Russian Medtech Industry Wants Quicker Progress On Eurasian Bloc Plans – 2017 Now Targeted
Executive Summary
The much-anticipated Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) was originally targeted to come into effect at the start of 2016, but more than year later, the five-member trading bloc has yet to be ratified by all nations. The Russian medtech industry is impatient for progress, but IMEDA's Sergey Kolosov sees some promising signs in recent developments.
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