Reviews of markets and investment niches

The state of affairs in the economy of the countries participating in the Catalogue, market reviews, attractive niches for business, opinions of industry experts.

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8 best cities in the Middle East for doing business
8 best cities in the Middle East for doing business

If you want to succeed in doing business in the Middle East, then you need to understand which major cities in the region you can start it in.

2024/4/26
Julia Taraday, REAB Consortium
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Russia Warming to China’s Belt & Road Initiative Projects
Russia Warming to China’s Belt & Road Initiative Projects

When Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the Belt and Road Initiative over a decade ago, Russia’s Vladimir Putin was not enthusiastic about the massive infrastructure drive moving into his country’s “backyard”. Moscow saw landlocked former Soviet countries in Central Asia, such as Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, as within its orbit and the belt and road as a challenge to its dominance.

2024/4/25
Portal "Russia’s Pivot to Asia"
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Russia and Iran: The Trade and Investment Dynamics
Russia and Iran: The Trade and Investment Dynamics

In many ways Russia and Iran find themselves in a similar geo-strategic position. Both are heavily sanctioned by the West and pursue a set of policies which aim at bolstering their respective influence on their regional, if not global stage. 

2024/4/22
Portal "Russia’s Pivot to Asia"
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Investment opportunities in Maldives
Investment opportunities in Maldives

The Maldives offers many destinations that will attract the interest of foreign investors. The island nation boasts a transparent and stable legal system and a relatively high degree of political stability, as well as high economic growth over the past 15 years.

2024/4/4
Julia Taraday, REAB Consortium
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Maldives investment incentives
Maldives investment incentives

Considered one of the most attractive tourist destinations in the world, the Maldives will undoubtedly become an interesting country for foreign investors. Foreign direct investment has played a vital role in the economic growth of a country over the years. The government of the Maldives understands the great importance of foreign investment for the economic development of the island state and strongly supports it in its policies.

2024/4/2
Julia Taraday, REAB Consortium
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How to enter the Vietnamese market with FMCG products
How to enter the Vietnamese market with FMCG products

Almost all transnational brands are represented in Vietnam. Vietnamese and foreign goods stand separately from each other, and the attitude towards the latter is positive. For the Vietnamese, imported goods are quality goods.

2024/3/13
Dmitry Vasenin, managing partner of VietSmart
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Free economic zones in Ghana
Free economic zones in Ghana

The concept of free economic zones (FEZ) is widespread throughout the world and continues to gain popularity. Many African countries, including Ghana, have initiated FEZ programs since the 1990s.

2024/2/28
Julia Taraday, REAB Consortium
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Investment opportunities in Ghana
Investment opportunities in Ghana

Ghana is one of the best places to do business in West Africa. The country has emerged as a recognized business destination for investors seeking favorable business conditions. The country's government is committed to pursuing policies that reduce the overall cost of doing business in order to increase investor confidence in Ghana.

2024/2/27
Julia Taraday, REAB Consortium
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Halal business: where to invest?
Halal business: where to invest?

The word "halal" is an Arabic or Quranic word associated with the Islamic way of life, where the literal meaning of the word is "permissible" or "lawful." The meaning of this term applies to any way of life of a person, be it a social, personal, economic, cultural or political issue. In economics, the term is used to refer to Islamic economics as a halal industry.

2024/2/2
Julia Taraday, REAB Consortium
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ITC “North-South” and its influence on the development of relations between Azerbaijan and Russia
ITC “North-South” and its influence on the development of relations between Azerbaijan and Russia

The North-South International Transport Corridor (ITC) project was launched with the aim of reducing the time and cost of cargo transportation from Russia to India and creating an alternative to maritime trade. During the Second Euro-Asian Transport Conference, held in St. Petersburg on September 12, 2000, an agreement was signed between Russia, Iran and India to launch the North-South project. Currently, the international corridor with a length of 7.2 thousand km covers 11 countries of the world.

2024/1/29
Roza Bayramly, RIAC expert, advisor to the Center for Analysis of International Relations
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BRICS time
BRICS time

Less than a month is left before the BRICS chairmanship passes to Russia — before the hard and not always rewarding work of forming a broader, but at the same time stronger team of like-minded people, searching for and building new meanings of unification based on previously laid down principles, while preserving what has been achieved and adapting directions work taking into account the interests of all members.

2024/1/24
Victoria Panova, RIAC member, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Vice-Rector of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Sherpa of the Russian Federation in the Women's Twenty (W20)
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Franchises in Pakistan
Franchises in Pakistan

Pakistan is experiencing robust economic growth with a growing middle class that demands a variety of products and services. This growing consumer base provides franchisees with a unique opportunity to gain access to a variety of sectors, including food and beverage, retail, education, healthcare and more.

2024/1/22
Julia Taraday, REAB Consortium
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