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BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) has signed up to the revised European Convention for the Protection of Animals during International Transport, a non-EU Council of Europe treaty that covers most European countries, including Russia. The reforms extend welfare rules to all species and include more detailed rules for cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and horses.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE FEEDING of rare and exotic marine species off deep ocean mineral deposits that may become a target for mining companies could create a conflict between international mineral extraction and environmental conventions, a United Nations report has warned.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
RUSSIA and the European Union (EU) have struck a wide-ranging trade deal helping Moscow’s application for World Trade Organisation (WTO) membership, notably by opening up its utility sectors to foreign trade. In particular, Russia has promised to raise its prices for industrial users of natural gas, so it “covers costs, profits and investment needed for exploitation of new fields”.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE FEEDING of rare and exotic marine species off deep ocean mineral deposits that may become a target for metal mining companies could create a conflict between international mineral extraction and environmental conventions, a United Nations report has warned.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A TRADE deal between Russia and the EU has involved Moscow promising to cap tariffs on all agricultural goods at an average of 13 per cent. It will also maintain fixed tariff rate import quotas for fresh and frozen meat and poultry at around Euro 600 million in sales annually.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
RUSSIA’S Raiffeisen Leasing is likely to receive a US$60 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) boosting its leasing services to Russian and western-owned companies. Vehicle leasing is a key part of Raiffeisen Leasing’s business portfolio.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
A WIDE-RANGING trade deal between Russia and the European Union (EU) has involved Moscow promising to maintain fixed tariff rate import quotas for fresh and frozen meat and poultry representing around Euro 600 million in sales annually – (15 per cent of the EU’s food exports to the country).…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is planning to finance an overhaul of Russia’s electricity transmission system, raising its standards to those applied in western and central Europe, boosting exports of excess power. Its loan package – whose value has yet been set – would finance the installation of a new IT system managing electricity flows (a SCADA/EMS supervisory control and data acquisition/energy management system).…

BY ALAN OSBORN
WHEN a local pizza parlour goes bust, or the site of a planned hotel complex is suddenly left abandoned or interest rates suddenly shoot up for no apparent reason, we don’t normally blame money launderers. Perhaps we should though.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Bank for Reconstruction Development (EBRD) is lending Euro 22 million to Serbia & Montenegro’s largest pharmaceutical producer Hemofarm a.d. to launch operations in Russia, its largest export market. The money will help Hemofarm buy new equipment and build a packaging and production pharmaceutical plant in Obninsk, 100 km south-west of Moscow.…