DAGDA LLC has summed up the First Russian Ukrainian financial conference

On the 29th of April the First Russian-Ukrainian financial and economic conference took place in hotel “Vozdvizhensky”. Representatives of Embassy and Trade delegation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, National Bank of Ukraine, Government agency on investments and innovations, EBRD, Gazprombank, Subsidiary bank of Savings Bank of Russia, Transsiberian Re, “Oranta”, insurance company “Lider Re”, BEITEN BURKHARDT, Noerr and other leading companies took part in the event.

From Ukrainian side the conference was opened by vice-chairman of Government agency on investments and innovations, head of the USFA Council, Sergej Moskvin. In the speech of welcome Sergej Moskvin turned attention to the fact, that last year had become the year of the largest investment decline. He underlined that investments into the main capital had shortened almost in two times in 2009. The head of the Council of Society of Financial Analysts named the tax reform, which is worked out by government today, as one of the variants of overcoming the crisis, also he appreciated the abolition of obligatory registration of foreign investments.

From Russian side the speech of welcome was performed by Mikhail Krivoghuz, a Counsellor of Trade Delegation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, leading research officer of the Institute of world economy and foreign relations of the RAS. As mister Krivoghuz informed: “In 2009 because of financial and economic crisis the mutual trade turnover of Ukraine and Russia was 25,84 bln. dollars of the USA, having reduced, in comparison with 2008 on 35,2 %. Nevertheless, Russia remained the main trading partner of Ukraine: it accounts for about 25,9% of all the foreign trade turn-over of Ukraine, including 24,3% of export of goods and services and 27,4% of import.” But also the counsellor of Russian Trade Delegation expressed dissatisfaction concerning the investment climate for Russian companies in Ukraine and presence of barriers for Russian companies in financial sector.
The particular interest among participants of conference was caused by performances of: Alexander Petrik, a Director of the Department of economic analysis and forecasting activity of National Bank of Ukraine, Andrej Konopljanik, a consultant of management of “Gazprombank”, Professor of Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas and Sergej Shchelkalin , a chief of practice of tax and financial consulting of Noerr (Moskow).
Presentations of lecturers and texts of some performances can be found on a corporate site of “DAGDA” сompany.
In total more than 75 persons took part in conference, 32 journalists gave coverage to conference. The trade mark “Khortytsa” was the national partner of the event, the leading rating agency “Expert-rating” was the general analytical partner.

ESGroup – Communication partner, UBR – General television partner, UBC – business media partner, First Business Channel (FBC) – business television partner, Interfax-Ukraine – General news partner, Ukraine Business Review – official information partner, Special information partner – EMCON. Information partners: LIGA.net, InvestGazeta, MyBanks.Info, FundMarket, Kompas

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