ICMA Centre graduate and senior research fellow publish article in The Moscow Times

Ian Pryde, a graduate of the MSc International Securities, Investment and Banking in 2000, and Stephen Wells, Senior Research Fellow at the ICMA Centre, Henley Business School have had their article 'Building a Global Finance Center' published in The Moscow Times - Russia's only English Language daily newspaper.

The article highlights Russia's economic recovery and the aspirations for Moscow to become a leading financial centre to compete with the likes of India and China.

Published	17 May 2010

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