 | 2010-10-14 19:01:57
Kyrgyzstan’s coup d'état in the spring of 2010 brought down President Kurmanbek Bakiyev’s government. Obvious causes of coup included the government ban on “Kurultai” (National Council) gatherings and the arrest of opposition leaders. But experts claim that other internal and external factors – ranging from drug trafficking to the interference of major regional players – served to precipitate events as well. |
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 | 2010-10-14 18:35:40 This year – as in the past – the Russian press has been spreading rumours about plans to restore the country's monarchy and the enigmatic bestseller “Project Russia” is being widely discussed. While it is more of a joke, the question begs to be asked; where would Russia be today if a strong king was heading the country? Who would be worthy of assuming the Russian throne – a Romanov or a Rurikovich? Neither the historians nor the country’s spin doctors have been able to come up with a satisfactory answer... |
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 | 2010-10-14 18:18:35 In April 2010, construction on Nord Stream finally began off the Swedish coast. Business Mir discussed the pipeline with Deputy Communications Director Jens D. Müller at Nord Stream AG’s headquarters in Zug, Switzerland. |
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 | 2010-10-14 17:46:29 From March 15-16, 2010, Russia’s Chief of General Staff and Army General Nikolai Makarov met with Swiss Armed Forces Commander-in- Chief Major-General André Blattman on a working visit to Switzerland. |
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 | 2010-10-14 17:31:22 In Switzerland, cantons and cities across the country join forces to create a constantly improving business environment. A good example is the Greater Zurich Area, which includes eight Swiss cantons and almost half the Swiss population. |
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 | 2010-10-14 17:15:00 St Petersburg’s International Economic Forum is an internationally renowned yearly event which is considered to be the Russian equivalent of Switzerland’s World Economic Forum. However, the city also hosts the annual Woman of the Year week, a unique platform for businesswomen aimed at promoting female entrepreneurship on an international level. |
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 | 2010-10-14 16:31:48 A study surveying 165,000 Russian companies by the nation’s largest job portal – SuperJob.ru – distinguished Moscow’s World Trade Centre (WTC) with the title of ‘Attractive Employer’. This means that people want to work at the WTC and job vacancies are eagerly sought after. Why is that? |
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 | 2010-10-13 17:35:34 Until recently, Skolkovo was just
a small, ordinary city near Moscow.
However, Skolkovo gained international
notoriety just after the announcement
that it had been chosen as the location
for the largest research and development
centre in Russia. |
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 | 2010-06-21 14:01:43 Spring 2010 marked a landmark event in Franco-Russian diplomatic relations with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s state visit to Paris on March 2nd. French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be returning the gesture in May. It is symbolic that these two important visits take place in 2010, the Year of France in Russia and the Year of Russia in France. |
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 | 2010-06-21 13:59:23 China is emerging from the global economic and financial crisis rather quickly. While world powers are looking for positive signs from their economies and debating as to whether or not the recession is behind them, the Chinese economy has already posted figures indicating recovery. Last year, China became the world’s largest car manufacturer and the world’s leading steel producer. |
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