Russia has a reputation as a tough place for foreign companies to do business. But that's not stopping Memphis-based International Paper from making a big bet on Siberia. Paul Sonne and James R. Hagerty report.
John Faraci has
faced many more hassles as an investor in this remote and frigid city:
Squabbles with Russian partners in a joint venture, a bloated payroll, repeated
complaints over the smell of a wood-pulp production plant and enough crime so
that 5% of a Russian venture's workforce is devoted to security.
