Despite the Government’s Disengagement, Russian Businesses Continue Their Quest to Join the WTO

<img hspace=”5″ border=”1″ align=”left” src=”http://russiaprofile.org/media/small-images-2/FrontWTO.jpg” alt=”" />Up until recently, Russia&rsquo;s accession to the WTO seemed to dominate its business agenda. But this is no longer the case. In lieu of the economic and political crises that presently plague the country, Russian businesses have realized that time has come for them to think outside the political box, and to take matters into their own hands.
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Medvedev’s New Anti-Corruption Measures Leave Too Much to the Imagination

<img hspace=”5″ border=”1″ align=”left” src=”http://russiaprofile.org/media/small-images/FrontCurrency2.jpg” alt=”" />President Dmitry Medvedev has finally introduced a set of long-awaited bills on fighting corruption. At first, the public&rsquo;s reaction was quite benevolent: many experts did not try to conceal the fact that they expected something on a much &ldquo;smaller scale.&rdquo; However, this does not mean that the draft laws are flawless.
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