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September 07, 2006
Interfax-Center opens bureau and press center in Ivanovo
Interfax-Center News Agency, a member of Interfax Information Services Group, has opened a bureau and press center in Ivanovo.
"The opening of the Interfax-Center bureau and press center in Ivanovo region is a noticeable event in the region. With the appearance of such an influential media outlet our region is getting one more chance to make itself known at the federal level,” Mikhail Men, Governor of Ivanovo region, said at the opening ceremony.
“My personal experience of cooperating with Interfax allows me to say that impartiality, promptness and reliability distinguish the reporting of its correspondents and that the operation of the Interfax-Center bureau in Ivanovo region will encourage greater openness of the authorities. In my opinion, only this will allow us to establish an effective dialogue between representatives of the authorities and the mass media,” he added.
The press center in Ivanovo is the fourth outlet of the agency in Central Russia. Interfax-Center press centers have been successfully operating in Yaroslavl, Ryazan and Voronezh for several years.
“The establishment of press centers in regions of the Central Federal District is a strategic objective of our agency and we are planning to open several more bureaus in a number of regions of the district soon,” said Leonid Persky, Interfax-Center General Director.
“Independent media sites are a link in the establishment of an effective dialogue between the authorities and business, a contribution to the advancement of the regional media allowing newsmakers to openly express different opinions about various issues of interest to the modern public,” he said.
Persky was convinced that “the opening of the Interfax-Center bureau and press center in Ivanovo will promote more reporting on the advancement of Ivanovo region, in particular its economic potential.” “I believe this in turn will promote the creation of favorable conditions for business and help attract more Russian and foreign investment in the region,” he said.
***he Interfax-Center News Agency, set up in February 2004 is part of Interfax Information Services Group specializing in covering developments in the Central Federal District. It runs its own newswire – News of Central Russia – for the mass media, government bodies, banks and companies.
*** Interfax Information Services Group, offers information products and means of communications for decision-making in politics and business. The Group, founded in 1989, is a network bringing together national, regional and specialized news agencies operating in Russia, other CIS countries, China, and Central Europe.
Interfax, whose websites are http://www.interfax.com/ and http://www.interfax.ru/, comprises companies and divisions providing news, analysis, market reports and fundamental information and developing software.
Interfax owns a stake in Moody's Interfax Rating Agency, which holds leading positions in the Russian rating market, its partner being international rating agency Moody's Investors Service.
Interfax and the Experiancompany co-own the Experian Interfax Credit Bureau, which provides information on whether a potential borrower has been repaying their loans properly.
Interfax Business Service, a division of Interfax Group, is a strategic partner of Thomson Financial in Russia and other CIS countries in helping develop investor relations.
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