Counterfeit Goods Market in Russia

Posted on August 14, 2008
Filed Under Europe, counterfeit and piracy |

According to Russian officials, the counterfeit and pirated goods market in Russia is worth up to $6 billion.

Source: Russian News and Information Agency, “Russian fake products markets worth up to $6 billion-minister,” RIA Novosti, January 31, 2006.

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