strategic (raw) materials
1Strategic business unit — or SBU is understood as a business unit within the overall corporate identity which is distinguishable from other business because it serves a defined external market where management can conduct strategic planning in relation to products and… …
2strategic asset — A source of competitive advantage derived from factors outside a firm rather than from its own competence. Such sources could include proximity to raw materials and government policy on the exchange rates. See also absolute cost advantage …
3Monsun Gruppe — The Monsun Gruppe or Monsoon Group was a force of German U boats (submarines) that operated in the Pacific and Indian Oceans during World War II. Although similar naming conventions were used for temporary groupings of submarines in the Atlantic …
4western Africa, history of — Introduction history of the region from the 11th century to the present. A reasonable body of sources for the writing of western African history begins to be available about AD 1000. Three centuries earlier, the Arabs (Arab) had… …
5Mining industry of Russia — The mineral industry of Russia is one of the world s leading mineral industries and accounts for a large percentage of the Commonwealth of Independent States production of a range of mineral products, including metals, industrial minerals, and… …
6Mineral industry of Russia — Russia is one of the world’s leading mineral producing countries and accounts for a large percentage of the CIS’s production of a range of mineral products, including metals, industrial minerals, and mineral fuels. In 2005, Russia ranked among… …
7Paul Sanders — Paul (William) Sanders (born 23 September 1967, in Banbury, UK) is an Anglo German historian. He studied history and business administration at the universities of Regensburg, Berlin (FU), Lyon, Paris, at Sciences Po Paris, and at the Helsinki… …
8Félix Houphouët-Boigny — Infobox President|name=Félix Houphouët Boigny nationality=Ivorian order=1st President of Côte d Ivoire term start=3 November, 1960 term end=7 December 1993 predecessor= None (position first established) successor=Henri Konan Bédié birth… …
9Geography of the Soviet Union — The Soviet Union was located in the middle and northern latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. Slightly less than 2.5 times the landmass of the United States, it was a continental sized country only slightly smaller than the whole of North America …
10Rosoboronexport — JSC Rosoboronexport (Russian: OAO Рособоронэкспорт) is the sole state intermediary agency for Russia s exports/imports of defense–related and dual use products, technologies and services. The corporation was set up by the Decree of the President… …
