Category Archives: oecd

IKEA in Russia – Light at the End of the Tunnel?

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

It has been six months since I last wrote on IKEA, and I thought it was time to check in on TRM’s favorite foreign investor in Russia.  In December, it appeared that IKEA’s problems were only getting worse.  The whole story … Continue reading →

Posted in bribery, bribes, bureaucracy, Business, compliance, corruption, Foreign direct investment, foreign investment, IKEA, Nabiullina, oecd, rule of law | 4 Comments

Review: OECD Russia Economic Survey 2009

Posted on July 15, 2009 by

I really couldn’t wait for this publication to be released, and I’ve been checking the OECD site every day to see if they accidentally posted it before the scheduled July 15 release. The OECD’s conclusions and recommendations in such reports … Continue reading →

Posted in economics, oecd, Russian economy | 2 Comments