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Emergence of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) economies will be one of the greatest influences and opportunities for business and investment in the next decade. Just as Britain grew to dominance during the industrial revolution of the 1800s and the US during the 1900s, this century will, and is already seeing, the emergence [...]
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Coface is the first international credit insurer to get its licence tapping into the €40m Russian credit insurance market.
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There’s far too much negative commentary, perceptions and ignorance out there about Russia. Back in the dark days of the GFC, the doomsayers predicted an Armageddon scenario in eastern Europe, with escalating debt, banking collapses and corporate failures likely to wipe Russia and some of its neighbours off the economic map for at least a [...]
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Agricultural representative body Agforce will aim to rebuild ties with Russia regarding kangaroo meat exports when the the new Russian trade commissioner to Australia Yuri Aleshinon arrives in Australia next week. The Queensland organisation will take advantage of Russia’s renewed interest in Australia’s kangaroo and red meat markets, and hopes to provide strong bilateral agricultural [...]
...read moreAustralian kangaroo meat exporters have China to thank for saving their industry following last year’s disaster when trade with Russia collapsed, after striking a deal with the Asian giant. “The formalities with China are now agreed to in terms of the principles of being able to export, and China’s now waiting for a formal application [...]
...read moreRussia will prepare its entry to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as a sole entity, without its customs union partners Kazakhstan and Belarus, according to Vladimir Chizhov, Russia’s ambassador to the European Union. However, he said, they will synchronise entry with the two nations. “We want the WTO talks to go quickly and be concluded [...]
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is confident the country will join the World Trade Organisation (WTO) despite hiccups with the customs union they formed with Belarus and Kazakhstan. “We will join the WTO despite some delays due to the formation of the customs union. There should be no doubt about this,” said Medvedev. The customs union [...]
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Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has embarked on a trade mission that will see her spruik education to India, open a trade office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and convince Russia to lift import bans on kangaroo meat. Bligh’s first stop is Queensland’s fourth largest trading partner, India, where the Premier will put forward Queensland’s [...]
...read moreRegional Queensland councils have called for government assistance on behalf of the kangaroo industry, due to its importance to the economy of remote communities. Russia’s August ban on kangaroo meat imports due to health concerns has crippled the industry, which now needs funding to adjust to new harvesting requirements. Before the ban, Russia represented more [...]
...read moreUniversity of Tasmania researcher Professor Michael Negnevitsky has been invited to speak in Russia under Austrade’s Visiting Researcher Program. He will visit fellow researchers and professors from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute and St Petersburg State Technical University. Negnevitsky is one of the recognised world leaders in the areas of power system analysis, intelligent system [...]
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