CIS
RUSSIA: Aerospace undergoes major renewal
Russian arms export monopoly Rosoboroneksport believes that it now has the capability to win back...
RussiaINTERNATIONAL: Bank predicts global growth "cushion"
The World Bank today released its Global Economic Prospects 2008, arguing that developing country...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: FDI shows strong growth in 2007
UNCTAD yesterday released data on global foreign direct investment (FDI), showing record-setting...
InternationalRUSSIA/CIS: Moscow slashes quota for migrant labour
The number of labour migrants allowed to come to Russia without a visa from the CIS states in...
RussiaCEE: 'Hidden' economy poses risks to growth
The hidden economy has grown from perhaps 10% of measured GDP at the end of communism to about...
RUSSIA/CHINA: Perceptions of migrants shape policy
The issue of Chinese migration to Russia has been a subject of controversy in Russia for 15...
RussiaPROSPECTS 2008: Trade flows hold, but no new openings
Continuing trade growth should support the world economy, but the impetus for global trade...
EASTERN EUROPE: Slovaks nab uranium smugglers
The Slovak police yesterday announced that they had arrested three men on the border with Hungary...
