Gazprom is a global energy company focused on geological exploration, production, transportation, storage, processing and sales of gas, gas condensate and oil, as well as generation and marketing of heat and electric power.
Gazprom holds the world’s largest natural gas reserves and is the global leader in gas production. The Company actively implements large-scale gas development projects in the Yamal Peninsula, the Arctic shelf, Eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East, as well as hydrocarbon exploration and production projects abroad.
Gazprom supplies gas to consumers in Russia and over 30 foreign countries. The Company is among Russia’s top oil and power producers and ranks number one in the world in terms of thermal energy generation.
Sberbank is Russia’s largest bank and a leading global financial institution. Sberbank holds almost one third of aggregate Russian banking sector assets, it is the key lender to the national economy and the biggest deposit taker in Russia. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation is the founder and principal shareholder of Sberbank owning 50% of the Bank's authorized capital plus one voting share, with the remaining 50% held by domestic and international investors. Sberbank has more than 135 million individual customers and more than 4 million corporate clients in 20 countries. Sberbank has the largest distribution network in Russia with almost 17,000 branches, and its international operations include UK, US, CIS, Central and Eastern Europe, India, China, Turkey and other countries.
The Bank holds the general banking license No.1481 issued by the Bank of Russia.
Rosneft is the leader of Russia’s petroleum industry and the world’s largest public oil and gas company by liquid hydrocarbon production and reserves. The Company’s core operations are in hydrocarbon exploration and appraisal, production of oil, gas and gas condensate, offshore developments, refining, marketing of oil, gas and oil products inside and outside Russia. Hydrocarbon production of Rosneft in 2016 amounted to 265 mtoe.
Rosneft’s exploration and production geography spans across all key oil and gas provinces of Russia located in Western Siberia, Southern and Central Russia, Timano-Pechora, Eastern Siberia and the Far East. The Company also implements projects in India, Venezuela, Brazil, Vietnam, Norway, Canada, Mozambique, Indonesia.
Rosneft is one of the major investors in Russia’s economy and the country’s biggest taxpayer. Working environmentally responsible is the cornerstone of Rosneft’s operations.
Public company Novorossiysk Grain Plant (NGP) is one of Russia’s largest grain terminals. NGP’s facilities are located in the port of Novorossiysk on the Russian coast of the Black Sea, which serves as a main Russian grain export channel. NGP’s current capacity amounts to 3.5 million tons of grain a year.
PJSC Rostelecom is one of the largest national telecommunications operators in Russia and Europe. The Group operates in all segments of the telecommunications market and covers millions of households in Russia.
Rostelecom is an undisputable leader of the broadband and pay-TV markets in Russia with over 12.3 million fixed-line broadband subscribers and over 9.3 million pay-TV subscribers, over 4.2 million of which are subscribed to Rostelecom’s IPTV services.
The Group is a market leader in providing telecommunications services to government bodies and corporates of all levels. It is also an important innovator that provides solutions in the field of medicine, E-Government, cloud computing, education, security and housing & utility services.
Rostelecomwas assigned ‘BBB-’ and ‘BB+’ international credit ratings by Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poor’s respectively.
EuroChem is a leading global fertilizer company producing primarily nitrogen and phosphate fertilizers, as well as certain organic synthesis products and iron ore. The Group is vertically integrated with activities spanning from mining and hydrocarbons extraction to fertilizer production, logistics, and distribution. EuroChem is currently developing two sizeable potash deposits in Russia with its VolgaKaliy and Usolskiy Potash greenfield projects. Headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, the Group operates production facilities in Belgium, China, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, and Russia, supporting distribution assets in Europe, the CIS, Asia, and North and South America. EuroChem employs more than 25,000 people globally.
KAMAZ PTC is the largest trucks and diesel engines manufacturer in Russia. The company is among top 20 world manufactures of trucks.
KAMAZ trucks are operating in more than 80 countries worldwide. Many times KAMAZ PTC has been recognized to be the Best Exporter of the Russian Federation in the automobile manufacturing industry.
The model range deals with a variety of respective vehicles with GVW from 8 to 97 tons. KAMAZ chassis of more than 40 basic models are widely used to produce special purpose vehicles for many sectors of the economy. The company cooperates with more than 130 special purpose vehicle manufacturers.
Four joint venture companies established by KAMAZ in partnership with leading international truck and components manufacturers: ZF-KAMA, CUMMINS KAMA, KNORR-BREMSE KAMA, Federal Mogul Naberezhnye Chelny.
KAMAZ has a wide network of sales and service, which covers all regions of the Russian Federation and many CIS countries.
KAMAZ Master team is fourteen-time winner of the Dakar motor rally.
Sistema PJSFC is the publicly-traded diversified holding company in Russia and the CIS.
Established in 1993, today Sistema is a large private investor operating in the real sector of the Russian economy. Sistema's investment portfolio comprises stakes in predominantly Russian companies from various sectors of economy, including telecommunications, utilities, retail, high tech, pulp and paper, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, railway transportation, agriculture, finance, mass media, tourism, etc. Sistema is the controlling shareholder in most of its portfolio companies. Sistema's competencies focus on improvement of the operational efficiency of acquired assets through restructuring and attracting industry partners to enhance expertise and reduce financial risks.
Sistema's global depository receipts are listed under the symbol “SSA” on the London Stock Exchange (1 GDR is 20 ordinary shares) and the ordinary shares are listed under the symbol “AFKS” on the Moscow Exchange.
Post Bank is a retail bank established by VTB Group and Russian Post (national postal service) through reorganization of Leto Bank (unit of VTB Group). VTB Group owns 50%+1 share of the bank, with Russian Post holding the remaining 50%-1 share. Bank targets mass-market customers. Product range consists of savings account, deposits, cash loans, POS-loans, credit cards and package products, which are represented online on mobile app, Internet bank and website.
The Russian export center (REC) is the state institution for export support established with the Russian Government assistance. REC is a “single window” for financial and non-financial support as well as for cooperation with the relevant ministries and institutions. The Russian Agency for Export Credit and Investment Insurance (EXIAR) and Eximbank of Russia were integrated in the group of Russian export center to completely implement the “single window” concept.
REC provides a wide range of services for non-oil companies at all stages of export cycle, cooperates with the public authorities, preparing suggestions for improving Russian business climate in terms of foreign trade activities, interacts with business and expert community, participates in removing economic and administrative barriers and decreasing the number of “system” limitations.
