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Harry Smiith
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Hi, Harry Smiith
I'm not gonna move to any foreign country. I was just kidding 
I'm quite satisfied with living here, in Russia |
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Lost_Soul
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Here in the US, we read that the Russian economy is getting more and more powerful (although people outside Moscow may not feel it), but that the level of corruption and the lack of rule of law discourages a lot of foreign investment. I think of one case where a Western oil company got into a joint venture with a Russian one that needed its equipment modernized. Once the contract was signed, the Westerners poured tens of millions into making the oil fields efficient and up to date, so that they would be more profitable. Once that was finished, the Russian partner basically said, "Thank you. Now I get all the money. Good-bye." There was nothing the Western company could do about it but write it off on their taxes as a failed investment.
Another time some Americans started a business in Moscow, and they attributed part of their success to the fact that they borrowed their startup money from Western sources. They were asked on the news why they didn't use Russian banks, and they said, "Basically, if you owe money in this country, you die."
I believe that this stuff was true at one time, but what do you think? Is the Russian business world still that kind of mine field? |
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Jamie (K)
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Harry Smiith
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| Jamie (K) wrote: |
Here in the US, we read that the Russian economy is getting more and more powerful (although people outside Moscow may not feel it), but that the level of corruption and the lack of rule of law discourages a lot of foreign investment. I think of one case where a Western oil company got into a joint venture with a Russian one that needed its equipment modernized. Once the contract was signed, the Westerners poured tens of millions into making the oil fields efficient and up to date, so that they would be more profitable. Once that was finished, the Russian partner basically said, "Thank you. Now I get all the money. Good-bye." There was nothing the Western company could do about it but write it off on their taxes as a failed investment.
Another time some Americans started a business in Moscow, and they attributed part of their success to the fact that they borrowed their startup money from Western sources. They were asked on the news why they didn't use Russian banks, and they said, "Basically, if you owe money in this country, you die."
I believe that this stuff was true at one time, but what do you think? Is the Russian business world still that kind of mine field? |
The situation is changing dramatically at the moment. The economy is becoming more powerful, new laws appear which support business projects. Well, I am not an economist, I'm an optimist maybe. But there is a lot of good factors to start a business in Russia. I'm a teacher and I'm thinking to start a small business because teachers earn too little money in Russia. |
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Harry Smiith
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lost_soul
Are you Russian ?
Harry Smiith ,could you please answer these questions :
What do you teach ?
Why did you choose Russia and what's your nationality ?
Jamie (K)
I think you mean much money...
What happens if you owe it in the USA ?
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| Che Gevara wrote: |
I think you mean much money...
What happens if you owe it in the USA ? |
If you owe money in the US to a bank, you simply pay off your debts, or else they start foreclosure proceedings. You don't lose your life.
If you owe money in the US to mafia loan sharks, and you can't pay on time, you are liable to be injured or killed.
My understanding was that, at the time of the TV report I saw, the dividing line between banking and mafia loan sharking was very blurry in Russia. |
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Jamie (K)
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Lost_Soul
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[quote="Che Gevara"]lost_soul
Are you Russian ?
Harry Smiith ,could you please answer these questions :
What do you teach ?
Why did you choose Russia and what's your nationality ?
Hi!
I'm not Russian, I'm Armenian. I teach English in one of schools in Moscow, the capital of Russia. I love this city because it's one of the most beautiful cities in the world. You can meet people of many nationalities here. It's a cosmopolitan city like New York. The school where I work is multi-cultural and English is one of the main disciplines. I have my own methods of teaching and I'm allowed to teach with my own textbooks which aren't published yet.  |
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Harry Smiith
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Harry Smiith
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lost_soul
Glad to hear that
Harry Smiith
I often visit Moscow and Piter and it is really wonderful city...
I haven't been there for 2 years ( I think you know why -I'm Georgian ) but anyway I love this place...
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Harry Smiith
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