On October 21-23 the First Forum "Small business regions of the participating countries of the SCO and BRICS" was held in Ufa

On October 21-23 the First Forum "Small business regions of the participating countries of the SCO and BRICS" was held in Ufa.

On October 21-23 the First Forum "Small business regions of the participating countries of the SCO and BRICS" was held in Ufa.

Forum aims to become a platform for the implementation of agreements in the field of economic partnership between the participating countries of the SCO and BRICS reached during the meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and a meeting of heads of states and governments of the BRICS, held in Ufa in July this year. The initiative of the Forum in the Republic of Bashkortostan supported by the President of the Russian Federation VV Putin.

Business events agenda focused on identifying the best practices of legal and financial support to small and medium-sized businesses, to develop proposals to facilitate the access of businesses to the regional markets of our countries, the formation mechanisms and tools to support inter-regional innovation and investment initiatives.

The Forum will be attended by over 500 delegates from Russia and the countries of the SCO and the BRICS, including representatives of federal authorities, heads of regions, heads of enterprises, business associations, leaders of the expert and scientific communities.