The main services provided by REC include credit, guarantee and insurance support for exporters, foreign partners selection and economic analytics, consulting on customs, certification, as well as organization of the educational project for exporters and providing other types of non-financial support.
12, Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment, entrance 9, 123610, Moscow
+7 (495) 937 47 47
Rosbank is a universal bank, part of Societe Generale Group. Strategy of Societe Generale is focused on further improvement of client service and maintenance of leadership in innovation, capturing growth through business development, increased synergies, and delivery of sustainable profitability.
Rosbank serves more than 4 mln individual customers in 70 regions of Russia. The bank’s regional network numbers around 400 outlets and 2300 ATMs. The Bank of Russia included Rosbank in the list of 10 systemically important banks (SIBs).
Rosbank has been assigned credit ratings by international rating agencies Fitch Ratings (BBB-) and Moody’s Investors Service (Ba2). Rosbank enters TOP-3 most reliable banks according to Forbes magazine (March, 2017). Global Outperformer and Market Outperformer by Global Custodian (March, 2017). Rosbank is awarded by the National Banking Award of the Russian Banks Association (December, 2016). The bronze prize winner in the nomination “Best Trade Bank in Russia and the CIS” (TFR Awards, 2015).
Deloitte, CIS has been operating for more than 25 years in Russia and is one of the leading international professional services firms, offering audit, consulting, corporate finance, enterprise risk, and tax and legal services and leveraging the professional experience of approximately 3,400 employees in 19 offices located in 11 countries across the region.
Today, Deloitte, CIS has offices in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Ufa, Yekaterinburg, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Baku, Tbilisi, Yerevan, Kyiv, Minsk, Almaty, Astana, Aktau, Atyrau, Ashgabat, Bishkek, Dushanbe, and Tashkent.
ROSATOM is the Russian Federation national nuclear corporation bringing together circa 350 nuclear companies and R&D institutions that operate in the civilian and defense sectors. With 70 years' expertise in the nuclear field, we are a global leader in technologies and competencies offering cutting-edge industry solutions. We work on a global scale to provide comprehensive nuclear services that range from uranium enrichment to nuclear waste treatment. ROSATOM is a proponent of the uniform national policy and best management practices in nuclear power utilization, the nuclear weapons industry, and nuclear safety. ROSATOM is responsible for meeting Russia's international commitments regarding peaceful uses of nuclear energy and nuclear non-proliferation. Other - ROSATOM lines of business include nuclear medicine and composite materials.
CPC was established in 1992 for construction of a 1511-km pipeline to transport crude oil from Tengiz and other fields in Kazakhstan, as well as crude oil accepted into the system within Russia. Construction started in 1999 and on 13 October 2001 the first tanker was loaded at the CPC Marine Terminal near Novorossiysk.
In 2011, CPC commenced oil pipeline system throughput expansion up to 67 million tons of oil per annum. 88 km of the pipeline were replaced with a larger diameter pipe in Kazakhstan, Marine Terminal tank capacity was increased up to 1 million tons, 5 oil pump stations were upgraded, construction of 10 new oil pump stations is nearing completion. The Consortium intends to reach the above throughput in 2017.
CPC is one of the most optimum and reliable routes for transportation of crude oil from the Caspian/Back Sea region to the world markets. Annually, CPC moves almost two thirds of the entire export crude oil of Kazakhstan.
Nord Stream 2 is a project to build and operate a new twin pipeline through the Baltic Sea, which will transport natural gas from the world’s largest reserves in Russia to the internal gas market in the European Union. The new pipeline will largely follow the route and technical approach of the existing Nord Stream Pipeline system.
Nord Stream 2 AG is a project company established for planning, construction and subsequent operation of the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline. The company is based in Zug, Switzerland and owned by Public Joint Stock Company (PJSC) Gazprom. PJSC Gazprom is the largest supplier of natural gas in the world, accounting for approximately 15 percent of world gas production.
Nord Stream 2 AG has signed financing agreements for the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline project with ENGIE, OMV, Shell, Uniper and Wintershall.
Masterсard (NYSE: MA) is a technology company in the global payments industry. We operate the world’s fastest payments processing network, connecting consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses in more than 210 countries and territories. Masterсard’s products and solutions make everyday commerce activities – such as shopping, traveling, running a business and managing finances – easier, more secure and more efficient for everyone. This year Mastercard is proudly celebrating 20 years of doing business in Russia.
Huawei is a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. Driven by customer-centric innovation and open partnerships, Huawei has established an end-to-end ICT solutions portfolio that gives customers competitive advantages in telecom and enterprise networks, devices and cloud computing. Huawei’s 180,000 employees worldwide are committed to creating maximum value for telecom operators, enterprises and consumers. Our innovative ICT solutions, products and services are used in more than 170 countries and regions, serving over one-third of the world’s population.
20 years ago, Russia became Huawei’s first overseas representative office; today, we have regional offices located all over the country, from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok. Besides these, we have research and training centers, a technical support center, and a network operation center.
By collaborating with the local government in both Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russian railways, Sberbank Russia, VTB Group as well as leading network operators (Rostelecom, MTS, Vimpelcom, MegaFon and TTK), Huawei is working to develop ICT infrastructure across Russia. Huawei also designs and provides high-tech products for Russian end users
National Media Group was established in 2008. NMG is the largest Russian private media holding company with a business presence in all media environments. NMG includes Channel One, REN TV and 5 Channel, as well as Izvestia, Sport Express and Metro Petersburg newspapers and Life Zvuk radio.
In 2014, the holding entered the market for television and film content through the acquisition of a share in the Art Pictures Vision company.
NMG is developing partnerships with foreign corporations for the distribution of the local programming of international television channels in Russia. In 2015, NMG and Discovery Communications founded the joint venture Media Alliance, which manages the Russian channels Discovery Networks, Eurosport and Turner. In 2016, NMG formed a partnership with Viasat World to develop the group's channels in Russia.
Vedomosti Business daily is the authoritative source of business information for 17 years, effective tool for important strategic decisions. There is latest news, expert analytic, infographic, market review and exclusive interviews to primary sources.
This project is created in conjunction with the Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal for people who has their own opinion. Vedomosti Business daily includes web-site Vedomosti.ru, mobile version and free mobile app for all platforms.
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Tel: +7 495 232 3200
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PH “Kommersant” was founded in 1989. Nowadays, it is one of the eldest Russian publishing houses and one of the most authoritative and influential mass-media in the country, whose main principles are efficiency, authenticity and objectiveness.
