Mr. Platonov, the President of the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry, took part in the economic forum "Prerequisites for successful development of the Russian economy. The need to preserve dialogue in difficult times.”
The forum "Building bridges in difficult times" was held on 3 April, 2019, under the patronage of the Bavarian Landtag. The participants, representing Russian business associations, governmental and scientific organizations, the economic bloc of the Bavarian government, its business community, the Russian-German Friendship Society discussed the peculiarities of modern economic development of the Russian Federation, the legal and tax aspects of the investment climate, the chances for cooperation in the Russian market for medium and small businesses of Bavaria.
The topic of development of the common economic space from Lisbon to Vladivostok was the underlying theme in all of the speeches. The main areas of cooperation between Russian and German companies are such areas as innovation, energy and safety.
In his speech, Mr. Platonov noted that Russian business has gone through a difficult period vis-a-vis German entrepreneurs over the past three decades. Today, one of the most promising directions is the enhanced interaction in the digital sphere. In this regard, the Head of the MCCI presented to the participants of the forum an online platform of business proposals "Business Market", which focuses on the development of business relations between entrepreneurs from different countries and regions, using the resources of Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Today, more than 20 Chambers of Commerce and Industry from Russia and a number of foreign countries have already joined the “Business Market.”
Mr. Platonov also noted that German companies have extensive experience in the process of promotion in foreign markets, using mechanisms of their representative offices abroad. In this regard, he proposed the option of creating a front-office of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Munich in Moscow in the form of an LLC and operating on the "Business Market" platform. The Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry is ready to provide its German colleagues with maximum assistance in carrying out all the necessary administrative and legal procedures.
At the Forum "Prerequisites for successful development of the Russian economy. The need to maintain dialogue in difficult times” the President of the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry held a number of B2B meetings with representatives of the business and scientific community of Russia and Germany to discuss the possibility of developing economic cooperation between the two countries with a more active use of the resources of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry.