 | 2012-02-22 01:45:26 Real estate prices have soared in the Lake Geneva region over the past 10 years. However, the dramatic spike in prices has slowed down. We’ll see whether the future holds a real estate bubble explosion or high value price stabilisation. |
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 | 2011-02-07 17:06:40 Despite its huge potential for
agricultural development, Russia
continues to stagnate in this area.
Nevertheless, there is reason
to believe that the Russian agricultural
sector’s power can realistically
be restored in the very near future
should a certain amount of political
willpower and support in the form of
foreign investment come in to play. |
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 | 2011-02-07 13:08:55 Valais is far more than a prime
location for winter resort fun as
the Canton’s economy is both
dynamic and accessible. Jean-Michel
Cina, President of Valais Canton’s
Government and head of its Economy,
Energy and Territorial Department,
invited Business Mir to his Sion
offices for an exclusive interview
on the challenges his Canton is about
to face. |
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 | 2010-10-14 20:38:01 Outside observers tend to forget what’s at stake, distracted by the media frenzy surrounding the debate that took place between Switzerland and the United States to reach an agreement concerning UBS. A reminder that the Swiss financial sector is still the world’s leading safe deposit box. |
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 | 2010-10-14 20:16:51 Trusts entities and their function remain unclear to a lot of people, although Switzerland already ratified “the Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Trusts and on their Recognition” in 2007. Charles Adams and Benjamin Ivinson, lawyers at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld’s Geneva office, met with Business Mir to discuss the ins and outs of the Swiss trust industry. |
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 | 2010-10-14 19:45:39 Plans to create an ultra-modern science and research complex for developing and commercialising new technologies near Moscow are well underway. Installations for this vast project are expected to take between 3 to 7 years to complete at an estimated cost of $4 to 6 billion. The project has already attracted the interest of several European companies. |
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 | 2010-10-14 19:33:37 Many politicians claim that developing innovation in Russia can only be accomplished by Western experts. Nobel Prize winner Jaures Alferov, who was recently appointed Co-Chairman of the Skolkovo Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Council, has a somewhat different opinion on the matter. He kindly agreed to share his views in an exclusive interview with Business Mir. |
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