Daily newspaper “Kommersant” is a first private business title in Russia. Portfolio of the PH “Kommersant” consists of weekly analytical magazine “Kommersant Vlast”, economic weekly “Kommersant Dengi”, socio-political weekly “Ogoniok”, weekly magazine about lifestyle “Kommersant WEEKEND”, monthly automobile magazine “Kommersant AUTOPILOT” and monthly color supplement to the Kommersant newspaper “STYLE” about lifestyle and actual fashion tendencies & news.
Since 2017 “Kommersant VLAST” and “Kommersant Dengi” weekly are available only online.
PH “Kommersant” launched official web-site kommersant.ru in 1995. In March, 2010 “Kommersant FM” radio station has started it’s regular broadcasting.
PH “Kommersant” applications are available for mobile devices operating on Windows Mobile, Windows Phone, Android and iOS platforms.
Russian information channel “Russia 24” is the undisputed leader of fieldwork with the most important events – maximum live broadcasts, crews in the very action, access to true-to-fact information.
Three quarters of Russians note that “Russia 24” is the main source of information for them and more than half of the respondents states that they watch the TV channel regularly.
According to the information and analytics system Medialogiya, “Russia 24” holds the highest citation index among Russian TV channels.
TV channel “Russia 24” has created a single information space in the country, providing one-time access to the news to everyone from Kamchatka to Kaliningrad.
“Rossiyskaya Gazeta” is a modern multimedia group that provides readers daily with up-to-date, reliable and relevant information about Russian regional and federal affairs and worldwide events.
The newspaper and its electronic platforms publish news, features, exclusive interviews and comments from public officials and the most powerful representatives of business, politics and culture.
Today “Rossiyskaya Gazeta” is the leader in terms of audience size in the segment of daily sociopolitical and business newspapers. It is also among the leaders of the media citation rating.
Media holding of “Rossiyskaya gazeta” include:
“Rossiyskaya gazeta” - Daily social and political newspaper
“Rossiyskaya gazeta – Nedelya” - Weekly issue
“Rodina” - Monthly historical magazine
Business FM – Russia’s first business radio station.
Broadcasting in Moscow at the frequency 87.5 FM
St. Petersburg – 107.4 FM
Ufa – 107.5 FM
Kaliningrad – 101.8 FM
Ekaterinburg – 99.4 FM
Krasnoyarsk – 104.2 FM
Сhelyabinsk – 100.8 FM
Nignii Novgorod – 107.8 FM
Novosibirsk – 105.7 FM
Samara – 90.6 FM
Kazan – 93.5 FM
Business FM provides an exclusive product for a small segment of the general public but the most active and influential one, which in minutes must have the full spectrum of information about money. Business FM is a member company of the RUMEDIA group of companies.
Tel.: +7 (495) 660-88-75
Email: RECLAMA@BUSINESSFM.RU
Today ITRC Mir comprises 3 TV channels: MIR, MIR HD, MIR 24, Radio MIR and an information portal WWW.MIR24.TV.
We have viewers in Russia and abroad: in CIS countries, Georgia, Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Switzerland and Estonia.
Only up-to-date and reliable information. News and programmes from the CIS countries and Georgia are made by local journalists who know everything about their countries.
NTV has ranked among the top three television channels in Russia for more than 20 years. Oriented at a diverse audience over the age of 18. NTV’s broadcast reaches 99.2 percent of the country's population and is a top choice for Russian viewers who have a strong interest in domestic and global current events.
Echo of Moscow (Russian: ЭхоМосквы, Echo Moskvy) is a Russian radio station based in Moscow, broadcasting in many Russian cities, in some of the former-Soviet republics (through partnerships with local radio station) and via the Internet, which some observers describe as «the last bastion of free media in Russia». Most of the content consists of news and talk shows focusing on social and political issues and the station tries to represent different points of view. The current editor is Alexey Venediktov.
Informational TV channel Life is a leader in providing breaking news. TV channel offers exclusive and urgent content in high quality. Life is broadcasting 24/7 in order to supply its viewers with the most immediate and up-to-date news. The Life TV channel runs breaking stories and reports from the scene.
Xinhua News Agency, Xinhua in short, founded on November 7, 1931, is the state news agency of China and world news agency as well.
With its headquarters in Beijing, Xinhua has established 33 branches in China’s provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities, The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and has resident correspondents in Taiwan Province. There are more than 180 overseas bureaus, constituting a worldwide network of news and information gathering and releasing.
Xinhua had a multi-lingual, multi-media, multi-channel, multi-level, multi-function news release system, offering its broad clients news and financial information products in the form of text, photo, graphic, audio, video and mobile phone message 24 hours a day in eight languages of Chinese, English, Russian, French, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese and Japanese.
Within the print media sector Xinhua News Agency has a portfolio of more than 20 newspapers and magazines, with combined single-issue circulation topping 10 million. Its highly respected newspapers, such as “The Xinhua Daily Telegraph”, and news magazines, such as the popular “Outlook”, are among the most authoritative and influential publications in the country.
Xinhua also has the largest multilingual databank in China’s media industry. By the end of 2013 it had stored 120 million text messages, more than 19 million photo and graphic products, 650 000 hours of audio and video news broadcasts. This constantly upgraded and daily-growing databank provides modern, fast, commercial intelligence that displays Xinhua’s news and information products in many languages and multimedia formats, directly serving its end users of China and abroad.
“EXPERT” is the exclusive business weekly that works at economics, business, social and political processes deeply and professionally.
Over the years, “EXPERT” has become not just a magazine, but business partner to hundreds of business owners, topmanagers, executives, and managers at various levels all over the country. “EXPERT” is a desk edition of the decision makers.
“EXPERT” is not limited to facts and figures, but gives readers the volume and reliable information, representing the trends, analysis, forecasts, ratings, characterizing the state of industries, publishing interviews with key figures in business.
The magazine holds an open and independent position, leads an active social life, gaining more and more great reputation each year.
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Sputnik is a news agency and radio broadcaster with multimedia information hubs in dozens of countries. Sputnik operates through websites, analog and digital radio broadcasting, mobile applications and social media. Sputnik newswires are published in English, Arabic, Spanish and Chinese round the clock.
Sputnik websites are available in more than thirty languages, including English, Arabic, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Serbian, Turkish and French. Sputnik websites carry a variety of content, including infographics, video, photo essays, live video and audio streaming and Internet voting. In addition to prompt news release, Sputnik also publishes analytical materials and exclusive interviews.
CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, is the recognised world leader in business news and financial information; providing the latest real-time market information, unrivalled coverage of breaking news, in-depth analysis and interviews across its TV, desktop and mobile platforms. CNBC's fast-paced, hard-hitting business coverage is essential viewing for senior business leaders, the financial community and anyone with assets to invest, or protect. During evenings and weekends the channel shows the best in sport, current affairs, insightful documentaries and entertainment. Today the channel is available in more than 386 million homes worldwide.
Caixin Media Company Limited is a media group dedicated to providing financial and business news through periodicals, online content, mobile apps, conferences, books and TV/video programs. Caixin Media aims to blaze a trail that helps traditional media prosper in the new media age through integrated multimedia platforms.
Led by Hu Shuli, who is internationally recognized for her achievements in journalism, the editorial staff at Caixin Media is well-known for independent thinking and professional practices. They are insiders with a profound understanding of China's economic and social transition. They are sharp observers with a global vision. They are the torchbearers of professional journalism, known for providing high-quality, credible content.
Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company’s strength – delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately – is at the core of the Bloomberg Professional service. Bloomberg’s enterprise solutions build on the company’s core strength: leveraging technology to allow customers to access, integrate, distribute and manage data and information across organizations more efficiently and effectively.
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PHOENIX SATELLITE TELEVISION began to broadcast on 31 March, 1996, with the philosophy of “reducing the distance within the global Chinese community and expressing the voice of Chinese to the world”, and striving to provide Chinese everywhere with high quality Mandarin Chinese television programming. Through twenty years of hard work, Phoenix has developed from being a one-channel station into a multi-channel television broadcaster, with the Phoenix Chinese Channel, the Phoenix InfoNews Channel, the Phoenix Chinese News and Entertainment Channel which broadcasts in Europe, the Phoenix American Channel, the Phoenix Movie Channel and the Phoenix Hong Kong Channel. These six channels currently have an audience in excess of 360 million viewers worldwide. Phoenix has now evolved into an omni-media corporate group, with an internet website (www.ifeng.com), a weekly magazine, an outdoor Mega LED advertising business, and publishing, radio broadcasting and education projects.
The Group’s Chinese Channel, InfoNews Channel, European Channel, American Channel, Movie Channel and Hong Kong Channel are carried on AsiaSat 7, China Sat-6B, EUROBIRD, Telsat-12, Directv, Echostar, G3-C, SATMEX-6, Bell ExpressVU and other broadcasting platforms, covering over 180 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, North America, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.
Phoenix Satellite Television Corporation Limited was listed on the Growth Enterprise Market of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 30 June 2000, and then on 5 December 2008 the Phoenix Corporation transferred to the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Rambler News Service (RNS) is a rapidly growing agency, specializing in providing in-depth and engaging analysis of current affairs in Russia and beyond, exclusive economic news and related multimedia content.
By focusing on the major events, decisions, appointments and resignations within the intricate framework of big corporations, we are able to bring you video content featuring topical commentary from leading business, economic and political experts.
Forming part of the Rambler&Co digital group, our team of over 50 seasoned specialists report in real time and around the clock on the economy, policies and everything in between, delivering content for thirteen different topic-specific news feeds: Economy, Finances, Energy sector, Internet, Industry, Consumer markets, IT and Media, Transport, Military-Industrial complex, Sports economics, Regional economics.
Lenta.ru, an electronic media outlet, is registered by the Ministry for Press, Broadcasting and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation. Registration certificate # 77-2061, dated November 11, 1999.
Lenta.ru is a popular internet media outlet providing both global and national news. Up to 20 mln users visit Lenta.ru web site monthly, with more than 200 million page views per month (based on Liveinternet assessment). In 2016, Lenta.ru became the second online resource in Russia in regard of quotation, according to the information analysys system Medialogia.
Lenta.ru includes the project House (real estate, architecture, design and urban environment.
We report the major and the most interesting news in the and around the globe on 24/7 basis.
Lenta.ru is active in the most popular social networks, including Facebook, VKontakte, Twitter, and Classmates. The total number of subscribers for Lenta.ru accounts exceeds 2.3 million and counting.
RBC (RBC PJSC) is a leading Russian media holding, with leadership positions in news and business media, as well as in domain name registration and hosting. The company’s history counts more than 20 years. RBC employs key media platforms such as the Internet, TV, and press, develops B2B media services, and provides domain registration and hosting services (RU-CENTER Group).
Statistics shows that practically every other economically active Russian citizen is RBC’s business project reader or viewer. RBC’s aggregate monthly business audience exceeds 34m people (source: TNS data, including overlapping audience). At the same time, Rbc.ru has continually been ranked among top online media in the citation ranking (source: Medialogia data for 2014).
RU-CENTER Group provides services to more than 1 million users, with major Russian companies and leading players on the Internet market among them.
China Global Television Network, or CGTN, is China’s new international media organization. It was launched by the national broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) on December 31, 2016.
Under the strategy, “Mobile first”, CGTN aims to fulfill the demands of global viewers and users for easier access to content on different platforms. It brings together an international professional team, with production centers in Washington and Nairobi, and a European production center on the way.
As a multi-language, multi-platform media grouping, CGTN consists of six TV channels, CGTN Digital and CCTV Plus.
TV channels
The main 24-hour English-language news channel, CGTN, has taken over from CCTVNEWS. The other language channels are now CGTN Spanish, French, Arabic and Russian. CGTN Documentary replaced CCTV Documentary English and is China’s first state-run English-language documentary channel to broadcast globally.
CGTN Digital
CGTN delivers content across a range of digital platforms. The new official website – CGTN.com – and CGTN news app provide original stories from China and around the world. Viewers and users can also follow CGTN on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Weibo and WeChat etc.
CCTV Plus
The video content provider, CCTV Plus, offers news footage to thousands of TV stations and media organizations across the world.
CGTN is committed to reporting global news from a unique perspective to honor the official slogan, “See the difference”.
Gazeta.ru is the first socio-political online newspaper was launched in September 1999. It’s one of the 5 biggest Russian on-line newspapers according to the LiveInternet.ru audience rating and one of the 3 leading Russian on-line newspaper according to the mlg.ru citation rating. Gazeta.ru daily publishes news, exclusive materials and interviews of leading public and political figures, as well as picture stories and events online broadcasting. In addition, it provides special projects, video galleries, video programs and mobile applications.
“Russian Highways” (“Avtodor”) State Company was founded in 2009 with the purpose to form and develop the national network of highways and motorways, attract private funding to road infrastructure projects, establish new markets and forms of economic activity in Russia.
