Foreign Economic Missions “Afaceri.ro”, a project developed by the Association for the Advancement of Economic Knowledge (Romania) and the Information Portal “Finantari.md” (Moldova) were initiated to support Romanian companies with the potential for internationalization, as well as foreign companies interested in the development of projects on the territory of Romania. Participants highly appreciated the mission of Afaceri.ro, events that provide opportunities for studying foreign markets, the notion of mechanisms for entering new markets for goods and services, establishing new contacts that can turn into profitable businesses. The organization does its best not to waste time, resources and patience of the participants. In the list of cities where the events took place are Beijing and Shanghai (China), San Francisco, Los Angeles, Palo Alto (USA), Munich (Germany), London (United Kingdom), Tel Aviv (Israel), Vienna (Austria), Milan Expo (Italy), Chisinau and Beltsy (Moldova), Chernivtsi and Odessa (Ukraine), and many others.

In 2017, the appearance of such cities as Moscow, Irkutsk, Vladivostok (Russia), Astana (Kazakhstan), New Delhi (India), Tokyo (Japan), Seoul (South Korea) is considered on the map.
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In Ryazan region, a meeting of the Investment Council was held

on February 1 in the administration of the Ryazan region, under the chairmanship of the head of the administration Natalia Zhunyova, a meeting of the Investment Council of the Ryazan region took place.

Investors of the Ryazan region took part in the meeting: the general director of LLC “Ecoproject” Dmitry Leikin, the head of the regional branch of the All-Russian public organization Investment Russia Denis Gudkov, the deputy director of LLC “Stalstroy” Julia Zhizhova, the representative of the individual entrepreneur Alexander Posokhin Alexei Rubtsov, the deputy head Administration Igor Kovalev and heads of structural divisions of the regional administration. The Investment Council considered issues related to the development of investment projects “Ecopark Polyany” on the territory of the village of Varskie of the Ryazan region, the construction of the industrial park “Marino” in the village of Marino of the Turlatovsky rural settlement, and the construction of the “Zmey Gorynych” gas station on the Spas-Klepiki road. Denis Gudkov, head of the regional branch of the All-Russian Public Organization “Investment Russia”, outlined the problematic issues that were discussed in detail. Based on the results of the discussion, the head of the administration Natalya Zhunyova set tasks for the heads of structural units to solve the issues.

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Open Innovations STARTUP TOUR 2017

On February 2, the head of the regional office of Investment Russia in Khabarovsk Natalia Suslova took part in the event of the Skolkovo Foundation Open Innovations STARTUP TOUR 2017. The governor of the Khabarovsk Krai Vyacheslav Shport, the chief federal inspector for the region Vitaly Kryuchkov and adviser to the president of the Skolkovo Foundation Pekka Villakainen greeted entrepreneurs, 128 innovative projects were submitted to the regional stage in Khabarovsk. Teams entering the finals from the Khabarovsk Krai , the Jewish Autonomous Region, the Primorsky Territory, the Sakhalin and Amur Regions compete for the final. The teams represent the best innovative projects in the field of information technology, industry and biomedicine. The works are evaluated by experts of the Skolkovo Foundation. Winners of the regional stage of the Open Innovations Startup Tour will present the Far East at the main startup conference of Russia – Startup Village.

It was selected 30 most interesting projects, which were presented to the experts of the Skolkovo Foundation. Winners of the regional stage will be able to count on the advisory support of their projects, and will also be eligible to participate in the largest startup conference in Russia – Startup Village. During the event, the Khabarovsk branch held talks with the business community of the Far Eastern Region and with the speakers of the event. We agreed on joint work in the field of investment projects.

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Investment Russia took part in Public hearings in the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation

“Financing of the real sector of the economy – the world practice of creating new tools to improve the efficiency of the functioning of national financial systems.” Organizers – the Commission of the RF OP for the Development of Small and Medium Business of the Russian Federation, the Project Process Club, the Club of Orthodox Entrepreneurs. One of the key issues of preserving Russia’s economic independence and development of domestic production in the face of sharply increased external uncertainties and risks is the issue of a more equitable, in the opinion of society, the functioning of the financial system.

In this regard, the organizers of the hearings believe that additional tools for access of small and medium-sized enterprises to cheap and long financial resources are needed, in line with existing world practices. The moderator was the member of the Commission of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation on the development of small and medium business Viktor Ermakov, who supported the FSE Project. The main co-rapporteurs were Lyubomudrov, who represented the FSE Project, and academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Glazyev, who supported the feasibility of creating the FSE.

All the speakers – representatives of banking associations, the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, business associations, State Duma deputies, also supported the timeliness and reasonableness of the FSE Project, called upon entrepreneurs to unite and together with the initiators of the Project create the FSE as a pilot financial mechanism for supporting the financing of projects for the development of real enterprises Sector of the country. Details of speeches – in the Post release on the website of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation: https://www.oprf.ru/press/news/2017/newsitem/38719

The following issues were considered at the event:

• What additional financial instruments are needed for Russia?
• Financing of the real sector of the economy: possible sources and mechanisms of control.
• Causes of bankruptcy of universal banks. The issues of bank specialization and risk sharing.
• Creation of confidence areas as a mechanism to counteract negative phenomena in business (theft, deception, corruption). Ethical financial system.
• Do we need special support for SME financing?

