| American
Chamber of Commerce in Russia The American Chamber of Commerce in Russia is the largest and most influential foreign business organization in Russia. Representing over 700 firms, with offices in Moscow and St. Petersburg, the Chamber promotes the business interests of its members and works closely with the U.S. and Russian governments to develop a market environment attractive to investment and long-term business operations. The Chamber plays a pivotal role in the Russian American Business Dialogue, a business-to-business process announced by Presidents Bush and Putin at the Genoa Summit in 2001 to encourage business to identify obstacles to trade and investment in both countries and make recommendations for change to both governments. |
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| Eurasia
Group Eurasia Group is a New York based research and consulting firm that focuses on political risk analysis and general industry research. Originally focused on the countries of Eurasia, we have now broadened our geographical range to include the Middle East, Africa, Latin Amercia and Asia. Our flagship product is the Lehman Brothers Eurasia Group Stability Index (LEGSI). The LEGSI is an analytical framework which generates country stability ratings for global emerging markets countries and ranks countries according to relative stability and which is produced through a joint venture between Lehman Brothers investment bank and Eurasia Group. For more information please go to www.eurasiagroup.net or contact Joe Goldberg at (646) 424-2512 or goldberg@eurasiagroup.net. |
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| Prime-TASS Business News Agency PRIME-TASS is Russia’s leading business news agency. Privately owned, the agency has no political affiliations, and is known for its objective coverage worldwide. With over 150 permanent staff and scores of stringers across Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States and the world, we provide quality live coverage of major economic and political news in Russia and 14 former Soviet states. Prime-Tass’ English language service produces over 100 news and analysis pieces daily. The agency is particularly strong in commodity, energy and financial markets coverage. www.prime-tass.com and www.prime-tass.ru. Tel: +7 095 974 7664 |
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