“Avtodor” performs concession agreements and other PPP projects in the road sector, provides design, construction and operation of highways and motorways, development of roadside facilities including service areas as well as implements innovative programs in the road industry.
Highways and motorways under management: M-1 Belarus, M-4 Don, M-3 Ukraine, M-11 Moscow – St. Petersburg, Central Ring Road in Moscow region.
Long-term Performance Program of “Avtodor” (2010 – 2020) stipulates USD 18,814 mln of investments of which EUR 6,595 mln is private funding*. * Ex rate USD / RUB = 77
It is almost impossible to think of the Russian school without the textbooks and educational aids from Prosveshcheniye, the company which is well-known to almost ten generations of Russian students. The publishing company was established in 1930. For more than 80 years, it has published over 13 bln copies of textbooks and 96,000 titles.
Today, Prosveshcheniye is an educational holding group which offers textbooks, teaching aids, new educational solutions and products for assessment for pre-school and school institutions, all of which meet the requirements of all regions.
Prosveshcheniye’s products and solutions are aimed at teachers, students and parents. They all have the common goal: mastering the 21st century skills which are necessary for the Russian economy and development of the society.
Among the strategic partners there are Moscow State University, Russian Academy of Education, Russian History Society, Russian Military History Society, Artek International Students’ Camp, Sirius Educational Centre, and well-known international publishers such as Express Publishing, Cornelsen, Klett, CLE International, Anaya, Westermann, Didacta and many others.
Our priority is a blend of traditions and innovations in education. Our goal is to make conditions for the best educational results and striving for lifelong learning.
For more than a century, MSD (Merck Sharp & Dohme) has been a global healthcare leader for 125 years. MSD is a trade name of Merck & Co., Inc. with headquarters in Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA.
We discover, develop, manufacture and deliver innovative prescription medicines including biologic therapies and vaccines that help save and improve people’s lives. MSD portfolio include medicines for treatment and prevention of cancer, diabetes, hepatitis C, HIV and other infectious diseases, autoimmune inflammatory diseases, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, etc.
We also execute and support partnership programs which contribute to improvement of access to health care.
MSD has been operating in Russia since 1991 with a focus on providing access to innovative medicines and vaccines, cooperation with local manufacturers and leading medical institutions as well as medical education support. We use our global expertize to contribute to the development of healthcare and pharmaceutical industry in Russia.
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PepsiCo is a global food and beverage leader with net revenues of approximately $63 billion and a product portfolio that includes 22 brands that generate more than $1 billion each in annual retail sales.
PepsiCo is the largest food and beverage company in Russia*. More than 20 000 employees work at central and regional offices in Russia, as well as at numerous production sites of the company.
PepsiCo is also Russia's largest industrial processor of potatoes and one of the largest processors of raw milk.
Acting as a sponsor of the Forum’s cultural program, PepsiCo acts within its basic “Performance with Purpose” principle, supporting the chamber ensemble “Soloists of Moscow” and the All-Russian Youth Symphony Orchestra under direction of Yuri Bashmet.
*According to the “Expert 600”-2015 ranking of the largest companies by sales volume by the ranking agency “Expert RA”
Severstal is one of the world’s leading vertically integrated steel and steel related mining companies. With approximately 50,000 employees, Severstal has assets in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Latvia and Poland. Severstal is listed on the MOEX, GDRs are traded on the LSE.
Share of high-value added steels in Severstal’s product portfolio is close to 50%, the largest in Russia. Severstal is a fully vertically-integrated steel producer. It means the Company has self-sufficiency in both iron ore and coking coal.
Severstal’s flagship plant – Cherepovets Steel Mill – is one of the world’s largest integrated and the most efficient steelworks (11.6 mln tonnes of finished steel capacity) with an excellent geographic location.
Severstal is a global leader by EBITDA margin 32.3% in 2016.
The majority shareholder and Chairman of Severstal is Alexey Mordashov, CEO is Alexander Shevelev.
In 2016, Severstal produced 11.63 mln tonnes of crude steel, reported revenue of $5,916 mln and EBITDA of $1,911 mln.
The State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) is involved in exploring oil and gas fields, producing, processing, and transporting oil, gas, and gas condensate, marketing petroleum and petrochemical products in domestic and international markets, and supplying natural gas to industry and the public in Azerbaijan. Three production divisions, one oil refineries and one gas processing plant, a deep water platform fabrication yard, two trusts, one institution, and 23 subdivisions are operating as corporate entities under SOCAR.
Joint ventures (including ventures in Georgia and Turkey), consortia, and operating companies established with SOCAR's participation, are doing business in different parts of the petroleum industry. SOCAR has representative offices in Georgia, Turkey, Romania, Austria, Switzerland, Kazakhstan, Great Britain, Iran, Germany and Ukraine and trading companies in Switzerland, Singapore, Vietnam, Nigeria, and other countries.
Founded in 2001 TMK is one of the world’s leading producers of tubular products for the oil and gas industry. Since 2009 it has been ranked first in the world by volume of pipes shipped. In 2016, TMK’s pipe shipments totaled 3.46 million tonnes.
The Company operates 27 production sites in Russia, the U.S., Canada, Romania, Oman and Kazakhstan. TMK has the world’s largest steel pipe production capacity, the largest share of TMK’s sales belongs to high-margin oil country tubular goods (OCTG). More than 20% of the world’s oil and gas production is made using TMK pipe.
The Company’s major presence in the global market is secured by the extensive sales network that covers virtually all main global oil and gas production regions: the U.S., Canada, Russia and the CIS, Europe, the Middle East, North and Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia. TMK supplies products to more than 80 countries worldwide.
The Company's shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange, the OTCQX International Premier trading platform in the United States, as well as on Russia’s MICEX-RTS trading floor.
TATNEFT is one of the largest Russian oil companies, being an internationally recognized vertically integrated holding. The production complex of the Company includes steadily developing enterprises of oil and gas production, petroleum refining, petrochemicals production, the tire manufacturing complex, network of filling stations and services. TATNEFT has also a stake in the financial (banking and insurance) sector companies.
In order to ensure further strengthening of the status and competitive growth there was a Strategy of the TATNEFT Group/s development till 2025 worked out aimed at doubling the Company's value and providing for implementation of a set of large-scale activities in all the production areas including crude oil production, refining and petroleum products sales. The Strategy envisages establishment of a more balanced portfolio of production assets, decrease of specific operating costs minimum by 10% and ensuring investment efficiency growth.
