businessmen say corruption, a weak rule of law and the bad experiences of some companies in Russia deter both trade and investment."Stability and sanctity of contracts -- this is what worries us, given what happened to some Western firms in Russia," said an industry source with a major U.S. Barack Obama  |  China  |  RussiaBut industry sources say they see little hope of major changes coming out of the summit, which will be held alongside a meeting between Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev."It looks like the Kremlin doesn't really want this discussion and Russian business is not very keen either," said one industry source.Russia's trade with the United States was worth just $36 billion in 2008 -- the same amount as with Poland -- and Americans rank only 10th on a list of direct investors.U.S. MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S businessmen are expected to use a Russia-U.S. business summit on Tuesday to press Moscow to rein in corruption and improve conditions for western companies operating in the country. Media inquiries:Greg Wilkinson, 412-490-4166Vice President, Public and Government orInvestor Relations inquiries:Chuck Magro, 412-490-5047Vice President, Investor Copyright Business Wire 2009. In addition, the forward-looking information is made only as of thedate of this news release, and except as required by applicable law, NOVAChemicals does not undertake any obligation to update publicly thisforward-looking information to reflect new information, subsequent events orotherwise. The forward-looking information inthis news release is expressly qualified in its entirety by this cautionarystatement.

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