This year the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry celebrates its 28th anniversary.
It was created by entrepreneurs, cooperatives, restaurateurs who got involved after 1988. All activities of entrepreneurs in Moscow are carried out on the basis of legislation, decisions and acts of the Executive Branch and the Moscow City Administration, which contributes to the development of entrepreneurship. "Special care is needed because the work has really been started from the ground level. Our task is to attract entrepreneurs with needed and interesting projects. The principle on which we base our activity in working with businessmen is not to provide recommendations, not to come up with work plans: it is left to their discretion, and they, if they have any problems or desire to share the positive experience, attend our platform and discuss all the pressing issues”, - Mr. Platonov noted. In addition, the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry reminded about the existing project, the "Business Market", of which the Moscow Chamber is justly proud.
"We are now working towards the aim of holding the International Forum of Chambers of Commerce and Industry so that it will be held in Moscow, in 2023. And we maintain that after the World Cup, which was held in Moscow, we do not need promotion. We are pleased to support the holding the Forum, to be conducted in Dubai in 2021, and hope for reciprocal support", - said the President of the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
"I'm sure that after the World Cup, which I had the honour to attend, you have shown the world that you can handle large scale events," said Mr. Hamad Bouamim. "Our activities are similar to yours. We also represent the business community of Dubai and do rely on the laws that govern business. Founded in 1965, our Chamber is a non-profit public organization with a mission to represent, support and defend the interests of the business community in Dubai. Our Chamber is older than yours, but younger than many European Chambers. We prefer to build relationships between cities and believe that many of your businesses have a huge potential to participate in the economy of our city and vice versa," said the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Dubai.
There are sectors that Dubai's business knows well. These are technology, investment, tourism, and real estate management. Dubai's entrepreneurs are interested in working in these sectors. In addition, a large influx of tourists from Dubai to Moscow is expected in the next two years.
Furthermore, Mr. Bouamim expressed interest in the “Business Market” project, not only as part of its promotion within the framework of the World Chambers Council, but also for selected regional Chambers. Mr. Platonov replied that the MCCI has fulfilled an important requirement - the “Business Market” project is applicable to all Chambers.
Mr. Artem Dalevich, the Vice-President of the MCCI, suggested that the strength of each individual CCI depends on how well it interacts with its members. "We started to solve our local tasks, wanted to increase the involvement of the CCI members in the Chamber's activities and increase the interaction between them. It turned out that Moscow’s companies trade not only with the capital's partners, but also with entrepreneurs from other cities. They also began to place business proposals on the on-line platform. A little more than a year has passed since its inception, and we were already able to affiliate more than 40 Chambers from different cities, including foreign ones," said Mr. Dalevich and suggested that the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Dubai also join this platform.
Mr. Aleksey Busev, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Economic Cooperation with partners in the UAE, said that now there is a great increase in the interest of small and medium-sized businesses in both Russia and Moscow to open new projects and develop the existing ones in Dubai.
Speaking of the expected results of the discussion, the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Dubai, Mr. Buamim, proposed to draw up a list of sectors of interest to both sides and to work in these directions in the coming years.