The achievements in production, environmental and social activities, as well as a high level of the corporate management, openness and transparency of the Company have been highly commended by the Company's shareholders, business partners and the investment community as a whole.
Schneider Electric is the global specialist in energy management and automation. With revenues of ~€25 billion in FY2016, our 160,000+ employees serve customers in over 100 countries, helping them to manage their energy and process in ways that are safe, reliable, efficient and sustainable. From the simplest of switches to complex operational systems, our technology, software and services improve the way our customers manage and automate their operations. Our connected technologies reshape industries, transform cities and enrich lives. At Schneider Electric, we call this Life Is On.
The Coca-Cola Company is the world's largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still BRANDS. Led by Coca-Cola, one of the world's most valuable and recognizable brands, our Company's portfolio features 20 billion-dollar brands.
Through the world's largest beverage distribution system, consumers in more than 200 countries enjoy our beverages at a rate of more than 1.9 billion servings a day.
Coca-Cola Russia, consisting of the Coca‑Cola Company and its partner, Coca-Cola HBC Russia directly employs more than 10,000 highly-qualified individuals and generates about 60,000 additional jobs in related industries.
Coca-Cola Russia – is a leader on soft-drink market and one of the country’s largest foreign investors, having invested more than $5,7 billion in the Russian economy. We use up to 80% of local ingredients and materials for soft drinks production.
The Coca-Cola system is proud to be an integral part of Russia, and an active participant in the continuing development of the country’s economy.
Mars, Incorporated is a private, family-owned business with more than a century of history, $35 billion in sales, and six diverse business segments producing some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M’S®, PEDIGREE®, WHISKAS®, ORBIT®, SKITTLES® и UNCLE BEN’S®.
Based in McLean, Virginia, Mars has net sales of more than $35 billion, six business segments including Petcare, Chocolate, Wrigley, Food, Drinks, Symbioscience, and more than 80,000 Associates worldwide that are putting Five Principles of Quality, Efficiency, Responsibility, Mutuality and Freedom – strive every day to create relationships with our stakeholders that deliver growth we are proud of.
Mars started business in Russia in 1991 and has invested over $2 billion in the Russian market. Currently, Mars has 9 factories in Russia to produce pet food, chocolate, chewing gum, and confectioneries. The opening of 10th factory in Rostov On Don is planned in 2017.
Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the Life Science fields of health care and agriculture. Its products and services are designed to benefit people and improve their quality of life. At the same time, the Group aims to create value through innovation, growth and high earning power. Bayer is committed to the principles of sustainable development and to its social and ethical responsibilities as a corporate citizen. In fiscal 2016, the Group employed around 115,200 people and had sales of EUR 46.8 billion. Capital expenditures amounted to EUR 2.6 billion, R&D expenses to EUR 4.7 billion. These figures include those for the high-tech polymers business, which was floated on the stock market as an independent company named Covestro on October 6, 2015.
Baltika Breweries − one of the largest companies in Russia in the sphere of consumer goods production. Continuous implementation of innovations, observance of high standards and integration of the sustainability principles have ensured the company’s first position on the Russian beer market since 1996.
- the leader of the Russian beer market with the share of 34,5 % (according to 2016 Nielsen Retail Audit, Urban & Rural Russia);
- more than 40 regional and national beer brands (Baltika, Arsenalnoe, Tuborg, Zatecky Gus, Carlsberg) and 9 non-beer brands;
- breweries in 8 cities of Russia: in Saint Petersburg, Yaroslavl, Tula, Voronezh, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Khabarovsk, Novosibirsk;
- two own malt houses and agricultural project;
- about 7,400 employees (average headcount in 2016);
- a major Russian exporter of the products present in more than 75 countries of the world, in 43 of which Baltika Breweries is the only Russian exporter in beer category;
- year of foundation – 1990.
Novartis provides innovative healthcare solutions that address the evolving needs of patients and societies. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Novartis offers a diversified portfolio to best meet these needs: innovative medicines, cost-saving generic and biosimilar pharmaceuticals and eye care. Novartis has leading positions globally in each of these areas. In 2016, the Group achieved net sales of USD 48.5 billion, while R&D throughout the Group amounted to approximately USD 9.0 billion. Novartis Group companies employ approximately 118,000 full-time-equivalent associates.
At Abbott, we’re committed to helping you live your best possible life through the power of health. For more than 125 years, we’ve brought new products and technologies to the world – in nutrition, diagnostics, medical devices and branded generic pharmaceuticals – that create more possibilities for more people at all stages of life.
Today, 94,000 of us are working to help people live not just longer, but better, in the more than 150 countries we serve.
Abbott has been operating in Russia since the late 1970s providing Russian patients and consumers with reliable, high quality products to help them stay healthy and lead an active life. In 2014, Abbott acquired Veropharm, one of the leading Russian pharmaceutical manufacturers.
In Russia, Abbott has approximately 3,500 employees (incl. Veropharm) working in research and development, manufacturing, logistics, sales and marketing. In addition to the three manufacturing facilities located in Voronezh, Belgorod and Pokrov, primary locations in Russia are in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar, Yekaterinburg, Samara, and Novosibirsk.
Abbott acquired St. Jude Medical in 2016, creating a premier medical device leader with top positions in high-growth cardiovascular markets, including atrial fibrillation, structural heart and heart failure as well as a leading position in the high-growth neuromodulation market.
AstraZeneca is a global, innovation-driven biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialization of prescription medicines, primarily for the treatment of diseases in the main therapy areas - Oncology, Cardiovascular & Metabolic Diseases and Respiratory. The Company also is selectively active in the areas of autoimmunity, neuroscience and infection. AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries and millions of patients use its innovative medicines worldwide.
Russia is one of the key markets for AstraZeneca. The company employs over 1000 people in more than 70 cities across Russia. About 40 of AstraZeneca’s innovative medicines are licensed for use in Russia. In October 2015, the AstraZeneca pharmaceutical plant was officially opened in Kaluga region.
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Sanofi is one of the leading global healthcare companies. It is represented in 100 countries with headcount about 110,000 people globally. From prevention to treatment, Sanofi transforms scientific innovation into healthcare solutions, making a difference on patients’ life, wherever they live and enable them to enjoy a healthier life.
