Russia and India have emerged as two of the biggest winners in the World Bank’s latest…
Topic: business environment
Business environment, tax and legislation affecting investment opportunities in Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Central Asia
Central Asian countries shamed in 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index
This year’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) Transparency International does not make pretty reading for the politicians and citizens…
Kazakhstan to introduce ‘one window’ policy for investors
One window: As from next year potential investors in Kazakhstan will be able to apply for…
Georgia top Eurasian country in WB Doing Business 2016 rankings
Georgia has the most conducive business environment in Eurasia, according to the World Bank’s Doing Business 2016…
Russia climbs up WEF competitiveness rankings
Russia has climbed up 8 places to 45th place in this year’s WEF competitiveness rankings published this week,…
Re-registration deadline looms for Russian branch and representative offices
Re-registration deadline: Representative and branch offices of foreign companies working in Russia are in a race against time to re-register with…
Transparency International downgrades Russia
Transparency International: Russia has dropped from 127th to 136th place in this year’s Corruption Perceptions Index that…
Google and co to be encouraged to localise their Russian operations
Google: Russia’s media watchdog Roskomnadzor is joining forces with the Association of Electronic Communications (REAC) to work…
Transparency Int puts Rosneft and Gazprom ahead of Google
Transparency International, the non-governmental organisation that monitors and publicises corporate and political corruption in international development, has…
Corruption endemic to Russian business, poll suggests
Corruption: Many Russians believe that it is currently almost impossible to conduct business honestly, according to recent poll…
Russian business start-up environment improving dramatically
Russian business start-up environment: Despite dropping down two places in the World Bank’s annual Doing Business…
Russian business loan rate reduction demanded by Putin
Russian business loan rate reduction: President Vladimir Putin is calling for the interest rate on loans…
Russian business start-ups thin on the ground
Russian business start-ups: Only 2.6% of the Russian population would like to become entrepreneurs, according to a…
Global Competitiveness report puts Azerbaijan at 38th
This year’s Global Competitiveness report from the World Economic Forum has adjudged Azerbaijan to be the…
Uzbekistan industrial zones planned for SMEs
Uzbekistan industrial zones: Uzbekistan’s SMEs are soon to have access to a network of industrial zones where…
Russian corporate governance code to begin next month
Russian corporate governance code: Russia’s Government is planning to introduce a corporate governance code regulating the…
Crimean business environment to be “like Cyprus”
Crimean business environment: Business conditions in Crimea are going to be similar to those in Cyprus according to…
Bribery and corruption in Russian SME sector still rife
Bribery and corruption in Russian SME sector: More than two-thirds of small business interviewed in a…
Cost of living in Moscow drops down world rankings
Cost of living in Moscow: Moscow has moved from being the second to the ninth most expensive…
Minsk, Almaty and Astana win out in Forbes city rankings
Forbes city rankings: Almaty and Astana have been ranked as the fourth and fifth best cities to…
Russian offshore bill criteria relaxed
Russian offshore bill: Russia’s Finance Ministry has increased the profit threshold above which offshore companies need to…
Kazakhstan in Good Country index
Good Country index: Kazakhstan has been ranked 80th in the first edition of the Good Country Index. Kazakhstan ranked…
World Bank loan for Kyrgyz reform programme
Kyrgyz reform programme: World Bank this week approved a US$25m loan to Kyrgyzstan for the implementation of its 2012-14…