INDEX

1999 BISNIS BULLETIN ARTICLES

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# ARMENIA

RegionalCorner: Armavir Province                                                            May1999

It’s aGood Time to Look at Armenia                               Aug/Sept1999

Georgia,Moldova, Armenia to Join WTO Soon                          December1999

 

**AZERBAIJAN**

SubcontractingOil Projects in Azerbaijan                                          February1999

RobustYear for U.S.-Azerbaijan Trade                                    April1999

Tricks ofthe Trade: Establishing a Business in Azerbaijan               April1999

RegionalCorner: Baku                                                                   April1999

RegionalCorner: Sumgait                                                             Aug/Sept1999

 

**GEORGIA**

NewGeorgia Accounting Law                                                April1999

GeorgiaInaugurates Caspian Oil Terminal                                             June1999

RegionalCorner: Imereti Region                                                 July1999

Georgia,Moldova, Armenia to Join WTO Soon                          December1999

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**KAZAKHSTAN**

RegionalCorner: Astana                                                                January1999

Tricks ofthe Trade: Customs Clearance into Kazakhstan               February1999

Update onKazakh Dual Language Labeling Law                      December1999

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**KYRGYZSTAN**

KyrgyzstanAspires to Welcome More Visitors               May1999

RegionalCorner: Chui Oblast                                                       December1999

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**MOLDOVA**

MoldovaAgency Promotes Foreign Investment                           March1999

MoldovaInvestment Event at BISNIS is a Hit                              July1999

Agribusiness Processing in Moldova                                             Aug/Sept. 1999

Georgia,Moldova, Armenia to Join WTO Soon                          December1999

MoldovaInvestment Conf. Accents Opportunities                      December1999

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**RUSSIA-GENERAL**

U.S.-RussianDouble Taxation Treaty                                  January1999

Tricks of the Trade: Selling & DeliveringFood Aid to Russia               January1999

Russia’sAccounting Transition                                                          February1999

PRARI& Russian Regional Agribusiness Opportunities               February1999

RollercoasterYear for U.S. Exports to Russia                              April1999

ManagingCash During the Russian Banking Crisis                    April1999

Franchisingin Russia                                                                June1999

U.S.-Russia Fund Adjusts to the Banking Crisis                    June1999

Tricks ofthe Trade: Russia Changes Temporary Import Rules               June1999

Preparingfor the year 2000 in Russia                                  Aug/Sept1999

Post-CrisisAuto Prospects in Russia                                  Aug/Sept1999

PromotingGood Business Practices in Russia                   October1999

KeyIssues in Power Sector Investments                                        October1999

Tricks ofthe Trade: Choosing a Security Firm in Russia               October1999

Analysisof Russia’s New Foreign Investment Law                   November1999

Opportunities in the Russian Packaging Sector               November1999

Need toRussify Your Brand?                                                      November1999

BISNISWelcomes Russian Women Entrepreneurs                     December1999

 

**RUSSIA-CENTRAL**

Tricks ofthe Trade: Tips for Opening an Office in Moscow               Aug/Sept1999

RegionalCorner: Yaroslavl Oblast**                                              **October1999

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**RUSSIA-NORTHWEST**

CommercialReal Estate in St. Petersburg                                          January1999

Russia’sFlourishing Northwest Region                                 March1999

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**RUSSIA-VOLGA**

NewEfforts to Promote Investment in Samara                  April1999

RegionalCorner: Saratov Oblast                                                   November1999

 

**RUSSIA-URALS**

RegionalCorner: Bashkortostan                                                   February1999

Urals’Dynamic Capital Entices Investors                                             July1999

Tricks ofthe Trade: Securing Office Space in Yekaterinburg               July1999

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**RUSSIA-SIBERIA**

FoodProcessing Opportunities in Novosibirsk                        May1999

NovosibirskBanking System Emerges from Crisis                    May1999

 

