 | 2011-06-20 13:44:35 A third of the world’s oil and gas trading is transacted in Geneva and the city’s Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) is preparing to launch its new Executive Master’s Degree in International Oil and Gas Leadership. Business Mir met with Andrea Bonzanni, the Graduate Institute’s Executive Education Officer, to learn more about the programme. |
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 | 2011-06-20 14:06:18 Fine wines produced in Russia? Even the most adventurous wine aficionados raise an eyebrow when offered a glass of Russian wine. But sceptical expressions invariably change to amazed delight after tasting any of the Burnier family’s Krasnodar region wines - be it their rich Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Krasnostop or their crisp white wine. Swiss winemaker Renaud Burnier and his Russian wife, Marina, have created a range of exceptional wines in their vineyard near the Black Sea. |
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 | 2011-06-20 14:13:02 Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP – one of the largest foreign law firms in Russia – recently held a seminar in conjunction with the International Tax and Investment Center. Their “Changes to the Application of International Tax Treaties” seminar took place in Moscow to address the implications for international tax structures and dual taxation. |
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 | 2011-08-11 16:57:29 Европа делится на две большие партии: противников евро и его сторонников. |
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 | 2011-02-08 13:15:46 Russia occupies an influential position
in the world as a great power
in terms of natural energy sources;
it ranks second in annual oil production
globally (with about 15% of the
world total). Generally speaking,
its energy policy in the Middle East
integrates the ‘big oil and gas game’
which implicates other regions across
the planet. This is exemplified by
Russia’s active involvement in South
Stream as well as other projects
for the extraction and transportation
of hydrocarbons, which are currently
in the planning stages. |
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 | 2011-02-08 12:17:23 Swiss entrepreneurs have been interested
in the Kaluga region’s agricultural
potential since the early 2000s.
Despite the numerous obstacles foreign
investors have to face to take
part in Russian agriculture, existing
conditions have not dampened their
interest in the Kaluga region. |
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 | 2011-02-07 17:06:40 Despite its huge potential for
agricultural development, Russia
continues to stagnate in this area.
Nevertheless, there is reason
to believe that the Russian agricultural
sector’s power can realistically
be restored in the very near future
should a certain amount of political
willpower and support in the form of
foreign investment come in to play. |
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 | 2011-02-07 16:44:19 The dual taxation agreement signed
with Germany is a first step towards
acceptance of an ongoing repatriation
tax at source amnesty, allowing
Switzerland to avoid the automatic
exchanges of information the
European Union has requested. |
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“SWITZERLAND’S BUSINESS SECTORS ARE TRADITIONALLY HOSTILE WHEN IT COMES TO THE EUROPEAN UNION MEMBERSHIP” |
 | 2011-02-07 14:26:27 Although Switzerland may be geographically located in the centre of Europe, it obstinately refuses to join the European Union (EU). René Schwok, Holder of the Jean Monnet Chair at the European Institute and Professor at Geneva University’s Department of Political Science, explains the reasons behind this reluctance and the current relationship between Switzerland and the EU in an interview with Business Mir. |
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 | 2011-02-07 13:41:23 Fearsome winters spent huddled
around hot fires are not the only common
quality connecting the Russian
Federation with the Lake Geneva
region. The business connections
between the two jurisdictions are
substantial and increasing. It is estimated
that some 10,000 Russian
speakers live and work in the arc
between Geneva and Montreux;
Russian restaurants, bookshops
and food shops are sprouting up
across Switzerland. |
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