refunds), where taxpayers are persuaded, for example, that they need to take losses off their tax return, or waive VAT refunds. Companies are often swayed by the threat of a field tax audit. The FTS Russia report on tax supervision...

After days of speculation, riot police swooped in and dismantled the opposition's Occupy-style encampment in a central Moscow park early Wednesday morning, detaining more than 20 exhausted activists and hustling the others into a nearby metro station. After days of speculation, riot police swooped in and dismantled the opposition's Occupy-style encampment in a central Moscow park early Wednesday morning, detaining more than 20 exhausted activists and hustling...

We live in the most transformative era the world has ever seen. The familiar economic systems and structures that have evolved over time, and that our models and business strategies so deeply rely on, are changing as a result of powerful macro-economic forces conspiring to reshape our world. Felix Kugel Vice President & Managing Director ManpowerGroup Russia & CIS We live in the most transformative era the world has ever seen. The familiar economic systems and structures that have evolved over...

... unresponsive to exhortations that they chant “glory” to the various official trade unions. The slogans praising authorities were even contradicted by some rally banners, demanding greater transparency and higher pay. “Prices have gone up, salaries should too,” one poster read. Some posters took pot shots at opposition activists involved in recent protests against alleged fraud in December's State Duma vote. “Hamsters don't work,” read one, referring to a nickname given...

... Founder of Lissant-Nord, an air ventilation company Q: What are the benefits of doing business in Murmansk? A: It’s a small city, so you can start a business without borrowing huge sums of money. Business expenses are smaller. Rent is cheaper. Salaries are smaller. I was able to start my business with a 200,000 ruble ($6,800) loan from the bank. It’s not like Moscow, where even small businesses need million ruble loans to start. Capital from Moscow hasn’t made it here yet, so there...