Doing business with Russia

Foreword / Norman Wooding

Foreword / Andrew B. Somers

Map 1. Russia and its Neighbours

Map 2. Russia and its Regions

Map 3. Moscow and its Boundaries

Introduction / Marat Terterov

Pt. 1. Background to the Market

Russia: What to Expect - Political and Economic Review / Elena Romanova and Christopher Spekhard

Legal Regime and Regulatory Environment / Cameron McKenna

Political Environment / William Flemming

Russia's Foreign Trade / Valery A. Oreshkin

Russia - a Market Economy / Andrew B. Somers

Pt. 2. Foreign Investment Climate and the Financial Sector

Foreign Investment Climate / Kate Mallinson

Corporate Governance Overview / The International Finance Corporation

Banking System: an Overview / Allen & Overy

Seamless Web: Business, Politics and the Grey Economy / Merchant International Group

Russian Leasing Industry - a Rapidly Developing Source of Investment Finance / Greg Alton

Ten Years of the Russian Insolvency Regime / Eric Zuy

Administrative Barriers to Investment into the Russian Federation / Jacqueline Coolidge

Pt. 3. Market Potential

Oil and Gas Industry / Keith Byer

Regulatory Framework for the Oil and Gas Industry / Cameron McKenna

Metallurgy / Leonid Vasiliev

Investing in Russian Agriculture / Dominique Le Doeuil

Russian Telecommunications: Primed for Growth but Challenges Remain / Standard & Poor's

Telecommunications: the Regulatory Framework / Cameron McKenna

Telecommunications: the Mobile Sector / Nadejda Golubeva

E-commerce and the IT Sector / Sergey Korol

Shipping, Shipbuilding and Port Development: Opportunities for Western Businesses / Trevor Barton

Automotive Industry / Alexander Bragin, Martin Harutunian and Natalia Abrosimova / Deloitte & Touche

Plastics Industry Equipment / Marina Kamayeva

Russian Healthcare - at a Crossroads / Maria G. Vlasova

Medical Equipment Market / Ludmila Maksimova

Gold Mining / Yana Tselikova

Brewing Industry in the Russian Federation / Alexander Bragin, Martin Harutunian and Natalia Abrosimova

Insurance Industry / Ilan Rubin

Aviation and Aerospace Industry / Marina Vigdorchik

Textile Machinery / Marina Parshukova

Tourism Potential of the Russian Federation / Helene Lloyd

Pharmaceuticals Market / RMBC

Pt. 4. Getting Established: The Taxation and Legal Environment

Business Structures in Russia / Cameron McKenna

Establishing a Presence / Cameron McKenna

Business Taxation / Deloitte & Touche

Auditing and Accounting / Deloitte & Touche

Intellectual Property and E-commerce / Cameron McKenna

Pt. 5. Business Development: Operating an Enterprise

Property Regime in Russia / Cameron McKenna

Land Relations in the Russian Federation / Andrey Goltsblat

Arbitration and Dispute Resolution / Cameron McKenna

Employment Law and Work Permits for Expatriates / Cameron McKenna

Security Industry and the Foreign Businessman / Steve Lidstone

Russian Real Estate Sector: an Overview of the Market for Office Space and Retail Trading / Jones Lang LaSalle

Pt. 6. Introduction to Doing Business in Russia's Regions: Focusing on the Urals and Western Siberia

Urals Region / The British Consulate General

Regional Overview for the Novosibirsk Region, Western Siberia / Azim Mamanov

Wood Processing Industry in Siberia / Azim Mamanov and Sergey A. Dyachkov

6.2. Russian Reforms Prompt Improved Regional Government Creditworthiness / Elena Okorotchenko and Felix Ejgel

Creditworthiness of Russia's Oil and Gas Regions / Boris Kopeykin and Carol Sirov

Case Study 1: Breaking into Russia's Food Processing Market / The International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Case Study 2: A Profile of Russian Mobile Phone Companies / Nadejda Golubeva

Case Study 3: Young American Brings Pizza and Lingerie to Siberia / Victoria Lavrentieva

Pt. 7. Appendices

Useful Business-Related Websites for Russia

Russian Banking Sector Ratings Raised Amid Improved Economic Climate / Standard & Poor's

Will New Tariff Regulation Improve Russian Utility Credit Standing? / Standard & Poor's

IFC's Corporate Governance Initiatives in Russia / The International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group)

Standard & Poor's Issues Russian Transparency and Disclosure Survey / Standard & Poor's

Accounting Changes Should Improve Russian Reporting / Standard & Poor's

Russia's Rouble Bond Market Cries Out for a Stronger Credit Culture / Standard & Poors

Supporting British Companies in Russia: Trade Partners UK / Russia Unit

Extra Information for Chapter 3.16 The Insurance Industry

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