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Q&A: Heavy Vehicle Market Taking Off in Africa

Q&A: Kester Kenn Klomegah interviews ALBERT BAKOV, Russian businessperson MOSCOW, Sep 30 (IPS) - Russian president Dmitry Medvedevs recent official visit to a handful of African countries has provided new impetus to Russian businesss ...

From KESTER KENN KLOMEGAH INTERVIEWS ALBERT BAKOV, RUSSIAN BUSINESSPERSON, Inter Press Service,  30 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Dmitry Medvedev

TRADE-AFRICA: Russia "Could be Left Behind"

TRADE-AFRICA: MOSCOW, Sep 25 (IPS) - Russia should reconsider its trade policy towards African states if it wants to keep up with the likes of China, the European Union (EU) and the U.S., say experts. Authorities in Russia seem utterly ...

From KESTER KENN KLOMEGAH, Inter Press Service,  25 Sep 2009
Related Topics: United States Agency for International Development,  European Union,  Hifikepunye Pohamba,  Dmitry Medvedev,  Environmental Protection Agency

RUSSIA: The Language of Influence Weakens

RUSSIA: MOSCOW, Sep 16 (IPS) - Nearly all of the former Soviet republics have adopted native languages that were suppressed during the communist era at the expense of Russian. This is affecting Russia's influence over the commonwealth of ...

From KESTER KENN KLOMEGAH, Inter Press Service,  16 Sep 2009
Related Topics: European Union

RUSSIA: Some Partial Resetting at Last

RUSSIA: MOSCOW, Jul 7 (IPS) - Russia and the United States have made a breakthrough by signing a new strategic arms reduction agreement after several months of diplomatic negotiations, closing some of the pages of the past and opening a ...

From KESTER KENN KLOMEGAH, Inter Press Service,  7 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  NATO,  Dmitry Medvedev,  Taliban,  Heritage Foundation

TRADE: Crisis Pushing Emerging Markets to Move Beyond the Dollar

TRADE: Kester Kenn Klomegah interviews VIKTOR POLIKARPOV of the Russia-South Africa Business Council MOSCOW, Jul 7 (IPS) - The global economic crisis is pushing countries in regions with emerging markets, such as Russia and South Africa, ...

From KESTER KENN KLOMEGAH INTERVIEWS VIKTOR POLIKARPOV, Inter Press Service,  7 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Vladimir Putin

RUSSIA: Hoping for Much, Expecting Little

RUSSIA: MOSCOW, Jul 3 (IPS) - U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Russia next week is expected to bring significant but limited improvement in troubled relations between the two giants. Obama has spoken of a good rapport with Russian ...

From KESTER KENN KLOMEGAH, Inter Press Service,  3 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  NATO,  Vladimir Putin,  Dmitry Medvedev,  Sergey Lavrov

TRADE: Russia Joining, Joining…

TRADE: MOSCOW, May 30 (IPS) - After years of negotiations on joining the WTO, Russia is still far from meeting the requirements set forth by the organisation. Russia has been negotiating entry into the World Trade Organisation (WTO) the ...

From KESTER KENN KLOMEGAH, Inter Press Service,  30 May 2009
Related Topics: World Trade Organization,  Dmitry Medvedev

TRADE-RUSSIA: ‘‘Africa Should Shake off Mineral Dependency’’

TRADE-RUSSIA: MOSCOW, May 18 (IPS) - A group of Russian executives from industry, investment banks and commercial enterprises are seeking Russian government support for a five billion dollar investment in the Southern African Development ...

From KESTER KENN KLOMEGAH, Inter Press Service,  18 May 2009
Related Topics: European Union

EUROPE: Democracy Failing Under Russian Shadow

EUROPE: MOSCOW, May 4 (IPS) - Eighteen years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, many of the newly created republics are still struggling to find a working democracy amidst failing economies. "I believe that the main causes of ...

From KESTER KENN KLOMEGAH, Inter Press Service,  4 May 2009
Related Topics: NATO,  European Union,  Mikheil Saakashvili,  Heritage Foundation,  World Bank

Q&A: Russian Company Is Ready to Excavate African Potential

Q&A: Kester Kenn Klomegah interviews ALEXANDER ANTONENKO, Russian businessperson MOSCOW, Apr 22 (IPS) - At a glance, trade between Russia and African states is still at low levels, which experts attribute to an inadequate flow of ...

From KESTER KENN KLOMEGAH INTERVIEWS ALEXANDER ANTONENKO, RUSSIAN BUSINESSPERSON, Inter Press Service,  22 Apr 2009

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