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AAD2014: Rosoboronexport success despite sanctions
Russia’s state-owned defence equipment export company Rosoboronexport has achieved exports of more than $38 billion in 2013-14 and has not been affected by western sanctions.
Speaking at a press conference at the AAD exhibition in Pretoria, Anatoly Isaykin, director general of Rosoboronexport, told reporters that although they had ‘experienced some ...
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