The Business Information Services for Newly Independent States (BISNIS) Program ended effective March 31, 2008. The U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, together with the U.S. Embassies in Russia, Western NIS, the Caucasus and Central Asia, will continue to work with U.S. companies interested in opportunities in the region. For more information , please contact the U.S. Trade Information Center at 1-800-USA-TRADE or visit www.export.gov.Alternatively, below are listed a number of other useful resources.
BISNIS Audio/Video Hub.. Giving you a virtual seat at all
of BISNIS's worldwide events and conferences.
In our continuing effort to make BISNIS-generated information
available as widely as possible, all BISNIS briefings are open
to the interested public and audio/visual transcripts are generally
available at this central location
Available BISNIS AV Content |
Date |
Event Title |
Industry Focus |
Country Focus |
August 1, 2007 |
BISNIS Interview Tomsk Innovation Support Center |
Business Opportunities |
Russia |
June 20, 2007 |
BISNIS Briefing with the Georgian Minister of Economic Development |
Business Opportunities |
Georgia |
April 11, 2007 |
Financing Deals and Investing in Eurasia |
Banking and Finance |
Eurasia |
April 10, 2007 |
Business Opportunities in Afghanistan and Central Asia |
Multiple |
Afghanistan and Central Asia |
February 1, 2007 |
BISNIS Hosts Georgian Minister of Agriculture |
Agriculture |
Georgia |
February 1, 2007 |
Business Environment in Uzbekistan: Recent Legal Developments |
Business Opportunities |
Uzbekistan |
January 26, 2007 |
BISNIS Interviews Consul General of the United States in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Mr. John Stepanchuk |
Business Opportunities |
Russia |
January 25, 2007 |
Discovering Trade and Investment Opportunities in Moldova |
Business Opportunities |
Moldova |
January 1, 2007 |
Interview with David Amaglobeli, Vice President, National Bank of Georgia |
Banking and Finance |
Georgia |
December 1, 2006 |
Interview with Mr. Oleg Kiselev, Director of Novosibirsk Leasing Company |
Leasing |
Russia |
October 20, 2006 |
BISNIS Hosts Mayor of Tbilisi |
Business Opportunities |
Georgia |
September 1, 2006 |
Nizhny Novgorod & Kazan Trade Fairs |
Business Opportunities |
Russia |
September 1, 2006 |
Tariff Rates in Turkmenistan |
Agriculture |
Armenia |
August 16, 2006 |
Commercial Briefing by the Hon. Anne Elizabeth Derse, U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan |
Business Opportunities |
Azerbaijan |
July 11, 2006 |
BISNIS Hosts Azerbaijani Minister of Communications & Information Technologies and IT Delegation |
Telecommunications and IT |
Azerbaijan |
June 15, 2006 |
Business Environment and Investment Opportunities in Georgia |
Economy & Finance, Government Policy |
Georgia |
June 2, 2006 |
AUTOSIB - International Automobile Industry Exhibition and Interview with Autoraid, Novosibirsk |
Automotive |
Russia |
May 1, 2006 |
Siberia Investment Climate: Opportunities for US Companies |
Business Opportunities |
Russia |
April 4, 2006 |
Business Opportunities in Afghanistan & Central Asia |
Multiple |
Afghanistan & Central Asia |
March 22, 2006 |
BISNIS Hosts Minister of Industry of Tajikistan |
Multiple |
Tajikistan |
March 14, 2006 |
BISNIS hosts the Honorable Zamira Sydykova, Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan |
Kyrgyz Market |
Kyrgyzstan |
March 1, 2006 |
Russia's Appetite for Coffee: How a U.S.-owned Coffee House Tackled the Siberian Market |
Restaurants and Cafes |
Russia |
September 1, 2005 |
Interviews with BISNIS Representatives from Nizhny Novgorod (Upper Volga Region), Samara (Lower Volga) and St. Petersburg (NW Russia) |
Multiple |
Russia's Regions |
September 1, 2005 |
Coscom and the Mobile Market of Uzbekistan: Interview with Abraham Smith, Project Manager, MCT Corp. |
Telecommunications |
Uzbekistan |
July 17, 2005 |
Venture Capital Investing in Russia and Siberia: Private U.S. Perspective (BISNIS Interview with Cole Management Inc.) |
Banking and Finance |
Russia |
June 10, 2005 |
Servicing the Automotive Market in Siberia: BISNIS Interview with Autoraid, Novosibirsk |
Automotive |
Russia |
April 19, 2005 |
Economic Policy and Business Development in Georgia - a briefing by the Georgian Ministers of Finance and Economic Development |
