Contents tagged with ban on foreign furniture

  • Russian Prime Minister Medvedev bans purchase of foreign furniture for state use

    Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree prohibiting the purchase of imported furniture for state institutions for two years, as of December 1.

    The decree was published on the Russian government’s website.

    Manufacturers in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will be an exception.

    “The decisions were made in order to utilize the production capacity of domestic furniture and woodwork industry enterprises, in order to improve the competitiveness of Russian production,” the …