Support : Publications : Chronolog Archives : January/February 2001

Keeping an Eye on the East with Profound^® NewsLine

Dialog is committed to supplying the highest quality business news direct from Russia and Central and Eastern Europe. Whatever your business or background, Profound NewsLine has something for you. Identify opportunities, monitor the latest developments, and stay ahead of your competitors and colleagues with new information from several countries.

RUSSIA

WPS Media Monitoring Agency is Russia’s premier independent media monitoring company and has been in operation since 1988. It gives unmatched access to information from Russian newspapers, television, and radio. WPS reads every daily and weekly newspaper and magazine published in Moscow (over 150 publications), provincial newspapers throughout the Russian Federation (about 400 titles published in 75 regions) and the major press in 10 countries of the former Soviet Union. It monitors public affairs and business broadcasts on eight local TV and nine radio channels.

Here are new sources covering Russia:

• What the Papers Say, issued twice a day Tuesday through Friday, brings the reader the whole story of current events, noteworthy opinions and future trends in this rapidly changing country. Each issue includes: (1)Press Extracts - the most important features from this morning's newspapers, the English version of which our subscribers receive even earlier than the newspapers themselves; and (2) Shorts, a collection of facts and figures scattered throughout the Russian newspapers. It is geared to the needs of journalists, researchers, diplomats, and businessmen–all those who have a genuine interest in the political situation in Russia and the CIS.
  
  
• Defense and Security is a survey of the Russian military press, issued every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. A unique feature offered by Defense and Security is the screening of periodicals published by the Russian Federation Military Districts and Fleets and related TV and radio broadcasts, in addition to major national newspapers, military magazines, and the press of FSU countries.
  
  Defense and Security provides:
  
  • Monitoring of the military political situation in Russia and the former Soviet Union;
  • Complete coverage of national security issues, the role of the armed forces in society and conversion of the defense industry;
  • Professional analysis of military doctrines and the construction of national armies in Russia and other FSU countries and the CIS's efforts to establish collective security;
  • Commentaries by military officials and analysts on local armed conflicts in the Russian Federation;
  • Prompt reports on protocol events and new appointments in the CIS military establishment.
  • The Armaments and Technology weekly supplement reviews the latest publicized developments in the design and manufacture of military equipment.
  
  
  WPS Defense and Security is paramount if you have to keep an eye on the military developments in Russia and the FSU.
  
  
• Banking and Stock Exchange, Finance, Economics bulletin covers CIS and Russian banking and stock exchange activities. The digest includes sections covering banking and exchange activities, securities, markets, investment updates, and economic and financial news from the Russian press.
  
  
• Motor Digest weekly articles cover the official news related to the Russian automobile market, including updates on customs regulations and tariffs, analyses of market conditions, local car industry news, company profiles, articles about international cooperation, and the import and export of cars and foreign companies operating on the Russian market, as presented by the local press. Articles are selected from over 300 Russian periodicals, both national and provincial.
  
  
• The Russian Business Monitor, published three-times-a-week, focuses on the most important events and trends in Russian business and economic life. It is compiled from publications of Russia's national and provincial press and television and radio broadcasts. Each issue covers:
  
  
  • Federal and local governments' official policies, initiatives and statistics,
  • Major macro-economic developments,
  • Privatization and related legislation,
  • Banking and finance,
  • Stock and commodity exchanges and security markets,
  • Industry profiles, construction projects, communications, and transportation,
  • International trade and customs,
  • Military and defense production,
  • Agribusiness,
  • International business cooperation and investment opportunities, and
  • Legal issues and business security and many other topics.
  
  
• The Russian Oil and Gas Report provides a concise and comprehensive survey of all the critical issues, regional events, and emerging trends in key areas of the oil and gas industry in Russian and the CIS as reported by the Russian national and regional press (over 600 newspapers and magazines) and local broadcast media. This survey is issued three times a week. Each issue contains a topical selection of articles focusing on:
  
  
  • Federal and regional legislative and regulatory developments affecting the oil and gas industry;
  • Up-to-date information on oil and gas exploration, production and transportation projects;
  • Major private and state-owned companies' corporate strategies;
  • Oil and gas industry-related financial and stock market activity;
  • International partnerships, joint projects, contracts, and concessions;
  • Trade flow and price trends;
  • Comprehensive data on reserves, production, export and performance figures; and
  • Investment projects and opportunities.
    
    
  The Russian Oil and Gas Report brings the reader interviews with policy-makers, economists and industry-leading businessmen, analytical reviews and forecasts, marketing activity reports, industry projects and company profiles, news briefs, and press releases.
  
  
• Telecommunication Services Market, a weekly digest of Russian national and regional press, is geared to the needs of companies operating on the cellular and paging telecommunications market. In addition to business news and related official information, it includes local media reports on the development and introduction of new technologies and covers the problems of communication and maintenance.
  
  
• The Russian Finance Report is a weekly roundup of news stories, quotes, analyst commentaries, and research. It is compiled from daily reviews of nearly 500 national and regional newspapers, local financial news agencies, web media, company reports, as well as the 12 major Russian television and radio stations.
  
  
• Russia’s Market of Pharmaceutical Products is a weekly survey of the Russian press addressed to companies operating in the Russian pharmaceuticals market. The first section, Official Items, carries information on official policies and new regulations issued by federal and regional power bodies, interviews with local officials and economic overviews of the pharmaceutical industry situation. The section Pharmaceutical Industry is focused on the activity of pharmaceutical companies in Russia and FSU countries. The section Pharmaceutical Supplies monitors the market--the production, marketing, and distribution of pharmaceutical products. The section Medical Biopharmaceutical products brings the reader information on and estimates of newly developed products. Other sections of the digest cover the situation in related industries and important events.

ROMANIA

MEDIAFAX News Agency has over 60% of the information market of Romania. Its customers are the most prestigious newspapers, radio and television stations, exchange securities companies, banks, economic and financial consultancy firms, law firms, international trade companies, etc.

MEDIAFAX is the main information supplier for newspapers, magazines and for the electronic media in Romania. More than 90% of foreign media and 60% of the local media use the news services of MEDIAFAX.

MEDIAFAX publishes two bulletins:

• The Economic Bulletin covers news stories in the economic, financial, banking, transports, trade, and communications fields.
  
  
• The News Brief Bulletin summarizes the main events of the day in the political, social, and economic sectors.
  

MOLDOVA

Interlic is the largest independent news agency in the Republic of Moldova. It covers news on politics, economy, and law in the emerging economy of Moldova. Interlic offers unprecedented access to interviews with the country politicians, Party leaders across the range of the political life of Moldova including leading economists, scientists, artists, and important foreign guests. Interlic’s analytical materials are often used for political reports both in Moldova and abroad.

UKRAINE

Infobank News Agency covers key issues in Ukrainian legislation, economy, business, privatization, and industry. The information is in English and is published daily Monday to Friday.

Founded in 1994, Infobank News Agency is now one of the leading Ukrainian sources of economic and political information. It has its own network of correspondents in more than twenty of the largest cities of the Ukraine and also a powerful database of archive information.

Infobank provides news to many of the world's leading news agencies like Reuters and BBC Monitoring, to international financial institutions such as the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development and the International Monetary Fund, as well as to many other leading Ukrainian and Western agencies, business newspapers, and other publications.

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