Russia-U.S. Economic Relations: Old Problems and New Horizons
....S. Congress repealed the Jackson-Vanik Amendment, after which President Barack Obama signed an Act on permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status for Russia. The U.S. expert and business community hailed the latter as a victory, pushed through by American lobbyists representing in the first place the interests of 700 companies that are members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia (ACCR). The Washington-based Coalition for US-Russia Trade that unites 22 companies, including PepsiCo ...