This paper examines the motives behind foreign direct investment (FDI) in a group of four CIS countries (Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan) based on a survey of 120 enterprises. The results indicate that non-oil multi-national enterprises (MNEs) are predominantly oriented at serving local...

This paper examines the motives behind foreign direct investment (FDI) in a group of four CIS countries (Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan) based on a survey of 120 enterprises. The results indicate that non-oil multi-national enterprises (MNEs) are predominantly oriented at serving local...

This paper analyzes the growth and evolution of Knauf CIS Group from 1992 to 2012. The study defines the features and characteristics of the firm’s corporate policies including production and operations, marketing, HR management, and societal engagement. These policies have enabled Russian...

Oriflame CIS, a regional subsidiary of a Swedish beauty and cosmetics company operating in the countries of the former Soviet Union, generated 43 percent of global sales and 62.2 percent of operating profits for the parent company in 2014 — despite the fact that markets in Russia and Ukraine...

The article presents some new results of the project conducted by the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) in cooperation with the Eurasian Development Bank. It explains the methodology of the survey. Data on geography and industrial structure of mutual FDI in the CIS...

This report is the eighth in a series of reports detailing the findings of a long-standing research project dedicated to the monitoring of mutual investments in CIS countries and Georgia. The analysis relies on a database maintained on the basis of diverse data obtained from publicly available...

The report is the sixth in a series of publications presenting the findings of a permanent research project concerned with the monitoring of mutual direct investments in CIS countries and Georgia. The project is being implemented by the research team of the Institute of World Economy and...

The former Soviet Union disintegrated three decades ago. That momentous 1991 was not only the starting point for independence of the countries of the post-Soviet space but also the starting point for their transformation from centrally planned economy to capitalism, often with local...

The report contains new results of the joint research project of the Centre for Integration Studies of EDB and the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences. It is aimed at the maintenance and development of the monitoring database of mutual direct...

The monitoring of mutual CIS investments, as developed by IMEMO and the EDB Centre for Integration Studies, has a potentially broad sphere of application. First, it provides analytical support for work conducted by state and supranational agencies on developing a suitable strategy for deepening...