On February 14 the Russian Investment Forum (RIF-2018) started its work. At RIF-2018 in all its history a peak number of participants — 4000 — is expected. Representatives from 128 leading domestic (50) and foreign companies are arriving in Sochi. For example, last year about two dozen foreign companies took part in the work of the Forum.
At RIF-2018 in all its history a peak number of participants — 4000 — is expected. Representatives from 128 leading domestic (50) and foreign companies are arriving in Sochi. For example, last year about two dozen foreign companies took part in the work of the Forum.
This year the key topic of the Russian Investment Forum is “Shaping the Image of the Future”. The Program includes three topical units: “New Regional Policy: Improving Administration”, “A Fresh Boost for Regional Business”, “Improving Quality of Life”.
On February 15 and 16 Chairman of board of “Pochta Bank”, Dmitriy Rudenko, will make cooperation agreements on development of social and economic projects directed on improving of availability of financial services and infrastructure with the Vladimir, Nizhny Novgorod, Yaroslavl, Smolensk, Sverdlovsk, Tomsk, Kostroma, Ryazan, Tambov, Kurgan and Novosibirsk Regions, Stavropol Territory and the Chuvash Republic.
“Pochta Bank” stand No-72 is on the second floor of the Media Centre. It looks like a bank office with an employee, where one can issue a card or withdraw money from ATM. There is a café zone which looks like a small post-office often met deep in Russian province. Nearby there are boxes in the form of a birdhouse with charging units for gadgets. “Pochta Bank” plasma panels transmit live plenary sessions and panel discussions.
The Russian Export Center will be organizing a number of business events within the frame of the RIF. On February 14, the first day of the work of the Forum, the Export School of the REC is holding master classes for Russian companies where they will be told about the basis of export activity and possible barriers preventing access to foreign markets. On February 15 the REC together with the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia will be holding a business-breakfast “Agricultural Exports as Part of Regional Development Strategy”. Also on February 15 the REC is organizing a panel discussion “Russian Goods on Global Markets: a Glance into the Future”, besides, there will be a round-table discussion “How to Boost Development of Services Export?”
At the Russian Export Center strategic agreements with DBK-Leasing, JSC (the Republic of Kazakhstan) and the Eurasian Bank of Development will be signed, as well as a Memorandum of Understanding between the REC and ProMexico.
On February 15 Government of Yugra and “Gazpromneft”, PJSC, are going to sign an agreement. The aim if the Memorandum between the autonomous region and “Sberbank” is to realize projects on forming schools, including seven schools by the concession mechanism, which are to be built in
At RIF Forum 2018 specialists from NEGUS EXPO have constructed five large exhibition stands in all.