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Trade Mission to Stavropol Krai
By Anna GaneevaAmCham Companies Investigate Investment Opportunities in Southern Russia
In June, AmCham President Andrew Somers led a Business Development Mission comprised of senior management from member companies 3M Russia, Hewlett-Packard, Johnson & Johnson, Renaissance Capital Asset Management, RosInter Restaurants, Sodexho, Sun Microsystems AB and Qualcomm Incorporated to Stavropol Krai.
During its one-day mission, the delegation met with Governor Alexander Chernogorov and key administration officials. Members also attended a business forum, organized by the Stavropol Chamber of Commerce, which featured remarks by Vitaly Nabatnikov, president of the local Chamber of Commerce, Viktor Milenin, first deputy minister of economic development and trade, and Somers. AmCham members had the chance to discuss the local business environment with management from 36 enterprises representing an extensive range of sectors, including energy, agriculture, metallurgy, chemical production, telecommunications, construction, pharmaceuticals, IT, transportation, food processing and food services.
Governor Chernogorov spoke about the region‘s development and investment potential, highlighting the success of foreign companies already operating in Stavropol Krai. He also enumerated on local legislation and government decrees, which combine to make the Krai one of Russia‘s top ten regions for investment.
Some 30 individual meetings with local officials and potential business partners in the community were arranged.
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