Substantial increase in demand for construction equipment in Russia

Over the last decade, construction machinery stock owned by construction companies in Russia has been depleted by 40-60% on average, […]

The State of the World: A Framework

By George Friedman, Stratfor, The evolution of geopolitics is cyclical. Powers rise, fall and shift. Changes occur in every generation […]

More than $200bn to be invested in Russian power plants by 2020

Despite major investment in recent years, much of Russia’s power infrastructure is in a state of disrepair. Modernisation and expansion […]

CIS region is popular location for clinical trials in 2012

Pharmaceutical companies have discovered that CIS countries, such as Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Georgia contain large pools of potential candidates […]

Clinical market in CIS to exceed €700m in 2014

Clinical trials in the CIS countries have been developing in a positive fashion (with the exception of Russia, whose development […]

Russian energy reforms include enhanced electrical capacity

As the Russian energy market moves toward liberalisation, companies such as SUEK, OKG-6 and Fortum have begun to invest in […]

Platinum: Industrial Man’s Gold

By Andrey Dashkov, Casey’s Research, Platinum – sometimes called “the richer man’s gold,” has been generating a lot of buzz […]

Peru Set To Win From Trade Pacts & Ratings Upgrades in 2012

 From 247wallst.com site, Peru was recently listed as one of the few nations which could actually face a ratings upgrade […]

Emerging Markets: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

From Franklin Templeton Investments site, Almost every market move these days seems to be tied to the latest headline coming […]

Russian retail market expected to exceed $800bn in 2013

In 2010, the Russian retail market recovered after the economic slowdown observed during the previous year and increased by 12.9% […]