Interview with Vitaly CHURKIN, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN, to the External Economic Relations magazine.

On the 12th December 2007 the session of the Central Board of the United Nations Association of Russia (UNA-Russia) took place in Moscow, in the building of MGIMO (U).

 

The Russian-Swiss trade relations have a rich history and are based on the solid legal basis of the following Inter-Governmental Agreements: On Encouragement and Mutual Safeguard of Investment (from December, 1st, 1990), On Trade and Economic Cooperation Between the Russian Federation and the Swiss Confederation (from May, 12th, 1994), On Avoidance of Dual Taxation of Incomes and Capital (from November, 15th, 1995).

In January 2008 the arrangements for the collection of biometric data will be amended.  Instead of attending the Embassy in Moscow or the Consulates-General in St Petersburg or Ekaterinburg, all visa applications, irrespective of nationality, will have their fingerscans collected and digital photograph taken as part of the application process at their respective Visa Application Centre ( VAC ).

29 November 2007 a seminar “Thinking of expanding your business in Russia?” took place at EBRD headquarters in London. The seminar was organized in order to introduce the specifics of investing on Russian market, what kind of problems the companies are facing, and what are the opportunities, offered by Russian market. The project “Tehnopark Vyazniki”, offering full support in construction of production facilities in Russia, was presented as an answer to the above stated question.

The World Money Show took place in London on the 30^th November and 1^st December with EER Magazine taking part as a media partner. This event is traditionally held in the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre. In the panel sessions the open discussions among the specialists, competent in different areas of investment took place. Apart from the panel session, presentations of broker and investment firms and live trading demonstrations were held. The visitors to The World Money Show were mainly potential investors, traders, speakers, representatives of the press and business.

Analysts are unanimous that the Rostov region has long been one of the leading industrial regions both in the Russian South and in the entire Russian Federation.