INDEX

1998 BISNIS BULLETIN ARTICLES

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# ARMENIA

RegionalCorner: Ararat Province                                                March1998

ArmeniaAttracts Investment                                                         Aug/Sept1998

Armenia'sEmerging Banking System                                 November1998

 

**AZERBAIJAN**

Customsin Azerbaijan                                                                        Aug/Sept1998

Obtaininga Visa for Azerbaijan                                                   November1998

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**GEORGIA**

AutomotiveMarket Grows in Georgia                               May1998

Understanding Taxes in Georgia                                             October1998

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**KAZAKHSTAN**

KazakhstanBuilds New Commercial Banking System               March1998

BusinessWebsites in Kazakhstan                                                        April1998

Tricks ofthe Trade: Registering a Company in Kazakhstan                June1998

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**KYRGYSTAN**

KyrgyzstanAdopts New Foreign Investment Law                   February1998

Kyrgyzstan:Central Asian Gem                                                    October1998

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**MOLDOVA**

MoldovaPublishes Telecom Decree                                Dec.1997/Jan. 1998

U.S. Companies Discover Moldova                                                            July1998

American Chamber of Commerce in Moldova                              October1998

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**RUSSIA**

UsingRussian Promissory Notes                                                  Dec.1997/Jan. 1998

EvaluatingRussian Banks                                                                  Dec.1997/Jan. 1998

MakingMore by Using Less: Energy Efficiency in Russia    Dec.1997/Jan. 1998

BISNISHosts Yasin                                                                  Dec.1997/Jan. 1998

Tricks ofthe Trade: Complying with Russia’s Labor Code      Dec.1997/Jan. 1998

Tricks ofthe Trade: Direct Mail Marketing in Russia                              February1998****

RussianVisa Fees Increase                                                    March1998

RussiaChanges Excise Tax                                                         March1998

RussianTax Certification                                                                    April1998

Tricks ofthe Trade: Accommodating Yourself to Russia’s Hotels               April1998

RussiaChanges Customs Rules                                                 May1998

FinancialServices Group Meets                                                 May1998

Barter inRussia: How to Protect Your Investment                 May1998

Tricks ofthe Trade: Finding “Success” in Russia                   May1998

EX-IM Works with more Russian Banks                                    June1998

NewAgency Promotes Regional Investment in Russia    July1998

Environmental Greentable in Russia                                  July1998

Tricks ofthe Trade: Customs Valuation in Russia                   July1998

NewRussian LLC Law                                                                          Aug/Sept1998

Tricks ofthe Trade: Certifying Goods for Russia                              October1998

Followingthe Crisis: Sources of Information on the Internet               November1998

Tricks ofthe Trade: Dealing with Russia Banking Crisis               December1998

LeasingHas Potential in Russia                                                 December1998

FinancialCrisis Affects Pharmaceutical Market in Russia               December1998

Bankingin Russia Since the August Crisis                                     December1998

SatelliteTelecom. in Russia                                                 December1998****

 

# RUSSIA-CENTRAL

NewMoscow Office Supports U.S. Food Exports                 April1998

RegionalCorner: Oryol Oblast                                                     April1998

NovgorodVeliki: A Great Opportunity                                        May1998

RegionalCorner: Vologda Oblast                                                 May1998

Regional Corner: Vladimir Oblast                                                July1998

 

# RUSSIA-NORTHWEST 

LeningradOblast Law                                                                    February1998

St. Petersburg Still a Good Market for Food& Beverages               June1998

St.Petersburg's Foreign Investment Law                                  October1998

 

# RUSSIA-VOLGA

RegionalCorner: Togliatti                                                             Dec.1997/Jan. 1998

Volga-DonWaterways – An Untapped Resource                             February1998

FoodProcessing in Volgograd                                                     Dec.1997/Jan. 1998

Tricks ofthe Trade: Shipping to and from Nizhny Novgorod               March1998

Samara: AKey Russian Region                                                 March1998

RegionalCorner: Astrakhan                                                          Aug/Sept1998

 

# RUSSIA-SOUTH

# Regional Corner: Novorossiisk                                                    February

# TUSRIF Lends to KrasnodarSmall Businesses                          April1998

 

# RUSSIA-SIBERIA

Shippingto Siberia: It Can Be Done                                    Dec.1997/Jan. 1998

Regional Corner: Omsk Oblast                                                     June1998

RegionalCorner: Krasnoyarsk Krai                                                            November1998

