Tulp.ru, a website where users can share impressions on local businesses—from detailed stories of their consumer experince to photos and ratings—is about to raise $3 million from “an important Russian offline player,” reported company founder Taisiya Kudashkina to EWDN.
Sberbank and VTB bank have been announced the winners of an open tender, held by the interregional telecom operator North-Western Telecom, for loan contracts worth a total of $528 million, the company reports.
Skolkovo, the state-sponsored innovation hub under construction near Moscow, has selected 28 projects to fund, according to its vice president, Stanislav Naumov, on March 4. He said that by the end of the year, that number will have risen to 116. Important tax and customs exemptions will also be offered.
Authorities in the Republic of Bashkortostan have announced an open auction to sell 60.46% shares in Ufa-based telecommunications systems manufacturer BETO at starting price of $13.7 million. The participants bids are accepted before April 4, and the auction is scheduled to be held on April 8, 2011.
Tele2 Russia, a subsidiary of a European telecommunications holding based in Sweden, intends to invest over 1.25 billion rubles ($43 million) building cellular base stations in Krasnodar region, report regional officials and Tele2.
In a meeting with Russian bloggers yesterday, Viktor Vekselberg, president of the Skolkovo Foundation, pledged to “lynch bribers” on the future innovation hub’s territory should any instance of corruption be discovered, reported Vedomosti, a Russian business daily.
CountryCom, a Russian telecommunications operator offering a variety of services, announced its launch of an MVNO covering the Moscow regions using the network of Skylink, a leading Russian 3G operator.
Mobile phone retailer Svyaznoy announced the imminent opening of a department dedicated to Android-supported devices in one of its Moscow outlets. Such departments may appear in other Svyaznoy stores in Moscow and Russian regions as well.
Authorities in Tomsk region have announced plans to allocate $40 million from the regional budget to support innovation sector in 2011. Under plans, the funds are to be used to support start-ups, as well as to finance guarantee, pledge and venture funds.
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) made public yesterday a list of 30 Internet and physical markets in various countries which “have been the subject of enforcement action connected with counterfeiting and piracy, or may merit further investigation for possible intellectual property rights (IPR) infringements.” Among them are Vkontakte.ru, Russia’s leading social …
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Authorities in the Republic of Chuvashia have announced plans to allocate $63 million to finance a profession education system development program. Under the program, the funds are to be used to set up a chain of modern centers to train professional specialists for high-tech innovation businesses.
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