» Doing Business in Russia: John Ortega on Russia Today

Programs: Spotlight, 19 March, 2009
Doing business in Russia

Businessman John Ortega
1948 - Born in California
1974 - CEO Chairman of Clothestime Stores Inc
1998 - Moves to Moscow
1998 - General Director, ICN Pharmaceutical Russia
2003 - Starts magazine in Moscow

They flocked to Russia when its economy was booming. Will they stay while the country faces its first downturn in a decade? How easy is it to run a business in Russia, especially during a crisis? We find out with businessman John Ortega.