Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with the heads of major foreign companies and business associations in the framework of XX of the St. Petersburg international economic forum
President Vladimir Putin met in St Petersburg with heads the largest foreign companies. Despite the delay, businessmen meeting like
Vladimir Putin Friday evening at the St. Petersburg forum was dedicated to foreign investors. His first attention awarded to Italian businessmen: they were invited to a joint dinner with Putin and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. At the meeting came about 30 representatives of major Italian companies
After lunch, followed by the signing ceremony of the framework agreements:. “Rosneft” has agreed with Eni on cooperation in the Black Sea, NOVATEK and “Mail of Russia” signed the agreement on the Italian equipment procurement . “Overall,” the margin “business forum with the participation of Italy signed contracts worth more than EUR 1.3 billion,” – said after the signing of all documents Putin
Immediately after the meeting at a joint press conference with. Renzi even Putin said that Russia is ready to be the first to abolish the response restrictive measures against the European Union. However, the caveat that this will happen only in the case of implementation of the Minsk agreements.
Renzi, answering journalists’ questions, said he would support, for example, return to the gas pipeline project “South Stream”, which was stopped by another in December 2014 because of disagreements with the EU.
The Italians went to the meeting with Putin and Renzi in high spirits. “To convince us to invest in Russia do not have your president – said the head of RBC steel company Danieli & amp; C Gianpietro Benedetti. – Our countries have been cooperating for many years. My company, for example, working in Russia for 17 years, companies such as Eni – much longer. We have an excellent experience. Now we are trying to restore the import, to find a solution for the continuation of the business, which would not violate the sanctions. It is certainly difficult, but we see good friendly attitude to us »
« We are now moving from the principle of Made in Italy to Made with Italy, that is, is the development of Italian business, but in your territory, -. Shares his observations of head of the Moscow bureau of news agency Rai Mark INNAR. – Thus, on the one hand, we circumvent sanctions, on the other – to help implement your plans on import substitution. We give you what you need to help you change your economy, which is still based on gas and oil
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Investors in other countries are less fortunate -. President meeting with them was scheduled for 18.30, but eventually delayed by almost two hours. “It is impolite to force yourself to wait for so long – complained RBC is one of the invitees. -. What do not we told the president, it is unlikely it will be worthy of two lost hours of my time »
Total to meet the Russian president was invited to almost fifty top officials of the largest international companies. When the press conference with Putin and Renzi came to an end in a queue at the entrance to the next head of the audience lined ExxonMobil Rex Tillerson, CEO of BP, Robert Dudley, the head of Total, Patrick Puyang, project manager Dirk Hyperloop Alborn and others. Then he entered the hall, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, presidential aide Andrei Belousov and head of RSPP Andrey Shokhin. One of the last came the first Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov.
Before the meeting, one of the investors told RBC that awaits whether Putin will manage it with something to surprise, confessing that already tired of waiting for this meeting.
Putin’s conversation with the heads of the world’s largest companies lasted about one and a half hours. On President Putin’s meeting with foreign investors discussed the business potential of Russia, affecting the work in industries from pharmaceuticals to energy, he told reporters CEO of BP, Robert Dudley. “Putin’s speech was to ensure that all is well. We were told that if we want to do business in Russia, will help us, power is very friendly to business. Many smart people have gathered in this room, and they agreed with what the president said, “- he said after the meeting investor Jim Rogers. According to him, he’s a little worried before dinner that Russia again becomes more closed country, but now no longer so concerned about. “Putin said, the things that we wanted to hear from him and was convincing,” – he says
The meeting discussed various projects that could be implemented in Russia, told RBC CEO Dirk Hyperloop Alborn.. “Russia is open to a wide variety of new projects – this is the main message of the meeting. Putin was happy to see a lot of foreign companies, the heads of which came in spite of the sanctions “, – he says. The fact that investors waited for meeting more than two hours Alborn commented:. “I’ve heard that it’s okay, he (Putin) is very busy, it is necessary to wait»
Foreigners themselves offered Putin the projects, said after the meeting RSPP head Alexander Shokhin. “People with serious projects came. Chinese, Japanese, Americans. The Americans say that it is better in Russia to implement the same hyperloop not found “, – he said. In addition to high-tech industries, and discussed projects in traditional sectors: in the pharmaceutical, energy, trade, listed Shokhin
investment climate, according to Shokhin discussed through the prism of business security.. Mainly foreigners care about excessive regulation. Putin promised to solve this problem.
«I invest in Russia for the past 10 years. I see good prospects for business development here. Be present in Russia is good “, – he told RBC after meeting the owner, chairman of the supervisory board of the German company Knorr-Bremse AG, Heinz Hermann Thiele, including cooperating with KAMAZ. “The president was convincing, we really appreciate what he has given us so many times, talked to us about politics in Russia, it was a great evening,” – RBC Jim Amplbi of Caterpillar said. “It was a very open, transparent, interesting and stimulating debate, – says the chairman of the board of directors Nestle Peter Brabeck. – We have invested in Russia for many years and continue to do so »
Putin is very alive to all ideas and suggestions, he showed openness to new projects and ideas, said the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry Nushad Forbes:” Everything. They understand that the world is going through difficult economic times. He said what investors wanted to hear: how will be solved the problems and difficulties. ”
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