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The International University hosted a meeting with representatives of the All-Russian public organization “Investment Russia”

Rector of the International University in Moscow Yunusov Lenar Albertovich and President of “Investment Russia” Aranovich Stanislav Gennadyevich signed an agreement on cooperation. The subject of the agreement is the implementation of joint programs in the field of educational, methodological and research activities aimed at improving educational programs and providing innovative support for the educational process, vocational training, retraining and advanced training of personnel.

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“Investment Russia” and “Megar” signed a cooperation agreement

February 25 All-Russian public organization “Investment Russia” and LLC “Megar” signed a cooperation agreement.

MEGAR Company is an expert in the field of financial and treasury technologies with many years of experience in federal and regional government bodies, banks and state corporations. The company develops and implements software in financial and economic activities, treasury control, forecasting and financial flow management, providing full methodological support, technological support, training and further development of solutions in accordance with IT trends and legislative changes.

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The projects worked out by the Fund are implemented in the areas of mining (coal, gold, etc.), the utilization of solid domestic waste, the modernization of the water treatment plant, the modernization of the power plant, the introduction of new technological solutions in wind and electricity, processing of fish resources. These projects are implemented by representatives of large, as well as medium and small segments of the business. At the moment, the Foundation has several projects in various fields, for example: utilization of hazardous domestic waste, crop production, processing of food products, fishing, production of building materials. This year, it is forecasted that the announced investment will grow at the level of 110% of last year’s indicators, and the number of residents will increase to 100% of the existing volume.

On the territory of the Pevek urban district, as part of the Free Port of Vladivostok, there is one application for the assignment of resident status in the examination and one application at the preliminary preparation stage. There is also a list of about ten investment projects planned to be developed this year. The proposed activities for the development of the northernmost city of the Chukotka Autonomous Region will be represented by the creation of a logistics and warehousing complex, the opening of a mini meat processing workshop, the production of semi-finished and finished food products, the organization of an entertainment center for children, the organization of a recreational and leisure center for residents of the urban district and others.

In February, the Fund adopted a new version of the Charter with the addition of the powers of the regional guaranteeing organization (RGO) and announced a tender for credit organizations in two parts – to conclude agreements on cooperation in the field of providing guarantees for small business entities on loans and for placement of guarantee capital in commercial deposits banks. The results will be announced on March 24, and if the contest is successfully completed, the Fund will start issuing guarantees at a low cost, which will allow entrepreneurs to increase the availability of credit funds with minimal costs for registration. As part of the creation of mechanisms that implement the principles of public-private partnership in the district, the Foundation gained experience in preparing the first in the district transaction of an initiative concession. To date, the transaction has been brought to the stage of operation of the facility by the concessionaire.

In October last year, the Foundation for the first time provided a free-of-charge preparation of a feasibility study, which was submitted by an individual entrepreneur as part of a set of documents for obtaining state support. In December, an individual entrepreneur received approval from the Department of Finance, Economy and Property Relations on his application and received state support in the form of cash. To date, the Fund already has five such appeals from business entities.

Since the beginning of the year, the Foundation has started providing consulting and business planning services to business entities for the purpose of searching for investors and launching start-ups. To date, one business plan has been drawn up, which is used by the investor to search for investments in the development of tourism in the region. Also, a presentation was made for applying for the state support of the project in the field of folk crafts and preserving the historical and cultural heritage of the peoples of the Far North.

On the implementation of the partner environment – for today the Fund has cooperation agreements: with the JSC “Corporation for Development of the Far East” on interaction in the field of attracting residents and providing them with consulting services; With regional offices of commercial banks for the purpose of increasing the availability of credit resources and increasing the financial literacy of business representatives; With the All-Russian public organization “Investment Russia” for the purpose of improving the quality and accessibility of services to find investors on an interactive international platform. A platform is being prepared for the conclusion of an agreement on partnership with the Development Fund of the Far East, JSC Corporation for the Development of Small and Medium-sized Entrepreneurship. In the process of agreeing on a draft agreement with the Agency to attract investment from the Far East.

Fund87, March 1, 2017

From the Chukotka Autonomous Region, representatives of the Finance, Economy and Property Relations Department Alena Pinyaeva and Alexander Lazutin, the “Chukotka Development Fund Development Foundation”, the representative of Nikolay Kulik, the representative of the Chukotka Autonomous Region, and students with an active life position were invited to the event. Representatives of Google, through the VCS, presented in detail the structure of the educational program and its features. The training course includes eight online modules consisting of video lessons, test tasks, additional materials and webinars, as well as four full-time master classes that will be held in Vladivostok.

This program has already been completed in Tatarstan and since February 15 it started in the Sverdlovsk region. The representative of the Sverdlovsk branch of Sberbank shared strategic ideas that were successfully applied in the implementation of the program in the region. Training in the Far Eastern Federal Region will begin on May 16 and will last 5 months. “Business class” is designed for both experienced and beginning small and micro-entrepreneurs in the real sector of the economy. You can register for the training by clicking the following link: http://business-class.pro/

Fund87, February 18, 2017.