Russia
Ghimpu calls on Moldovan winemakers to explore domestic market
August 24, 2010Acting President Mihai Ghimpu has proposed to reorient Moldovan wine selling to domestic market. During his visit to wine producing enterprise Purcari, Ghimpu said if the proposal is accepted Moldovan wine companies will not depend on the Russian market...
Moldovan wines are ranked second in Russian market after French alcohols
August 23, 2010Moldovan wines have kept the second position in low-alcohol category of the Russian markets, excepting imported vermouths, after French wines. These results were presented by the Federal and Regional Alcohol Market Research Center (FRAM) on Friday, which...
European Investment Bank to examine draft investment projects in Moldova
August 13, 2010Prime Minister Vlad Filat today had a meeting with Constantin Synadino, the head of the Division for Energy, Environment and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises for Russia, Eastern Europe, Southern Caucasus and Central Asia within the European Investment...
Embargo on grain exports hurts Russia’s reputation without helping Russian people
August 11, 2010By Paul Goble The embargo on the export of grain Vladimir Putin has announced will hurt Russia’s image as a reliable supplier to the world, Moscow experts say. Moreover, they say, it will not necessarily keep bread prices down as Putin...
Surge in nuclear power projects imperils Belarusian program
August 05, 2010By David Marples According to Belarusian First Vice-Prime Minister, Uladzimir Syamashka, the end of July was scheduled to mark the finalization of an agreement between Belarus and Russia to build the nuclear power station at Astravets in the Hrodna region...
Russia supports domestic metal sector
August 05, 2010By Sergei Blagov The Russian government has pledged to support the country’s metal sector despite allegations of tax dodging. During the past decade, Russian metal companies have invested some 900 billion rubles ($29.7 billion) to upgrade and modernize...
EU supports Nabucco against South Stream
August 05, 2010By Vladimir Socor On July 30 in Berlin, Gazprom’s Vice-President, Aleksandr Medvedev, deprecated the EU-backed Nabucco project and claimed that Russia would imminently proceed with the rival South Stream. “There is complete certainty about...
Japanese-Kazakh nuclear energy cooperation: a partnership for the future
August 04, 2010By Roman Muzalevsky Japan, the world’s third largest producer of nuclear energy after the US and France, plans to launch a feasibility study this month to explore the possibility of importing uranium from Kazakhstan through Russia’s Far East...
Moldova shall be observing all Moscow's demands to not lose Russian market
July 24, 2010Moldova just cannot give up its wine exports to Russia, and shall be abiding by all rules and requirements Russia would put forth", Moldovan Deputy Premier, Minister of Economy Valeriu Lazar stated to journalists. He admitted the Government certainly...
Premier Filat urges exporters to raise produce quality
July 24, 2010Prime Minister Vladimir Filat reckons Moldovan exporter companies must continuously work to raise the quality of their products and fix their high quality in corresponding international certificates. Speaking on the Moldova-1 public television channel...