Implemented Seminars
Implemented Seminars The social and economic reforms of Russia in 2004 and 2005"
In October, 2004, IBR Consulting GmbH, together with the Trade Representation of the Russian Federation in the Austrian Republic and the Austrian Economics Chamber, held a seminar in Vienna titled BT)H>The social and economic reforms of Russia in 2004 and 2005.BT)K The seminar was also attended by Russian government officials.
The aim of the said seminar was to further familiarize Austrian businessmen with the new legislative and normative acts of the social and economic spheres of the Russian Federation and deepen the economic relations between Russia and Austria.
The seminar covered the principal provisions of new Russian legislation, including the Customs Code stipulating the creation of more favorable conditions for business and investment development in the Russian Federation. In addition to that, the participants of the seminar received information on the reforms currently being carried out in Russia.
The seminar was opened by Guido Schtok, the regional representative of the Federal Economics Chamber of Austria (Aussenwirtschaft F-stterreich or A WO).
The following people spoke at the seminar:
1. Svetlana Ganeeva, head of the Investment Policy and State Investment Department of the
Russian Ministry of Economic Development.
Topic: The social and economic development policy of the Russian Federation.
2. Alina Radchenko, adviser to the Russian presidential administration on Russian home
policy.
Topic: The prospects of small and medium business development in Russia.
3.Elena Maslennikova, deputy director of the Department of State Administration and Local
Administration of the Russian government.
Topic: The results and prospects of introducing an administrative reform in the Russian Federation.
4.Galina Balandina, head of the Legal Office of the Federal Customs Service of the Russian
Federation.
Topic: The new Customs Code of the Russian Federation.
5. Gennadiy Filshin, trade representative of the Russian Federation in Austria.
Topic: The current bilateral trade and economic cooperation between Russia and Austria and its development prospects. The investment cooperation of the EU and Russia.
The list of Russian participants in the seminar:
- Elena Maslennikova - Deputy director of the Department of State Administration and Local Administration of the Russian government
- Galina Balandina - Head of the Legal Office of the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation
- Svetlana Ganeeva - Head of the Investment Policy and State Investment Department of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia
- Alina Radchenko - Adviser to the Russian Presidential Administration on Russian home policy
- Gennadiy Filshin - Trade representative of the Russian Federation in Austria
- Alexander Zelenov - Director of the Department of Financial Institutions
- Sergei Denisov - Trade representative of the Russian Federation
- Ilya Roytman - President of IBR Consulting GmbH
- Olga Rumyantseva - Vice president of IBR Consulting GmbH
The list of Austrian companies, which took part in the seminar in Vienna: • "GRUNE LAGUNE" BIO-EN Energy Consulting GmbH • Bohler-Uddeholm AG • Chemopharma Chemikalien- u. Pharmazutika Handels GmbH • Codico Warenhandel GmbH & Co KG • Comsolt Handels GmbH • Drautrans Speditions - u. Transport GmbH • ECE-Consulting Mag. Dr. Horst Juranek • Elsinco Elektron. Gerate Vertriebs-GmbH • EVN AG • Greiner Packaging GmbH • Habau Hoch- u. Tiefbau GmbH • Hera-Elektrotechnische Produkte Handels GmbH • Hoerbiger Ventilwerke GmbH • Mayr-Melnhof Karton GmbH & Co KG • Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG • Pfeiffer Vacuum Austria GesmbH • PPC Insulators GmbH • Raiffeisen Zentralbank Osterreich AG • STEYR MOTORS GmbH • VADO ENGINEERING Gesellschaft m.b.H. • Wienerberger AG Russian Economy: Forecast and Prospects On June 3rd, 2005, a seminar titled The Russian Economy: Forecast and Prospects was held with the active support of IBR Consulting GmbH and the Federation Council of the Russian Federal Assembly.
The participants in the seminar received exhaustive information on the reforms being carried out in Russia at the moment and the forecast development of the Russian economy in the near future and in the long term.
The seminar covered the principal provisions of the new Russian legislation, including the Customs Code which stipulates the creation of more favorable conditions for business and investment development in the Russian Federation.
The seminar was opened by Andrei Khazin, chairman of the Interim Commission of the Federal Council on International Technical and Humanitarian Support.
The following people gave speeches:
1. Andrei Khazin, chairman of the Interim Commission of the Federal Council on International Technical and Humanitarian Support. Topic: The efficiency of local and regional levels of government as the basis for economic development.
2. Yuri Beletsky, deputy director of the Department of Economy and Finances of the Russian government.
Topic: Creating a favorable climate for foreign investment in Russia.
3. Gennadiy Kuranov, deputy director of the Department of the
Russian Ministry of Economic Development.
Topic: The social and economic policy of development of the Russian Federation.
4. Svetlana Stepanova, P-deputy director of the Department of International Cooperation of the Russian Ministry of Industrial Energy. Topic: The foreign economic policy of the Russian Federation.
5. Elena Maslennikova, deputy director of the Department of State Administration and Local Administration of the Russian Government. Topic: The reform of budget relations.
6. Galina Balandina, head of the legal Office of the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation.
Topic: The Customs policy.
The following foreign companies and organizations took part in the seminar as invitees of IBR Consulting GmbH:
Shell Exploration & Production; JETRO, a Japanese organization for foreign trade development; 4K company, the official exclusive distributor of Mitsubishi forklift loaders to the Russian market; CARTRADE, the official Balkancar and Daewoo exclusive distributor of forklift loaders and other industrial equipment to the Russian market; the official Herman Miller dealer in Russia; Hewlett-Packard; IRM; Avtoframos Renault; Glonys I.T.C.H.; Kelly Services CIS; Thyssen Krupp; Yapi Kredi Bank Moscow; Electricitr© de France; JSC Rust INK; American Chamber of Commerce Syms Lache Vigle; US AID; and employees of the U.S., Danish, Dutch, French, Czech, and Latvian embassies in Russia.
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