Eastern Europe and Central Asia saw reform in 10 economies. Six reduced the running-around time for entrepreneurs by creating one-stop shops. Albania took registration out of the courts and merged company, social security, labor and tax registrations. Before, entrepreneurs had to wait more than a month to start doing business; now it's just 8 days. Azerbaijan's one-stop shop reduced delays by 2 weeks, Slovenia's by 6. Bulgaria, the Kyrgyz Republic and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia undertook reforms similar to Azerbaijan's. And while Czech entrepreneurs still have to obtain multiple documents, the new "Project Czech Point" allows them to do so at one place. Lebanon and Oman improved the efficiency of their one-stop shops. What used to take 46 days in Lebanon now takes 11. Tun...
In the Orthodox tradition of Eastern Europe and the Levant, Easter (and the period of Lent) is the most important holiday of the religious calendar. Easter is the pinnacle of the Orthodox Christian year," said St. Ananias Orthodox Mission member Michael Tyree. "It is the most important feast.
The regulatory reform movement that has been thriving in Central and Eastern Europe in recent years is spreading eastward into Central Asia, with Azerbaijan taking the title of the world's leading reformer of business regulations this year, according to a report published in September by the IFC and World Bank. Azerbaijan president Liham Aliyev has introduced a pro-business program to help diversify the country's economy, which depends heavily on oil and gas production. Regulatory reforms are gaining momentum around the world, with a record number in the year through June 2008, the IFC-World Bank report says.
Central and Eastern Europe has a lively and growing licensing industry. It would be impossible to understand the specifics of the region without a presence on the ground and that is why Advanstar launched an event for the Central and Eastern European licensing community in Budapest, Hungary, at the Corinthia Grand Hotel. The two-day event delivered key retailers and licensees from the region, as well as a program of seminars and a successful networking event. Retailers and manufacturers attended from 26 countries. A number of exhibitors described the excitement of working in new markets. And although some visitors to the show were new to licensing, a level of knowledge is now a given and the appetite for doing deals is strong.
DIPLOMACY: Putin criticizes American missile defense plans for eastern Europe. By Matthew Lee
...Rice and Lavrov announced at a news conference after the meetings that the two sides w...
Terrorist strikes on four American cities. Russia rolling into Eastern Europe. Israel hit by a nuclear bomb. Gay marriage in every state. The end of the Boy Scouts. All are plausible scenarios if Democrat Barack Obama is elected president, according to a new addition to the campaign conversation called "Letter from 2012 in Obama's America," produced by the conservative Christian group Focus on the Family Action.
NEW YORK - Hackers in eastern Europe who used computer viruses to steal usernames and passwords teamed up with foreign students who opened bank accounts in the U.S. to snatch at least $3 million from American bank accounts, authorities said Thursday in announcing charges against more than 80 people. Thirty-seven people were charged in court papers unsealed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, money laundering, false identification use and passport fraud for their roles invasion of dozens of victims' accounts, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said. Fifty-five have been charged in state court in Manhattan.
... the gun and the mask," Bharara said at a news conference, comparing evil- minded cyber sleuths t...
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