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Russia takes two steps forward and one step back
Russia has made great strides towards improving its business environment in recent years, but has its work been undone in recent months by the country's controversial involvement in Ukraine?
View from Asia: Russia looks east for business partners
The threat of sanctions from the West carries less weight than ever for Russia.
Reconstructing Russia’s second-tier cities
Far from the Kremlin's corridors of power, Russia's second-tier cities are striving to transform themselves. fDi looks at how the Russian cities of Tomsk, Rostov-on-Don and Tula are trying to attract investors amid geopolitical uncertainty in the region.
Russian exports hit by Ukraine crisis: MNI Indicators
The Russian export market witnessed a decline in April, according to macroeconomic data provider MNI Indicators.
The rush to cash in on Russia's real estate boom
After a hugely successful 2013, expectations are high for the real estate sector in the Russian cities of Moscow and St Petersburg. However, unlike previous booms in the country, this particular building frenzy is largely being driven by foreign companies drawn in by Russia's rapidly growing middle class.
Mipim 2014: standing out from the crowd
Mipim, an international real estate show hosted every year in Cannes, France, brings together thousands of developers and architects, as well as city and country officials eager to court potential investors. At this year's event, Michal Kaczmarski asked representatives from Brabant, Eindhoven, Frankfurt, Liverpool, Montenegro and the Chechen Republic what sets their locations apart from other destinations.
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