**RUSSIA-FAR EAST**

Updatefrom Sakhalin: Oil & Gas Projects Flow                      June1999

RegionalCorner: Primorsky Krai                                                 June1999

 

# TAJIKISTAN

Bankingin Tajikistan                                                                          January1999

InvestmentOpportunities in Tajikistan                                            January1999

 

**TURKMENISTAN**

An Eye onthe Oil & Gas Sector in Turkmenistan                  October1999

 

**UKRAINE**

UkraineSEZs Offer Investment Advantages                                         July1999

EmergingOpportunities in Slavutych                                            Aug/Sept1999****

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**UZBEKISTAN**

Uzbekistan’sYear of Privatization                                                      March1999

RegionalCorner: Samarkand                                                         March1999

 

**REGIONAL OR NON-COUNTRY SPECIFIC**

Guide toWorld Bank Procurement                                                     January1999**     **

Letterfrom the U.S. Ombudsman                                             March1999

DoingBusiness in Central Asia                                                  July1999

A NewMultilateral Bank for the Black Sea Region                  Aug/Sept.1999

CombattingCross-Border Credit Card Fraud                                    Aug/Sept.1999

WinningADB Contracts in Central Asia                                       December1999

Tricks ofthe Trade: Navigating NIS Tender Announcements               December1999

 

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## INDUSTRY- AND ISSUE-SPECIFIC ARTICLES

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# AGRIBUSINESS

PRARI& Russian Regional Agribusiness Opportunities               February1999

FoodProcessing Opportunities in Novosibirsk                        May1999

Agribusiness Processing in Moldova                                             Aug/Sept. 1999

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# AUTOMOTIVE

Post-CrisisAuto Prospects in Russia                                  Aug/Sept1999

 

**BANKING/FINANCE**

Bankingin Tajikistan                                                                          January1999

Russia’sAccounting Transition                                                          February1999

New GeorgiaAccounting Law                                                April1999

ManagingCash During the Russian Banking Crisis                    April1999

NovosibirskBanking System Emerges from Crisis                    May1999

U.S.-RussiaFund Adjusts to the Banking Crisis                    June1999

A NewMultilateral Bank for the Black Sea Region                  Aug/Sept.1999

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**BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/PRACTICES**

InvestmentOpportunities in Tajikistan                                            January1999

Russia’sFlourishing Northwest Region                                 March1999

MoldovaAgency Promotes Foreign Investment                           March1999

NewEfforts to Promote Investment in Samara                  April1999

DoingBusiness in Central Asia                                                  July1999

Urals’Dynamic Capital Entices Investors                                             July1999

UkraineSEZs Offer Investment Advantages                                         July1999

EmergingOpportunities in Slavutych                                            Aug/Sept1999

It’s aGood Time to Look at Armenia                               Aug/Sept1999

PromotingGood Business Practices in Russia                   October1999

 

**CERTIFICATION/LABELING**

News FromGOSSTANDART                                             December1999

Update onKazakh Dual Language Labeling Law                      December1999

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**COMPUTERS**

Preparingfor the year 2000 in Russia                                  Aug/Sept1999

CombattingCross-Border Credit Card Fraud                                    Aug/Sept1999

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**CONSTRUCTION/HOUSING/REAL ESTATE**

CommercialReal Estate in St. Petersburg                                          January1999

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**CONSULTING/PROCUREMENT/MARKETING**

Guide toWorld Bank Procurement                                                     January1999****

Need toRussify Your Brand?                                                      November1999

WinningADB Contracts in Central Asia                                       December1999

Tricks ofthe Trade: Navigating NIS Tender Announcements               December1999

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**ENERGY/OIL & GAS**

SubcontractingOil Projects in Azerbaijan                                          February1999

GeorgiaInaugurates Caspian Oil Terminal                                             June1999

An Eye onthe Oil & Gas Sector in Turkmenistan                  October1999

KeyIssues in Russian Power Sector Investments                         October1999

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**FOOD PRODUCTS/CONSUMER GOODS**