RegionalCorner: Buryatia Republic                                             December1998

 

# RUSSIA-FAR EAST

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - "Green Key"                                                      June1998

Business Associations in the RFE                                              November1998

 

**TURKMENISTAN**

Turkmenistan'sTax System                                                        June1998

 

**UKRAINE**

ForeignFirms Push Into Ukraine                                               Dec.1997/Jan. 1998

SABITTargets Food Processing                                             March1998

MakingUkraine More Energy Efficient                                             April1998

Ukraine Fund Provides Equity                                                Aug/Sept1998

RegionalCorner: Kharkiv                                                              October1998

Tricks ofthe Trade: Registering a Company in Ukraine               November1998****

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**UZBEKISTAN**

UzbekistanLeader Visits BISNIS                                               Dec.1997/Jan. 1998

Food Processing and Packaging in Uzbekistan                          November1998

 

**NON REGION SPECIFIC OR REGIONAL       **

Into theCaspian Basin                                                                  February1998

Citizens DemocracyCorps Builds Business Links                   March1998

CaspianExport Markets Grow                                                   June1998

NIS Consumer Goods Markets Mature                                 July1998

BISNIS Launches FinanceLink                                                      July1998

OPIC Announces New Caucasus Fund                                     July1998

Letter from the U.S. Ombudsman                                             July1998

Tricks ofthe Trade: Applying to SABIT                                            Aug/Sept1998

EURASIATargets Small Businesses                                         Aug/Sept1998

 

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***INDUSTRY-AND ISSUE-SPECIFIC ARTICLES***

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# AUTOMOTIVE

AutomotiveMarket Grows in Georgia                               May1998

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**BANKING**

EvaluatingRussian Banks                                                                  Dec.1997/Jan. 1998****

KazakhstanBuilds New Commercial Banking System               March1998

Ex-ImWorks with More Russian Banks                                    June1998

Armenia'sEmerging Banking System                                 November1998****

Tricks ofthe Trade: Dealing with Russia’s Banking Crisis               December1998

Bankingin Russia Since the August Crisis                                     December1998

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**BUSINESS PRACTICES/Development**

Tricks ofthe Trade: Direct Mail Marketing in Russia                              February1998

Tricks ofthe Trade: Accommodating Yourself to Russia’s Hotels               April1998****

Barter inRussia: How to Protect Your Investment                 May1998****

Tricks ofthe Trade: Finding “Success” in Russia                   May1998****

U.S.Companies Discover Moldova                                                            July1998

NewAgency Promotes Regional Investment in Russia    July1998

ArmeniaAttracts Investment                                                         Aug/Sept1998

Obtaininga Visa for Azerbaijan                                                   November1998

 

**CERTIFICATION/LABELING**

CertifyingGoods for Russia                                                          October1998

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**ENERGY/OIL & GAS**

MakingMore by Using Less: Energy Efficiency in Russia    Dec.1997/Jan. 1998

Into theCaspian Basin                                                                  February1998

MakingUkraine More Energy Efficient                                             April1998

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**FINANCING**

UsingRussian Promissory Notes                                                  Dec.1997/Jan. 1998

TUSRIFLends to Krasnodar Small Businesses                          April1998

FinancialServices Group Meets                                                 May1998

BISNIS Launches FinanceLink**                                                    **July1998

OPIC Announces New Caucasus Fund                                     July1998

Ukraine Fund Provides Equity                                                Aug/Sept1998

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**FOOD PRODUCTS/CONSUMER GOODS**

ForeignFirms Push Into Ukraine**                                              **Dec.1997/Jan. 1998

FoodProcessing in Volgograd                                                     Dec.1997/Jan. 1998

SABITTargets Food Processing                                             March1998****

NewMoscow Office Supports U.S. Food Exports                 April1998****

St. Petersburg Still a Good Market for Food& Beverages               June1998

NIS Consumer Goods Markets Mature                                 July1998

Food Processing and Packaging in Uzbekistan                          November1998

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**LAWS/REGULATIONS**

Tricks ofthe Trade: Complying with Russia’s Labor Code      Dec.1997/Jan. 1998

KyrgyzstanAdopts New Foreign Investment Law                   February1998

LeningradOblast Law                                                                    February1998****

RussianVisa Fees Increase                                                    March1998

Tricks ofthe Trade: Registering a Company in Kazakhstan               June1998****

NewRussian LLC Law                                                                          Aug/Sept1998

