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Dimitrovgrad to be the capital of small towns
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.jpg) The city of Dimitrovgrad, Ulyanovsk region, received the designation of being a pilot site for the “Cultural capital of Russia’s towns” project. Cities with population under 200 000 people have been classified as small towns at the conference of Russian small towns held in Moscow in late April 2011.
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Trade between the Leningrad oblast and the U.S. up 50% in Q1
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.jpg) Trade between the U.S. and the Leningrad oblast, which surrounds the city of St. Petersburg, grew fifty percent from January to March 2011 on a year-on-year basis. Thus, the volume of trade for the first quarter stood at USD 70.4 million.
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Trade with the Lipetsk region up in first half of 2011
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.jpg) The trade turnover of the Lipetsk oblast, Russia increased by 28.5 percent on a year-on-year basis to reach USD 3.09 billion in the first half of 2011. The information was provided by the regional office of the Russian Customs Service.
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Tula regional investment up to USD 2.3 billion
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.jpg) The government of the Tula region in Russia reported that investments in the local economy in 2010 stood at USD 2.34 billion dollars. Foreign investment comprised USD 366 million of that amount. Altogether, 19 major companies were founded in the region last year.
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Kaluga is first for innovation
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.jpg) In July 2011, the Kaluga region located in the Central Federal District was selected as the leader of Russian regions striving for innovation. The innovation rating is determined by the St. Petersburg Politics Foundation, the Russian Academy of National Economy.
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Steel rolling plant to be erected in Vladimir region
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.jpg) A steel plant utilizing innovative technology is being erected in the Kovrov rayon of the Vladimir region, which is part of the Central Federal District.
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Kuban produces organic wine
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.jpg) This summer, wine making enterprise Fanagoria from the Kuban province in southern Russia commenced the production of organic wine.
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Foreign trade in Orel increases 60 percent in six months
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.jpg) In the first half of the year, the Orel region in southwest Russia saw dramatic increases in foreign trade, reaching some 60 percent on a year-on-year basis compared to the results for 2010.
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Fish farm to be created in Northern Caucasus
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.jpg) In order to mitigate the destructive environmental effects occasioned by the construction of a series of hydropower stations along the river Cherek, RusHydro, the operator of hydroelectric plants in Russia, committed itself to constructing a fish farm in the republic of Kabardino-Balkaria.
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Stavropol will get USD 18 million for industrial park
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.jpg) The Government Commission on Investment Projects of National, Regional, and Interregional Importance decided to allocate funds to the Stavropol region in southern Russia to create a region-wide industrial hub in the city of Nevinnomyssk.
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Arkhangel’sk region to concentrate on diamonds, basalt, and peat
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.jpg) The government of the Arkhangel’sk region has directed companies working in the northern Russian province to concentrate their efforts on developing diamond production, as well as the innovative processing of basalt and peat.
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Agriculture in Arkhangel’sk to be subsidized in 2012
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Government appropriations for supporting private sector agribusiness in the Arkhangel’sk region will increase by 38 percent in 2012, reaching USD 28.6 million. The increase is spelled out in the agriculture business development program for the years 2012 through 2015.
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Tatarstan receives greatest transparency grade
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.jpg) Russian regulatory and supervisory agencies assigned a “guaranteed transparency” designation of “++” in the National Ranking of Procurement Transparency to the republic of Tatarstan in the Volga Federal District.
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Wheelchairs to be produced in Togliatti
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.jpg) On June 20, 2011, a wheelchair manufacturing facility commissioned by the Germany-based company Otto Bock that specializes in prosthetic devices began operating in the city of Togliatti in the Volga Federal District.
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Cement plant started production in Tula
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.jpg) In the second half of July, international company HeidelbergCement, which is among the biggest building materials manufacturers in the world, opened a new cement factory in Tula.
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Amber industry for Kaliningrad
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.jpg) The regional government in Kaliningrad will create a task force to address the problems of the amber production industry, according to Governor Nikolai Tsukanov of the Kaliningrad region.
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Aviation center to be created in Voronezh
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.jpg) According to Governor Alexey Gordeyev of the Voronezh region, which is located in the southwestern part of Russia, a center for business commercial aviation is likely going to be created in the city of Voronezh.
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Road investments for the Leningrad region
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.jpg) According to Governor Valery Serduykov of the Leningrad region, the quality of paved roads in the districts surrounding St. Petersburg will soon improve, as more funds ensure the continuation of upkeep activities for the transportation industry.
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Waterway project from South to North is looking for interested parties
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.jpg) A project designed to open navigation along the northwest Volkhov River and a waterway between south Russian regions is still searching for interested parties who would be willing to invest resources into the venture.
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Altai’s business stats are one of the best
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.jpg) After having analyzed statistics and the relevant performance indicators that pertain to the ease of doing business, the SME statistics bureau put the Southern Siberian Altaisky krai into the category of the best regions for small and medium businesses.
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Plant for crushing granite commenced operations
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.jpg) Pavlovskgranit commenced operations at a granite crushing and sorting factory located in the Voronezh region. The creation of a new factory was provided for in the company’s modernization program.
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Samara has one of the lowest unemployment rates
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.jpg) The information from surveys of the Russian employment market conducted in the spring of 2011, as reported by the Federal Statistics Service, indicates that one of the lowest unemployment rates in Russia is in Samara region.
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St. Petersburg praises best taxpayers
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.jpg) The city government in St. Petersburg gave awards to several area companies and organizations for being the “Best Taxpayers” of 2010. The selected group of 20 taxpaying entities accounts for almost 21.4 percent of the city’s tax revenues.
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Dairy farm to undergo renovation in Lipetsk region
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.jpg) The dairy farm located in the village of Kalikino in the Lipetsk region will be completely modernized in the fall of 2011, according to the director of the regional enterprise Lipetskoye Mr. Sergei Muzalev. The 1 000-cow farm now belongs to a commercial entity Avangard, which is controlled by Lipetskoye.
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American designers will create master plan for New Holland Island in St. Petersburg
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.jpg) Architectural Company WORKac has won a world-wide competition to revamp St. Petersburg’s eighteenth century architectural monument the New Holland Island. The New York-based designers created a plan to make a public park.
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source: RIA novosti
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