Tricks of the Trade: Selling & DeliveringFood Aid to Russia               January1999

Opportunities in the Russian Packaging Sector               November1999

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**LAWS/REFORM/PRIVATIZATION**

Uzbekistan’sYear of Privatization                                                      March1999

NewGeorgia Accounting Law                                                April1999

Analysisof Russia’s New Foreign Investment Law                   November1999

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**OPENING AN OFFICE**

Tricks ofthe Trade: Establishing a Business Presence in Azerbaijan               April1999

Tricks ofthe Trade: Securing Office Space in Yekaterinburg                     July1999

Tricks ofthe Trade: Tips for Opening an Office in Moscow                              Aug/Sept1999

 

**TAXATION**

U.S.-RussianDouble Taxation Treaty                                  January1999

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**TOURISM**

KyrgyzstanAspires to Welcome More Visitors               May1999

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**TRANSPORTATION/CUSTOMS**

Tricks ofthe Trade: Customs Clearance for Goods into Kazakhstan               February1999

Tricks ofthe Trade: Russia Changes Temporary Import Rules                       June1999

 

**US GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS & OTHER RESOURCES**

USDA                                  Tricks:Selling and Delivering Food Aid to Russia               January1999

EurasiaFoundation               AgencySpotlight                                                                           January1999

EBRD                                  AgencySpotlight                                                                           January1999

WorldBank                         Guideto World Bank Procurement                                      January1999

BISNIS                                BISNISEmail Service                                                   February1999

ABC                                     ABCsChange Contact Info.                                     February1999

SABIT                                  SABITExtends Deadline                                                            February 1999

PRARI/USAID                    PRARI& Russian Regional Agribusiness Opps.     February1999

TDA                                     CaspianAmbassadors’ Tour                                     February1999

TDA                                     AgencySpotlight                                                                           February 1999

OPIC/TDA/Ex-Im           AgencySpotlight                                                                           February 1999

OPIC/TDA/Ex-Im           CaspianFinance Center Opens in Ankara                 March1999                                    

DOCCounselor                  Letterfrom the U.S. Ombudsman                                       March1999

EBRD                                  AgencySpotlight                                                                           March1999

MIGA/WorldBank       AgencySpotlight                                                                           March1999

ABC                                     NewEfforts to Promote Investment in Samara   April1999      

WorldBank                         AgencySpotlight                                                                           April1999

RussianSecurities Comm.   AgencySpotlight                                                                           April1999

SABIT                                  FundingAvailable for Training NIS Managers               May1999

EBRD                                  NewEBRD Program Supports Trade                    May1999      

AIHA/USAID                      AgencySpotlight                                                                           May1999

U.S.-TajikCham. Comm.   Agency Spotlight                                                                           May1999 

DOC                                    Participate in the 1999 Air Show                                            June1999

DOC-MDCP                       AgencySpotlight                                                                           June1999

US&FCS-St.Pete       Agency Spotlight                                                                           June1999

BISNIS                                Moldova Investment Event at BISNISis a Hit               July1999

BDC                                     AgencySpotlight                                                                           July1999

CRDF                                  AgencySpotlight                                                                           July1999

CNFA                                  Agribusiness Processing in Moldova                          Aug/Sept. 1999

MIGA/WorldBank       AgencySpotlight                                                                           Aug/Sept.1999

US-Kaz.Bus. Assoc.    AgencySpotlight                                                                           Aug/Sept.1999

SABIT                                  FY2000 Program Calendar                                             October1999

BISNIS                                CrowdsDescent on BISNIS Open House                   October1999

USAID/IREX                      AgencySpotlight                                                                           October1999

ICAR                                    AgencySpotlight                                                                           October1999

BISNIS                                BISNISJoins the USA Trade Center                       November1999

DOCCounselor                  Letterfrom the U.S. Ombudsman                                       November1999

Dept. ofState                      AgencySpotlight                                                                           November1999

BISNIS                                BISNISWelcomes Russian Women Entrepreneurs               December1999