St.Petersburg's Foreign Investment Law                                  October1998

Tricks ofthe Trade: Registering a Company in Ukraine               November1998

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**LEASING**

LeasingHas Potential in Russia                                                 December1998

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**MEDICAL/PHARMACEUTICAL                                         **

FinancialCrisis Affects Pharmaceutical Market in Russia               December1998

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**TAXATION**

RussiaChanges Excise Tax                                                         March1998

RussianTax Certification                                                                    April1998

Turkmenistan'sTax System                                                        June1998

UnderstandingTaxes in Russia                                                 October1998

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**TELECOMMUNICATIONS**

MoldovaPublishes Telecom Decree                                Dec.1997/Jan. 1998****

BusinessWebsites in Kazakhstan                                                        April1998

SatelliteTelecom. in Russia                                                 December1998****

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**TRANSPORTATION/CUSTOMS**

Shippingto Siberia: It Can Be Done                                    Dec.1997/Jan. 1998

Volga-DonWaterways: An Untapped Resource                             February1998

Tricks ofthe Trade: Shipping to and from Nizhny Novgorod               March1998

RussiaChanges Customs Rules                                                 May1998

Tricks of the Trade: Customs Valuation inRussia                   July1998

Customsin Azerbaijan                                                                        Aug/Sept1998

 

**US GOVERNMETN PROGRAMS & OTHER RESOURCES**

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SABIT                                  PresidentialManagement Training Initiative                               Dec.1997/Jan. 1998

SABIT                                  UkrainianRegioal Investment Stimulation Prg.               Dec.1997/Jan. 1998

USDOC/UCLA                   RussianMedical Reverse Trade Mission                     Dec.1997/Jan. 1998

BISNIS                                Bisnis Hosts Uzbek PM                                             Dec.1997/Jan. 1998

ABCNovosibirsk                              Shippingto Siberia: It Can Be Done                              Dec.1997/Jan. 1998

USAID                                 NewOffice in Seattle to Coordinate RFE

                                             BusinessActivity                                                                          February1998

SABIT                                  SABITRecruits U.S. Mining Companies                          February1998

ABCNovosibirsk                              ABCNovosibirsk Closes Permanently                        February1998

DOC/ITA                             TripatriateGateway Event/US Trade MissionMarch 1998

DOE                                     EnergyEfficiency Workshop                                          March1998

EXIMBank/OPIC               FinancingOil & Gas Projects Workshop                           March1998

FCS/DOC                            FCS/DOCto Open ABC in Samara                                            March1998

DOC/FCS                            Workshopon International Competition                        April1998

DOC                                    MarketDevelopment Cooperator Program                              April1998

WorldBank/EBRD               Supportfor Energy Efficiency Programs in Ukraine  April1998

TUSRIF                               U.S.Russian Investment Fund Lends to Small

                                             Businessesin Russia                                                     April1998

USDA                                  USDAOpens Office to Support U.S. Food Exports               April1998

EBRD                                  EBRDInfo. on Enterprise Financing on Internet  May1998

DOC/FCS                            FCSin St. Petersburg Moves to New Location               May1998

WorldBank                         LandPrivatisation in Moldova                                             May1998

GCC/RII                              RegionalInvestment Initiative for Novgorod                            May1998

EX-IM                                 EX-IMWorks more with Russian Banks                     June1998

World Bank                         AgencySpotlight                                                                           June1998

DOC/FCS                            AgencySpotlight                                                                           June1998

OPIC                                    New OPIC Caucasus Fund                                                    July1998****

EURASIAFoundation               EURASIATargets Small Businesses                          Aug/Sept1998

SABIT                                  Tricksof the Trade: Applying to SABIT                   Aug/Sept1998

EIA/EX-IM/EBRD               AgencySpotlight                                                                           Aug/Sept1998

AmChamMoldova               AmericanChamber of Commerce in Moldova               October1998

USIA                                    AgencySpotlight Training Initiatives                            October1998  

WorldBank/ MIGA    AgencySpotlight: PrivatizationLink               October1998 

SABIT                                  Fundingfor Training                                                       November1998

EX-IM                                 AgencySpotlight:Exposure fee calculator                 November1998 

Departmentof Energy   AgencySpotlight:U.S.-Ukraine Conf. on Nuclear Trade               November1998 

DOE                                     AgencySpotlight                                                                           December1998

IREX                                    AgencySpotlight                                                                           December1998