Sanofi has been present in Russia for over 45 years and employs over 2 000 employees. Sanofi is one of the leaders of the Russian pharmaceutical market and offers to patients a broad portfolio of original drugs, generics and OTC drugs in key therapeutic areas: diabetes, oncology, cardiovascular diseases, internal diseases, nervous system disorders, rare diseases, as well as vaccines. Since 2010 Sanofi-Aventis Vostok, full pharmaceutical cycle production site of innovative insulins, has been operated in Russia.
VTB Arena park is an overall reconstruction and refurbishment of Dynamo Central Stadium and its surrounding area that combines a contemporary approach to sports and entertainment industry, a unique location within the historical green area in the heart of Moscow, a perfect blend of modernity and dynamism, while maintaining the best sports and historical traditions.
The project perfectly combines sports, entertainment, commercial and residential facilities:
VTB Arena – Dynamo Central Stadium – a multifunctional sports and entertainment complex being created as part of the overall reconstruction of the Stadium and other sports facilities on the territory of the legendary Russian Stadium that has seen a lot of great victories. Location of the Stadium and Arena under one roof within the boundaries of the existing walls makes the Project unique not only in Russia but also in Europe. The total capacity of Dynamo Central stadium is 26 319 seats. The Arena has 3 configurations: hockey configuration with 11 488 seats, basketball configuration – 12 770 seats, concert configuration – 14 000 seats and this process takes only a few hours.
Residential area “Arena Park” is a district, surrounded by the old Park, that neighbors on Multifunctional Sports and Entertainment Complex, VTB Arena – Dynamo Central Stadium. This is a unique district in terms of its centric location with entertainment complex, fitness- and SPA-centers, with modern “Hyatt Regency Moscow, Petrovsky Park” and business area. Here you can find everything that a person may need to lead a productive level life, who is used to living up to the date and who evaluates every single moment. There will be placed cafes, banks, shops, communal services, leisure- and study centers on the first floors of all buildings that will create a kindly and comfortable atmosphere of the metropolitan city by building up Moscow courtyards of a modern kind. “Hyatt Regency Moscow, Petrovsky Park” Hotel is a perfect place for the calm rest. For the district’s residents and visitors all bars, restaurants, fitness- and SPA-centers, swimming pool and many other places will open their doors. All the essential conditions for seminars’, conferences’ and business-sessions’ organization will be created in the Congress-hall of the Hotel with the capacity of 700 seats. Hyatt Hotel is optimized for 298 rooms, including 40 suites and 56 furnished apartments of A-class.
Dynamo Sports Park Eighty thousand square meters of the green Park will ensure quietness and absolute protection for the residents from noise and vanity, by separating the residential area from the Stadium hosting plenty of events.
The renovated park – one of Dynamo district’s pearls – will become a real Moscow sight. The historical park zone will be preserved and landscaped; there will be paths, cycling and roller tracks, playgrounds, game zones, grounds for sports and many other opportunities for leisure and outdoor activities.
Dynamo Sports Academy is a high-end training facility with the total capacity of 58442,5 sq.m., that will comprise sports grounds for more than 20 arts of sport such as hockey, basketball, squash, combat sports, gymnastics and other game sports. It will also be complemented by outdoor tennis courts, sports clubs for children and adults and a modern fitness-center.
ASTEROS is a group of companies focused on execution of large-scale integration projects in such areas as IT and engineering infrastructure, security systems, consulting and business applications, outsourcing and services.
The Group was established in 1998 and now is one of the largest system integrators in Russia. Today ASTEROS employees over 1 600 experts and professionals across the country and abroad. ASTEROS Group is the #1 Russian provider of engineering systems and safety solutions for offices and facilities in CNews Analytics ranking. ASTEROS Group reported revenue by 2017 reached 21.4 billion rubles
ASTEROS provides GENERAL CONTRACTOR services for large turn-key infrastructure and engineering projects. Asteros boasts outstanding track record of innovative and multifaceted construction projects for Sochi Olympic Village, offices of VTB Bank, Rosneft and RusHydro, turn-key infrastructure of Sochi International Airport and Research Complex of the Russian National Helicopter Center, series of projects within VTB Arena Park, Safe Sochi public safety program and other landmark nation-wide projects.
ASTEROS customer base includes Sberbank of Russia, VTB Bank, Russian Ministry of Defense, Russian Federal Security Service, Russian Railways, MegaFon, MTS, VimpelCom, Aeroflot, Basel Aero, Sheremetyevo International Airport, Gazprom neft, Gazprom Export, TVEL, Novolipetsk Steel, RusHydro, RSC “Energy”, Russian Helicopters, and SO UES, among others.
PJSC ROSSIYSKY CAPITAL is a universal commercial bank with countrywide branch network. The sole shareholder of the bank is Deposit Insurance Agency of the Russian Federation. The bank ranks 23rd in the annual bank reliability rating published by Forbes business magazine which measures reliability of 100 top Russian banks.
As of January 1, 2017 the bank ranks 25th by assets (Interfax-100 Ranking) and entered Top-30 of Banki.ru by key performance indicators. The bank capital on April 1, 2017 reached 33.57 billion rubles.
Cherkizovo Group is the largest meat and feed producer in Russia. The Group is a top-3 producer in the poultry, pork and processed meat markets and is the largest feed manufacturer in the country. Cherkizovo Group encompasses eight full cycle poultry production facilities, 15 modern pork production facilities, six meat processing plants, eight feed mills and more than 287,000 hectares of agricultural land. In 2016, Cherkizovo Group produced 903,000 tonnes of meat products. Thanks to its vertically integrated structure, which includes grain growing and storage, feed production, livestock breeding, fattening and slaughtering, and meat processing, alongside a distribution system, the Group has consistently delivered stable, long-term sales growth and profitability. The Group’s consolidated revenue reached RUB 82.4 billion in 2016. Cherkizovo Group shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and on the Moscow Exchange (MOEX).
“Conoscere Eurasia” is a nonprofit organization which was founded in the year 2007.
The aim of the Association is to develop and intensify relations between Italy, the Russian Federation and the Eurasian Economic Community, realizing economic, educational, cultural and scientific projects.
Association headquarter is situated on the territory of the Russian House in Verona (Italy), which contains also Honorary Consulate of the Russian Federation in Verona, Linguist Centre “The Russian World” and Visa Centre.
Government structures, private persons private and public companies, which are registered in Italy and Russia are all members of the Association.
In 2012 the Association founded Eurasian Forum “Innovation and internationalization” (Palazzo della Gran Guardia, Verona), the two days event, focused on development of many-sides cooperation on international and regional levels, and relations between private companies and financial institutes in the fields of energy, environment, agriculture, infrastructure, innovative business, start-up, economics and finance.
