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Another major foreign investor considers Kaliningrad investment opportunities

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:09:57 -0400

www.investinkaliningrad.ru. On October 21 a meeting between Kaliningrad region’s Governor Georgy Boos and the French Ambassador to Russia, Jean de Gliniasti and accompanying businessmen was held. Opportunities and prospects of strengthening cooperation were discussed. In particular, Bouygues Batiment International already has preliminary considerations on participation in various investment projects in the Kaliningrad region.

Kaliningrad-based "Concordia" will supply the Russian division of McDonald's

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:13:35 -0400

www.investinkaliningrad.ru. Accroding to FoodsBusinessDaily.com Miratorg Company, one of largest Russian meat importers and manufacturers has entered into a supply agreement with the Russian division of McDonald's. According to Vice-President of Miratorg, Vladimir Maslov the contract is signed for three years, with the possibility of further extension.

Kaliningrad's Avtotor is to fully assemble Opel models

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:24:04 -0400

www.investinkaliningrad.ru. As Just-auto.com reports, Kaliningrad-based automaker Avtotor plans to launch full assembly, including welding and painting, of Opel's Astra and Zafira models on 26 October, the company said.

The 7th International WORKSHOP on tourism in Kaliningrad extended the geography of participants

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:20:44 -0400

www.investinkaliningrad.ru. Ministry of Industry of the Kaliningrad region and Polish Organisation of Tourism with support by the Association of National Tourism Offices in Russia (ANTOR), Association of Enterprises of Tourism Industry of the Kaliningrad region and Polish Club in Kaliningrad have organised international tourism WORKSHOP-2009 for the 7th time. Representatives of diplomatic corps and mayors of a number of towns from countries neighbouring the Kaliningrad region participated in the event.

Windrose launches new Kyiv-Kaliningrad flight

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:20:04 -0400

KyivPost. Kyiv-based Windrose Airlines launched a new, regular Kyiv-Kaliningrad (Russia) flight on October 9.

The press service of the company said on Friday that the flight would be performed three times a week - on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays – using an Embraer-195 aircraft.

Two more companies registered as residents of Kaliningrad SEZ

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:19:32 -0400

www.investinkaliningrad.ru. According to the Ministry of Industry of the Kaliningrad region two more companies have been added to the list of Kaliningrad Special economic zone residents.

“Quartz” plant in Kaliningrad may start laser production

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:18:58 -0400

Based on materials by Rugrad.eu. The Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (RUSNANO) is currently considering the possibility of investments in manufacturing of laser equipment of wide range of application (medicine, industry, space technologies) at “Quartz” plant in Kaliningrad. The investment in question is 30-40 mn EUR.

Latvia will close its consulate in Kaliningrad

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:18:18 -0400

Based on materials by Rugrad.eu. Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will have to close some of its consulates abroad. Consulates in Saint-Petersburg, Kaliningrad and Pskov will be among the first in the list. Overall, 4-10 consulates will be closed.

The number of people crossing Kaliningrad borders in the first half of 2009 went down by a quarter

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:17:41 -0400

Based on materials by Kaliningrad.ru. The number of people crossing Kaliningrad region’s borders in the first 8 months of 2009 both ways decreased by 23.5% compared to the same period of 2008. This was reported by RUGRAD.EU on Tuesday.

Brick factory to be commissioned in Kranoznamensk by the end of 2009

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:16:07 -0400

www.investinkaliningrad.ru. OOO “Pyaty Element” is finalising the construction of a cutting-edge brick factory with annual production capacity of 50 mn bricks. With 35 mn EUR of investment the project will create 100 new jobs. Production is scheduled to be launched in December, 2009.

Italy's ENEL may join Russia nuclear power plant

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:15:27 -0400

Reuters India. MOSCOW, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Italy's power firm Enel is interested in joining a project to build a nuclear power station in Russia's region of Kaliningrad, the project leader Inter RAO (IRAO.MM: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday.

Gazprom to launch new stretch of Kaliningrad gas line

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:14:25 -0400

Neftegaz.Ru. The pipeline expansion is part of a Russian government action plan aimed at increasing supplies to Kaliningrad— a Russian enclave between Lithuania and Poland.

Putin gives the go-ahead for a nuclear plant in Kaliningrad

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:06:39 -0400

The Earth Times. Moscow - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gave the go- ahead Tuesday for a nuclear plant to be built in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, situated between Poland and Lithuania. The state nuclear holding Rosatom was seeking a Western investor for the five billion-euro project (7.3 billion dollars), Interfax news agency quoted Putin as saying.

Launch of a HiPP plant in the Kaliningrad region is a good model of Russian-German cooperation

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:02:25 -0400

www.investinkaliningrad.ru. These were the words by the Consul General of Germany in Kaliningrad, Dr. Aristide Emil Fenster speaking at the official opening of Hipp’s first baby foods manufacturing plant in Russia. Manufacturing facilities occupying 1.5 hectares of land in Mamonovo will launch production in November, and according to Natalia Slivka, Director of OOO “HiPP” the products will appear on the shelves of stores in Russia and other CIS countries in January. With over 15 mn EUR of investment already, the plant is currently being furnished with hi-end equipment. More than 50 people have already started working in it. The plant has the production capacity of 30 mn jars a year, with the possibility of 3-times increase should the market conditions become more favourable. In that case the number of jobs would rise accordingly.

Gaming zone auction has been postponed till late September

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:00:26 -0400

www.investinkaliningrad.ru. The first two sites of the future recreation and gambling zone “Yantarnaya” on the Baltic Sea coast in 50 km from Kaliningrad will be put up to auction on 25 September. Applications for bidding should be submitted not later than 23 September.