13:29 In the Business of Helping Out
A St. Petersburg club, “Svoe Delo” (“Your business”), is becoming a more and more popular meeting place for businessmen to get the advice they need to survive in the rough and tumble of the Russian market.

12:33 Annan asks rich countries to adopt bold trade policy
United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan has asked leaders of Group of Eight industrialised countries to adopt ‘bold trade liberalisation measures’, including duty and quota-free access to goods for least developed countries.

12:23 Flying Finns Eye City’s New Investments
Finnair Cargo has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with the St. Petersburg-based Transsphere group, providing it with airfreight business in the Northwest region and across Russia, the companies announced Tuesday at a press conference.