Russia surprised the U.S. and Europe with its decision to withdraw from WTO accession on Thursday to form a three county customs bloc with Belarus and Kazakhstan. Just last week at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, E.U. and Russian leaders were commenting that WTO accession could be possible by the end of the year. Currently [...]
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Russia’s Withdrawal from WTO Accession
Posted in Business on June 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“The Most Acute Problem for Russia Today”
Posted in Uncategorized on June 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I look for the “not so obvious” stories of what is happening in Russia when I surf the news. Two articles caught my eye recently: “Economic crisis sabotages Russia’s efforts to halt falling population” and “Troubled Kids as Good Publicity”. They may not seem related, but I saw connections. The first story highlights a recent [...]
