| Feiler forecasts for 2009: bearish USD, Fed rate of 0.50 percent, low government bond yield and budget deficit over 8% |
| Dr. Gil Feiler, CEO of Info Prod Research and author of Investing in Russia and Rethinking Business Strategy for the EIU, predicted on Wednesday bearish outlook to the USD against major currencies |
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| Growing need to lure FDI |
| Russia to open more sectors to foreign investors |
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| Volatile Markets Mean Big Opportunities in Forex |
| As the economic crisis continues to spread and global market volatility has led to huge losses in investments and retirement savings, the foreign currency exchange (forex) market is booming, a $2 trillion per day market. |
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| Russian investors shy away from Serbian properties |
| According to a recent research carried out by Dr. Gil Feiler, author of \"Investing in Russia, the Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania and Kazakhstan\", Serbia attracted a total FDI of $18 billion during the period 2000-2007. |
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| Moody\'s comments on the Russian government\'s announced measures of support for the Russian banking sector |
| Moody\'s Investors Service said that the
Russian government\'s support measures for the Russian banking sector are
unlikely to lead to any upgrades as both liquidity and capital will be
allocated mainly to state banks with ratings that already incorporate a
very high degree of systemic support. Moreover, the recent measures are
understood to be temporary support for the banking system and therefore
will not affect Moody\'s long-term ratings. |
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| Feiler on Greek banks expansion to the Balkan |
| Greek companies invested about Euro17 billion in the Balkan. One of the main targets of these investments was the banking sector. |
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| Philippe H. Solomon on Russian push to Africa oil exploration market |
| Recent press reports have indicated a growing interest by Russian firms to gain oil exploration projects in Africa. |
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| RUSSIAN GAS KEY ISSUE IN UKRAINIAN POLITICAL INTRIGUES |
| (LONDON)-Ukraine\'s political confrontation between Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko and President Viktor Yuschenko is hardly the subject of casual conversation in the West. Yet Kiev matters, since 73% of Russian gas comes via Ukraine, and that supply fact could be affected by internal developments.
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| World Bank grant to Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| The World Bank has approved a US$3.4 million Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant for the Forest and Mountain Protected Areas Project for Bosnia and
Herzegovina (BiH). |
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| Additional German investments are sought by Romania |
| Romania is looking for additional German investments |
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| Moscow: More Real Estate Group to launch new project in Krtole |
| More Real Estate Group will launch its new project in Krtole, Montenegro in the \"Property Abroad\" exhibition in Moscow (24-27 of April). |
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| MIDDLE EASTERN FIRMS IN STRONG SHOW AT MIPIM 2008 |
| A strong presence by Middle Eastern companies was observed at the 19th edition of MIPIM 2008, the world\'s largest property event held annually in Cannes, France. |
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| Montenegro properties attract foreign investors, including from Russia |
| Since its establishment in 2006, Montenegro has gained the prestigious status of leading Europe in terms of foreign investment per capita.
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| Russia Improves Housing and Communal Services |
| Innovative Reform Initiative Receives World Bank Support
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| Tekla enters Russian Market with a localized software product |
| The first seminar in Russia on Tekla Structures software was organized on Tuesday 19 February in Moscow. |
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| Moscow International Property Show 2008 leverages USD 4.2 billion real estate market |
| The Russian real estate market has set an all-time investment record of over USD 4.2 billion (AED 15.4 billion) in 2007, due to the increase in international players entering the market and the growing activity of local investments. |
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| President of the European Jewish Congress warns Europe from growing xenophobia, anti-Semitism and tolerance towards Iran |
| An indepth analysis on the current situation in Europe |
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