Economy & Finance, Government Policy |
Georgia |
April 1, 2005 |
Banking Developments in Azerbaijan: BISNIS Interview with Faik Huseynov, Chairman of the Executive Board of Unibank |
Banking and Finance |
Azerbaijan |
March 1, 2005 |
Leasing Market in Novosibirsk, Russia - Interview with BISNIS Search for Partners participant, Mr. Oleg Kiselev, Director of Novosibirsk Leasing Company |
Leasing Market |
Russia |
February 1, 2005 |
Business Environment in Uzbekistan: What Should U.S. Companies Know and Prepare For? - Interview with the President of AmCham/Tashkent, Mr. Donald Nicholson |
Business Opportunities |
Uzbekistan |
February 1, 2005 |
Labor Market Realities in Novosibirsk, Russia - BISNIS Interview with Mr. Ilgiz Valinurov, Owner and Managing Partner of "Business Connection" Recruiting Agency |
Investments |
Russia |
January 5, 2005 |
Business Briefing by Senior U.S. Diplomats in Georgia and Azerbaijan |
Commercial Opportunities |
Georgia and Azerbaijan |
December 1, 2004 |
BISNIS Interview: Novosibirsk Small Business Development Center |
Small Business Development |
Russia |
December 1, 2004 |
BISNIS Search for Partners (SPK Technika, Kemerevo, Russia ) : Director's Interview and Company Tour |
Manufacturing |
Russia |
November 1, 2004 |
BISNIS Interview-Baqqollik: Consumer Goods and Grocery Market in Uzbekistan |
Consumer Goods |
Uzbekistan |
October 1, 2004 |
BISNIS Interview: Capital Markets of Uzbekistan - Alternative Sources of Funding Local Projects |
Banking |
Uzbekistan |
April 5, 2004 |
Demystify of the Asian Development Bank - Interviews with Senior US Department of Commerce and Asian Development Bank (ADB) Executives |
Finance |
Eurasia |
April 4, 2004 |
BISNIS Search for Partners (Azel Electronics- Baku, Azerbaijan): President's Interview and Facilities Tour |
Electronics |
Azerbaijan |
January 9, 2004 |
Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan Ambassadorial Briefing on Non - Oil & Gas Sector Developments |
Oil and Gas |
Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan |
November 13, 2003 |
BISNIS Director Interview with EBRD First Vice President, Noreen Doyle |
Finance |
NIS |
November 11, 2003 |
Financing in Eurasia: An Update from ExIm, OPIC and Delta Capital |
Finance |
Eurasia |
October 27, 2003 |
Russian Health Care Briefing |
Health Care/Pharmaceutical |
Russia |
October 20, 2003 |
US Ambassador Briefing: Business in Kyrgyzstan |
Business Opportunities |
Kyrgyzstan |
October 1, 2003 |
Interview with the Chairwoman of the National Association of Small and Medium Enterprises of Tajikistan |
Small and Medium Enterprises |
Tajikistan |
October 1, 2003 |
Interview with Tajik General Director of a Telecom Company |
Telecom |
Tajikistan |
June 23, 2003 |
Discussion with Albina Nikkonen, Executive Director of the Russian Venture Capital Association (RVCA) |
Finance |
Russia |
June 18, 2003 |
Georgian Success Stories and New Business Opportunities |
Business Opportunities |
Georgia |
June 2, 2003 |
Presentation on Tajikistan Hosting Ambassador Zaripov of Tajikistan |
Business Opportunities |
Tajikistan |
May 16, 2003 |
BISNIS Staff Briefing by Ambassador Steve Mann |
Oil & Gas |
Azerbaijan |
March 1, 2003 |
Consultancies and the EBRD: Navigating for US Firms |
Consultancy |
USA |
October 1, 2002 |
US, Central Asia and Turkey: Strategic Commercial Partners |
Business Opportunities |
US, Central Asia and Turkey |
July 25, 2002 |
Agribusiness in Georgia: Potential for US Georgian Cooperation |
Agribusiness |
Georgia |
June 19, 2002 |
Delta Capital Chairwoman, Patricia Cloherty |
Investments |
Russia |
April 1, 2002 |
TransTelecom |
Telecom |
NIS |
February 22, 2002 |
Business Oppoptunities in Armenia and Georgia |
Finance |
Armenia and Georgia |
February 11, 2002 |
Business Opportunities in the Uzbekistan Telecom Sector |
Telecom |
Uzbekistan |
February 8, 2002 |
Honorable Mikhail Prusak, Governor of the Novgorod Region |
Business Opportunities |
Russia |
January 1, 2002 |
Official Uzbekistan Trade Mission to Madison, WI |
Business Opportunities |
Uzbekistan |
September 19 until October 4, 2002 |
Interviews with Russian Local Business Businessmen and Officials |
Multiple |
10 cities in Russia's regions |