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Murmansk and Norway to Cooperate on Radiation Safety

13:49 19/04/2013

The Northwestern Naval Radioactive Waste Management Center and the Governor of Norway’s Finnmark Province have signed radiation safety cooperation agreements in Murmansk, the Press Service of the Murmansk Region Government said on Thursday.

Shvabe to Invest 60 bln Rubles in Development Projects by 2020
17:59 04/04/2013
Shvabe PLC, part of the Russian Technologies State Corporation (Rostech), plans to invest 60 billion rubles in development projects from now until 2020 and to triple corporate revenues to 90 billion rubles during this period, the company’s General Director Sergei Maksin told a RIA Novosti news conference.
UNESCO Hopes to Collaborate with Russian Businesses
11:40 01/04/2013
Speaking at the signing ceremony for a partnership agreement with the Russian company PhosAgro, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova said UNESCO hopes to work closely with Russian businesses in its projects on environmental protection, scientific research, human health and other areas.
RTI Concern to Present New Products at Hannover Fair
09:30 29/03/2013
Russia’s RTI Concern will present several new urban infrastructure products at the world’s most important technology show, the Hannover Messe in Germany.
Rare-earth Metals Plant Draws Investment to Murmansk Region
14:51 25/12/2012
The Murmansk Region is rich in rare-earth metals deposits. The launch of innovative chemical engineering production facilities will spark an uptick in investment in the region, said First Deputy Murmansk Region Governor Alexei Tyukavin.
Aquaculture: A Promising Growth Point for Murmansk Region’s Economy
18:02 21/12/2012
The government of the Murmansk Region considers fish-farming to be a promising growth point for the regional economy, the top-priority task being to attract investment for expanding regional fishing volumes, First Deputy Murmansk Region Governor Alexei Tyukavin said in his 2012 economic report.
Krasnoyarsk Territory, Tambov Region present their development projects at the UN
15:05 20/12/2012
Two Russian regions presented their ideas for how they could participate in global development projects at the UN on Wednesday.
Murmansk’s ‘Snow Village’ Breaks Records
17:39 19/12/2012
An icy architectural wonder known as Snow Village is built each year at the foot of the Khibiny Mountains, in the Murmansk Region, near the city of Kirovsk.
Moscow meets education goals for 2012
15:28 14/12/2012
The Moscow Department of Education has met its goals for 2012 by installing wi-fi, electronic grading, online interaction between parents and teachers, as well as much more that was projected by the end of 2012.
Hungary’s Prokator to Build Social Facilities in North-West Russia
15:16 13/12/2012
Hungarian construction firm Prokator Kft plans to build social facilities in the Novgorod Region in northwest Russia, the regional administration announced on its website on Thursday.

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