Interfax

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Interfax
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OwnerSenior management
Number of employees
Over 1,000
Websiteinterfax.com

Interfax (Russian: Интерфакс) is a Russian news agency.[1][2] The agency is owned by Interfax News Agency joint-stock company and is headquartered in Moscow.

History

As the first non-governmental channel of political and economic information about the USSR,

Gosteleradio system. Interfax originally used fax machines for text transmission, hence the company name.[4]

By 1990, Interfax had 100 subscribers and the agency quickly began to attract the attention of conservatives within the government, who attempted to shut down the agency. This saw the agency gain prominence in major western media, a position strengthened by its coverage of the

Interfax Press Center in Moscow (2016)

Interfax continued to expand in the 1990s, adding

regions of Russian Federation to 50.[8]

To promote its information products abroad, Interfax opened its first company outside the former USSR in 1991, when 'Interfax America' was opened in Denver, CO. This was followed by the opening of London-based 'Interfax Europe Ltd.' (1992), 'Interfax Germany GmbH', based in Frankfurt (1993), and the 'Interfax News Service Ltd.' in Hong Kong (1998).[7]

In 2004, Interfax created the 'SPARK system' designed to check business agents in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan,[9] Interfax also launched media monitoring services through its 'SCAN system'.[10] In 2011, the company added London-based project, 'Interfax Global Energy', which reports on the energy markets worldwide.[11]

Partnerships

In 1999, Interfax launched a

credit reports.[12] Also in 1999, Interfax and Reuters signed a cooperation agreement.[13]

Since 2001, Interfax has collaborated with

Management

'Interfax Group'

chairman of the board and CEO, Vladimir Gerasimov, executive director and general director of financial and business information service, Georgy Gulia, executive director of general information service.[14]

Content

Interfax provides general and political news, business

credit management. The company employs over 1,000 staff in over 70 bureaus worldwide and publishes over 3,000 stories each day.[15]

Dissemination

Interfax controls around 50% of the Russian corporate data market.[16] Subscription-based business and financial intelligence contribute to the bulk of the revenues generated by Interfax with IT-analytical business solutions accounting for approximately 75% of revenue.[17]

Interfax's holding company[clarification needed] comprises more than 30 news producing and marketing companies in Russia, Ukraine (Interfax-Ukraine), Kazakhstan, Belarus, Azerbaijan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany and China.[18]

Awards

In 2015, Interfax was awarded the Runet Prize in the category "Culture, Media and Mass Communications"[19] by the Russian Federal Agency for Press and Mass Media.

In 2016, Interfax was awarded the Runet Prize in the category “Economy, Business and Investment".[20]

References

  1. S2CID 151984613
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  2. ^ Воронов А. (2005-12-17). Интеллектуальная собственность (in Russian). — Kommersant. Archived from the original on 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  3. ^ "группа "Интерфакс"". group.interfax.ru. Archived from the original on 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  4. ^ a b Михаил Комиссар: задача «Интерфакса» — быть номером один. — TV-channel 'Russia-24', 9 September 2009. (in Russian)
  5. ^ Корпоративный бюллетень «Ваш Интерфакс». — #10/2009. (in Russian)
  6. ^ About Archived 2019-04-26 at the Wayback Machine. — Official site of EFiR system. (in Russian)
  7. ^ a b c d Our history Archived 2015-12-26 at the Wayback Machine. — Official site of Interfax Group. (in Russian)
  8. ^ Михаил Комиссар: «Надеюсь, в России установится баланс между либеральным и государственным». — Politcom.ru, 1 September 2006. (in Russian)
  9. ^ Информация по юридическим лицам РФ, Украины и Казахстана. — Official site of Interfax Group. (in Russian)
  10. ^ a b About Archived 2016-08-28 at the Wayback Machine. — Official site of United Credit Bureau.
  11. ^ Interfax Global Energy. — Official site of Interfax Global Energy.
  12. ^ Информация по компаниям всего мира. — Official site of Interfax Group. (in Russian)
  13. ^ "Новости". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). 1999-04-18. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  14. ^ Management. — Official site of Interfax Group. (in Russian)
  15. ^ "About Interfax". — Interfax Group official site. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  16. RBC
    .Marketing. (in Russian)
  17. ^ Комиссар М. Успеть первыми. - Корпоративный бюллетень «Ваш Интерфакс», #16/2014. (in Russian)
  18. ^ Гавшина О., Товкайло М. Из списка подлежащих раскрытию бенефициаров сделали исключения. — Vedomosti, January 19, 2012. (in Russian)
  19. ^ "Итоги «Премии Рунета 2015»". SHOPOLOG.RU. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  20. ^ "SPARK project wins Runet Prize in "Economy, business and investment" nomination". interfax.com. Retrieved 2020-07-14.

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