VAZQUEZ LAWYERS MALAGA MARBELLA SPAIN Businesses on the Costa del Sol welcome Russian investment. The ‘Russian Meeting Point’ trade fair in Marbella helps to shift seaside residences to a buoyant Russian market Activity in the function rooms of the Hotel Padierna in Marbella, has been frenetic. There’s barely a pause between handshakes and the handing over of credit cards, during the two days of the ‘Russian Meeting Point’ property fair. The 42 estate agents trying to sell some of the 40,000 empty residences on the Costa del Sol have left nothing to chance. While most negotiations take place in the language of business, English, there are Russian interpreters standing by to deal with buyers over the age of 40 who, according to Tatiana Odintsova, a Russian estate agent here especially for the event, only speak their own language. Leer Mas