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Economic and Business Development
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) provides information about this multilateral organization and its publications.
Government and Legal Resources
BISNIS, the Business Information Service for the Newly Independent States, is an information service of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
News
Interfax is a Russian news bureau covering all regions and industries of Russia.
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Think-Tanks and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO's)
The Center for Strategic and International Studies, located in Washington, D.C., is a public policy research institution dedicated to analysis and policy impact. CSIS is the only institution of its kind that maintains resident experts in all the world's major georgaphical regions.
The Eurasia Foundation seeks grant applications by conducting outreach seminars, competitions and by carrying out programs in the areas of small business development, public administration and mass media development. The Eurasia Foundation Moscow also has a page in Russian.
The Asia Foundation is a resource for information on issues throughout the Asia-Pacific region, including the Russian Far East.
Business Monitor International publishes monthly and weekly information on emerging markets around the world, including FSU Monitor.
Russia-related Business and Interest Groups
The Foundation for Russian/American Economic Cooperation is a non-profit membership organization with the goal of fostering economic development for both countries through the promotion of business and educational connections. Based in Seattle, Washington.
The Russo-British Chamber of Commerce exists to support business between the UK and Russia. To do this, the RBCC offers a wide range of services, many of which are discounted, or even free, to members.
The U.S.-Russia Business Council plays a vital role in forging a public-private dialogue that makes tangible contributions to U.S.-Russian commercial relations, including structuring the trade and investment portion of presidential summits in the United States and Russia.
Academic Sources
The Hokkaido University Slavic Research Center: Contact between Japan and Russia began in the 17th century, and this contact was established through Hokkaido. It is no accident, therefore, that the only Japanese institute for the research of Slavic countries was established in Sapporo.
Society and Culture
Visit the Smithsonian Institution's Crossroads of Continents exhibit and learn about some of the indigenous peoples of the Russian Far East and Alaska.
Travel in the Russian Far East
IAITO, the Interregional Association of Independent Tour Operators, has information about tour operators located thoughout the Russian Far East, with most carrying the option of customizing travel.
The Vlad Inn is Vladivostok's only western-managed hotel. Opened in 1993 as the Vlad Motor Inn, this hotel strives to be an "oasis" for travellers to the Russian Far East.
The Vladivostok Railway Station Service Center has complete schedules for trains leaving Vladivostok, including those to Khabarovsk. Offers ticket reservations by e-mail and telephone. Also has a hotel listing for Vladivostok, with contact information. In Russian.
Learn all about traveling through Yakutia, also known as the Sakha Republic. In Russian and English.
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