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Elephants Can't Jump
Ensuring brand initiatives work in practice as well as in theory. To have marketplace impact, we believe every research assignment should consist of three elements consumer exploration or validation, within a competitive context, generating commercial outputs.
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Firefish Ltd
29 full time staff, operating in all corners of the globe, on all manner of projects. No methodology is squashed to fit. We approach each brief with fresh eyes and minds, to make sure you get the most out of your research, helping your brand move forward.
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Grass Roots
Grass Roots is one of Europe's largest performance improvement companies. Established in 1980, Grass Roots UK is the founding company of a group with offices and partners operating in 15 countries around the world.
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DIGITAL-MR
In addition to Social Media Research (Web Listening) DigitalMRs solutions also include community panels, access panels, Web usability and a distinct focus on qualitativeresearch online.
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An Introduction to Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan, is a Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions. Most of the country was formally annexed to Russia in 1876. The Kyrgyz staged a major revolt against the Tsarist Empire in 1916 in which almost one-sixth of the population was killed. A Soviet republic from 1936, it achieved independence in 1991. See full country profile.Latest Research News from Central Asia
1 current Central Asian job:
GOVERNMENT: Republic
AREA: 198,500sq sq km
POPULATION: 5,508,626 (July 2010 est.)
MAJOR LANGUAGE: Kyrgyz (State), Russian (Official)
Some business and general info
The Market Research Industry
Trade and Industry in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan has many Manaschis. Narrators who know all three episodes of the epic (the tales of Manas, of his son Semetei and of his grandson Seitek) can acquire the status of Great Manaschi.
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Kyrgyzstan, is a Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions. Most of the country was formally annexed to Russia in 1876. The Kyrgyz staged a major revolt against the Tsarist Empire in 1916 in which almost one-sixth of the population was killed. A Soviet republic from 1936, it achieved independence in 1991.
The country hit the headlines in April 2010 with riots which were provoked by alleged government corruption, and rising prices. In June there were further disturbances this time between the Kyrgyz and the Uzbeks. While this has now died down approximately 300,000 people have been displaced, and 100,000 have sought asylum in Uzbekistan.
GDP: $11.66 billion (2009 est.) ($2,100 per capita)
Religions Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, Other 5%
Currency: Kyrgyzstan Som (KGS) (1 EUR = 58.19 KGS)
Telephone Code: +996
Research Industry
we can find no evidence of a MR Association in Kyrgyzstan. If we're wrong, please get in touch!According to the CIA World Factbook: Exports from Kyrgyzstan were worth $US 1.698bn in 2009, and were made up of cotton, wool, meat, tobacco, gold, mercury, uranium, natural gas, hydropower and machinery. Main export partners were Switzerland, Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and France. Imports for the same period were worth $US 2.814bn, consisting of oil and gas,'machinery and equipment, chemicals and foodstuffs. Primary import partners were Russia, China, Kazakhstan and Germany.
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