151st MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CLUB «DIALOGUES»
The 151st meeting of the Dialogues International Business Club was devoted to the topic “Export Potential of the Russian Far East”.
The Far East is a promising platform for the development of new and rapidly growing Asia-Pacific markets. The creation of a system for exporting Far Eastern products is directly related to the popularization of business in international markets.
The development of industrial areas play a significant role for the economy of the entire Far East, emphasized in his speech Sergey LEGKIY, Deputy Managing Director for Commercial Affairs, Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company. Sergey Nikolaevich noted that the company’s products meet all international standards and makes up a significant portion of exports to Egypt.
Elena GAFFOROVA, Director of the School of Economics and Management, Far Eastern Federal University, made a presentation on «Education Export.» The project is a component of the national project «Education». The key goal of the project is to increase the attractiveness and competitiveness of Russian education in the international educational services market. At the same time, it is very important to work together with the real business sector in realizing the tasks. It is necessary to show the possibilities within the framework of export education, so that these services and specialists are in demand on the foreign market.
“Meetings of IBC “Dialogues” always differ in the current agenda and business cases. The meeting examined comprehensive measures and prospects aimed at improving the competitiveness of Russian goods abroad. According to experts, the export potential of the Far East is 70% higher than the current level: for example, according to estimates for 2019, we could reach the level of $ 47 billion dollars against the current $ 28 billion dollars.
Why are real deliveries significantly less than potential? The reason is infrastructure restrictions. Railways and ports lack bandwidth. Roads and airports are also underdeveloped. 150 billion rubles are needed. investment in infrastructure, ”said Inessa BABICH, President of the Association for the Interaction and Development of Enterprises, International Business Club Dialogues.
