The President of Tomsk CCI Arkady Eskin participated in the Business Forum in the UK

On September 27, 2016, a business forum dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce opened in London.

  On September 27, 2016, a business forum dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce opened in London.

  The President of Tomsk CCI Arkady Eskin participated in the work of Forum as the member of the representative delegation of Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The delegation was led by the president of Russian CCI Sergey Katyrin. The delegation also included vice-president of Russian CCI Vladimir Dmitriev, vice-president of Russian CCI Vladimir Padalko, CEO of PJSC "ITC" Vladimir Strashko, heads of a number of regional Chambers of Commerce and representatives of the Russian business. From the English side the Business Forum was attended by patron of Russo-British Chamber of Commerce HRH Prince Michael of Kent, chairman of the Board of Directors of RBCC Roger Munnings, representatives of British business and experts.

  Due to the large representation of regional chambers the British changed the traditional structure of the Forum focusing on the regional cooperation aspect (Regions to Regions Business Forum). The heads of several regional chambers of commerce and industry from Great Britain were invited to cooperate with Russian colleagues. Also for the first time at the forum was held the “regional session” accompanied by meetings of Heads of the Russian and British regional chambers.

  During the Forum the delegation of Russian CCI and Ambassador of the Russian Federation in UK Alexander Yakovenko took part in the enlarged meeting of the Economic Council in order to discuss the prospects for Russian-British business cooperation.

  For reference: the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce is a strategic partner of Russian CCI, a non-profit organization which has worked to facilitate trade and cooperation between the UK and Russia. Chambers jointly organize business missions, conferences and seminars, solve a variety of business issues. Today more than 600 British companies work in Russia including multinational giants such as Shell, Unilever, Cadbury, AstraZeneca and others. In the current difficult conditions, Russia and the UK continue bilateral economic cooperation, striving to realize the full potential of its total.