The World Bank’s new report which looks at top destinations for “Doing Business” has awarded Russia 62nd place. Only last year the Russian Federation was holding 92nd place in the report, however with the business community growing every year it is also becoming easier to do business, so there are no surprises that Moscow climbed 30 places. In fact Russia has been steadily climbing, as in 2012 it was 112th moving 20 places to 92 last year.
The report looks at comparing business regulations for domestic firms in 189 economies. According to the report Russia made it easier to start business by eliminating the requirement to deposit the charter capital before company registration as well as the requirement to notify tax authorities of the opening of a bank account.
Russia’s position looks encouraging, being placed 28 places ahead of one of the world’s largest economies – China was ranked 90th in the same chart.
Dmitry Fokin, Managing Director of IXcellerate commented on the World Bank’s report “At IXcellerate we are very much part of the process of building a new simpler and cleaner business environment in Russia. We have made it much easier for international companies to set up their computer systems and data connections. As Russia is the biggest Internet market in Europe with an e-commerce market growing in excess of 20pc annually, we see ourselves as the new international airport where companies can land and access this exciting market.”
Full report: https://www.doingbusiness.org/~/media/GIAWB/Doing%20Business/Documents/Annual-Reports/English/DB15-Full-Report.pdf
About IXcellerate
IXcellerate is an unparalleled carrier neutral datacentre operator in Moscow, which is comparable to the quality of datacentres in America and Western Europe. IXcellerate offers pure-play co-location designed to meet the standards of financial institutions, multinational corporations, international carriers and major content operators.
Opened in 2012, IXcellerate’s Tier 3+ Moscow One Datacentre is a stand alone datacentre located within the MKAD ring road of Moscow, set over a 15,000m² campus. IXcellerate Moscow One provides clients with a bespoke solution aimed towards solving their unique datacentre requirements, offering co-location services including private and secure cages, combined with on-hand technical support 24/365. Within our carrier-neutral facility, affordable and resilient connectivity is available in Russia and the entire World. Expansion phases have the potential to increase the co-location floor space to over 5000m², with power feeds planned up to 13.7 MVA.
IXcellerate was founded by Guy Willner (co-founder and former CEO of IXEurope, former President Europe for Equinix Inc.), and Cliff Gauntlett (former SVP of Golden Telecom in Russia).
IXcellerate customers include Orange Business Services, NTT, Le Pain Quotidien group and a major international market data company.
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