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• New Year's present for small and medium businesses

  December 08, 2014 12:20

  An unstable political situation in the international arena and sharp fluctuations of exchange rate keep the whole world in suspense, but perhaps representatives of small and medium-sized businesses are concerned about what is happening most of all. They are well aware that any financial crisis affects their segment in the first place, calling into question not only profitability, but also the existence of small businesses in general.

• Forum "RUSSIA. NEW STRATEGY ": anti-crisis recipe for the next year

  December 04, 2014 12:48

  What will happen to the domestic business in 2015? What will be the long-term impact of international political instability, currency fluctuations and the imposition of sanctions on the activities of companies?

• Contract system has been discussed at the conference

  November 28, 2014 13:01

  The practical conference dedicated to the contract system and the prospects for development of the state order took place in Chelyabinsk on November 26-28. The event was attended by the governor of the region, heads of regional executive bodies, heads of municipalities and leading experts in procurement. "Association of electronic trading platforms" was presented by Iliia Dimitrov, Executive director, public ombudsman on electronic commerce and the provision of public and municipal services in electronic form.

• Will illegal import be forced to take off the mask?

  November 24, 2014 17:13

  Ukrainian crisis and the subsequent sanctions resulted in a series of global changes on the international scene — from the alignment of political forces to the logistics of supply chain.

• IT-industry is prepared for a single voyage?

  November 24, 2014 15:46

  Discussions on the prohibition of the western software may soon find the real shape. From July 01, 2015 state customers who plan to upgrade IT-systems, will be obliged to consult the register of the domestic software. If there are Russian counterparts to foreign IT-solutions, there will be no question about any update. It is expected that the formation of the register will start in April.

• Citizen.Seldon. Vital Basis

  November 20, 2014 12:07

  The vagueness of economic and political perspectives, observed on the international stage in recent months, force small and medium enterprises to more actively seek new solutions to save the position in the market. Wondering not only the question „Who is to blame?„, but also “What to do?", Citizen.Seldon editors prepared a new issue containing themed recommendations and opinions of leading experts.

• First inter-regional meeting of Seldon division leaders

  November 18, 2014 17:04

  The First inter-regional meeting of Seldon division leaders of "Association of electronic trading platforms" held in Nizhny Novgorod on November 14-15. The event was attended by heads and senior staff of twenty Russian offices and representative of Minsk office, the top management of AETP — Chairman Konstantin Mikhaylenko and Division Managing Director Denis Razin.

• Car Purchases: will officials banned to live beautifully?

  November 14, 2014 16:42

  The subject of unreasonably expensive cars of officials remains relevant already not for the first year. Last autumn parliamentarians made an attempt to enter the relevant procurement price limits, but it was not successful. The authors of the bill, Olga Timofeeva, Vyacheslav Lysakov and Victor Klimov suggested to limit the cost of cars for employees of the state apparatus up to 3 million rubles. In late November, the document was adopted in the first reading, but there was no further development of the story.

• CNews Forum 2014: Information Technologies of Tomorrow

  October 30, 2014 12:03

  The industry of information and communication technologies (ICT) plays a prominent role in the Russian economy, ensuring its sustainable growth, as well as impact on the social development of our country. Companies CNews Conferences and CNews Analytics will organize 7th annual event "CNews Forum 2014: Information technology tomorrow" on November 12, 2014 to find answers to key questions and solve the actual problems of the industry.

• Limitation of Ukrainian supplies: re-export scheme will no longer work?

  October 27, 2014 17:14

  Despite all diplomatic efforts, Russian and European authorities so far failed to reach a consensus and put an end to the political issues being discussed in the international arena for several months. Bilateral "crackdown" continues, as evidenced by the recent ruling of Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance of Russia.