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INTELLIGENCE

RUSSIA AND THE WTO:NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR EUROPEAN BUSINESS

2011

Kindly supported by the Austrian Federal Ministries of Sciens and Research and the Austrian (Federal) Ministry of Economy, Family aud Youth

Hans-Georg HEINRICH | Ludmilla LOBOVA (ed.)

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ISSN 2223-4160

ICEUR offers targeted and customized service packages for doing business in the East European/Post-Soviet areas. This series provides executives with the necessary background and inside knowledge about current and future economic trends and business-related policies. Through the network of partners and correspondents, ICEUR can offer unique insights which translate into added value for business strategies.

Responsible editors Hans-Georg HEINRICH, Ludmilla LOBOVA

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CONTENTS

Stakeholders in the Process of Russia's Accession to the WTOVladislav ZAGASHVILIInstitute of World Economy and International Relations, Moscow

Russia and WTO Dance: Waltz or Lezginka? Anna BESSONOVACarnegie Endowment Center for International Peace, Moscow

Russia`s WTO Accession: a Controversial Debate Ruslan GRINBERG, Vladimir OBOLENSKIRussian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Economics, Moscow

The Construction Industry on the Eve of Russia's Accession to the WTO and the Signing of a New Agreement With the EU. A View from RussiaMikhail KAYKOVRussian Builders Association, Moscow

Russia's WTO Accession and Austria Vasily ASTROVThe Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, Vienna

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Executive Summary Hans-Georg Heinrich | Ludmilla LobovaInternational Center for Advanced and Comparative EU-Russia|NIS Research, Vienna

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INTELLIGENCERUSSIA AND THE WTO:NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR EUROPEAN BUSINESS

2011

Hans-Georg HEINRICH | Ludmilla LOBOVA (ed.)

STRATEGIC & BUSINESS

ISSN 2223-4160