Russian Business Forum

In the first half of the year 2009 the volume of advertising market in Russia decreased by 30 per cent

The first half of 2009 turned out to be not the best period of time for the Russian segment of advertising services. Representatives of RACA, the Russian Association of Communication Agencies, however, can already see some signs of their market being on the rebound. If their expectations are not justified, however, then by January of ...

Russian vodka output declined 2% year-on-year to 37.3 million decaliters in the first four months of 2008, the country's National Alcohol Association said on Monday.
Ethanol production fell 27.6% year-on-year to 13.9 million decaliters in January-April 2008.
According to official statistics, wine output went up 10.5% year-on-year to 15.6 million decaliters in the first four months of 2008.
Russia produced 5.2 million decaliters of champagne and sparkling wines in the reporting period, up 16% against ...

Sales of alcohol fell by 15% in Russia in the first nine months of 2009 compared to the same period last year.
Sales of spirits fell by 15-16%, while sales of other alcoholic drinks fell by 14.5%, Vadim Drobiz from the federal centre for the study of the alcohol market told journalists.
A report released earlier this year said the average Russian drinks 17 liters of spirits a year, with some 2 billion liters of ...