The V Eurasian Forum in Verona will be held in October 20-21, 2016.
The Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations is a joint organisation of the leading associations representing Germany business. It is an intermediary between business and policy-makers in Germany and Central and Eastern Europe. Membership of the Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations is open to companies with interests in Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, South-East Europe, the Caucasian Republics and Central Asia.
The Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations represents and pools the interests of German business in Germany and in the above countries. It promotes German companies’ involvement in trade, industry, investment and the services sector in the target countries. The Committee supports and strengthens the growing economic ties with these countries and regions.
The Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations provides the following services:
- A network of contacts to the governments and business representations both in Germany and in Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, South-East Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia
- Coordination of the institutionalized dialogue between the governments
- Current information on economic developments in the target countries
- Business delegations, conferences and seminars with high-ranking government representatives and entrepreneurs.
Working groups of the Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations are Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Republics of Central Asia, Caucasian Republics, Romania, Bulgaria, South-East Europe, Agriculture, issues relating to financing, consulting and contracts, information technology and telecommunications.
IHS Markit was created following the merger of IHS and Markit in 2016.
IHS Markit is a leading global source of critical information, insight and analytics in the pivotal areas of today’s business landscape:
- Energy
- Financial Markets
- Chemical
- Automotive
- Aerospace, Defense and Security
- Product Design
- Technology, Media and Telecom
- Maritime and Trade
Businesses and governments in more than 140 countries around the globe rely on the comprehensive content, expert analysis and delivery methods of IHS to make high-impact decisions and develop strategies with speed and confidence.
For energy sector IHS Markit offers:
- Comprehensive coverage for markets and fuel types: news analysis, research results, technical information, forecasts, model-based solutions and three most common scenarios for the global economy for oil, gas, coal, electricity and nuclear energy and renewables
- Information on oil and gas wells: more than 5.5 million wells around the world presented in databases since 1860
- Risk assessment, software products for asset valuation
- Solutions for production costs estimation, geological data interpretation, engineering solutions
Customers served by IHS Markit: the majority of largest oil companies and corporations of the world, 10 largest automobile companies in the world, more than 85% of the Fortune Global 500, all largest global custodians, all G20 governments, all global investment banks and largest hedge funds.
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create and sustain an environment conducive to the growth of industry in India, partnering industry and government alike through advisory and consultative processes.
CII is a non-government, not-for-profit, industry led and industry managed organisation, founded over 116 years ago. It is India's premier business association, with a direct membership of over 8100 organisations, including SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over 90,000 companies from around 400 national and regional sectoral associations.
CII catalyses change by working closely with government on policy issues, enhancing efficiency, competitiveness and expanding business opportunities for industry through a range of specialised services and global linkages. It also provides a platform for sectoral consensus building and networking. Major emphasis is laid on projecting a positive image of business, assisting industry to identify and execute corporate citizenship programmes. Partnerships with over 120 NGOs across the country carry forward our initiatives in integrated and inclusive development, which include health, education, livelihood, diversity management, skill development and environment, to name a few. CII has taken up the agenda of “Business for Livelihood” for the year 2010-12.
With 64 offices and 7 Centres of Excellence in India, and 7 overseas in Australia, China, France, Singapore, South Africa, UK, and USA, and institutional partnerships with 223 counterpart organisations in 90 countries, CII serves as a reference point for Indian industry and the international business community.
The U.S.-Russia Business Council (USRBC),a premier trade association based in Washington, DC with an office in Moscow, represents the trade and investment interests of its U.S. and Russian member companies. The USRBC seeks to expand and enhance the U.S.-Russian commercial relationship by engaging in advocacy efforts with both the U.S. and Russian governments on behalf of its members; assisting member companies with troubleshooting and new business development; providing information and analyses to support business decisions; and facilitating access and networking opportunities, including briefings with government officials and private-sector leaders.
VTB Bank (PJSC) is the primary bank of VTB Group - a global provider of financial services, comprised of over 20 credit institutions and financial companies operating across all key areas of the financial markets.
VTB’s global network is unique to the Russian banking industry. It enables the group to facilitate international partnerships and promote Russian companies aiming to engage with global markets. VTB operates a large international network across CIS countries; Armenia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan. VTB also has banks in Austria, Germany and France which are part of a European sub-holding with VTB Bank (Austria) acting as the parent bank for Germany and France. The Group also has subsidiary and affiliated banks in the United Kingdom, Cyprus, Serbia, Georgia and Angola and branches in China and India and VTB Capital has branches in Singapore and Dubai.
The majority shareholder of the VTB Bank is the Russian Government, which owns 60.9 percent of the voting shares.
Rosneft is the leader of Russia’s petroleum industry and the world’s largest public oil and gas company by liquid hydrocarbon production and reserves. The Company’s core operations are in hydrocarbon exploration and appraisal, production of oil, gas and gas condensate, offshore developments, refining, marketing of oil, gas and oil products inside and outside Russia. Hydrocarbon production of Rosneft in 2016 amounted to 265 mtoe.
Rosneft’s exploration and production geography spans across all key oil and gas provinces of Russia located in Western Siberia, Southern and Central Russia, Timano-Pechora, Eastern Siberia and the Far East. The Company also implements projects in India, Venezuela, Brazil, Vietnam, Norway, Canada, Mozambique, Indonesia.
Rosneft is one of the major investors in Russia’s economy and the country’s biggest taxpayer. Working environmentally responsible is the cornerstone of Rosneft’s operations.
The Russian export center (REC) is the state institution for export support established with the Russian Government assistance. REC is a “single window” for financial and non-financial support as well as for cooperation with the relevant ministries and institutions. The Russian Agency for Export Credit and Investment Insurance (EXIAR) and Eximbank of Russia were integrated in the group of Russian export center to completely implement the “single window” concept.
REC provides a wide range of services for non-oil companies at all stages of export cycle, cooperates with the public authorities, preparing suggestions for improving Russian business climate in terms of foreign trade activities, interacts with business and expert community, participates in removing economic and administrative barriers and decreasing the number of “system” limitations.
The main services provided by REC include credit, guarantee and insurance support for exporters, foreign partners selection and economic analytics, consulting on customs, certification, as well as organization of the educational project for exporters and providing other types of non-financial support.
Sberbank is Russia’s largest bank and a leading global financial institution. Sberbank holds almost one third of aggregate Russian banking sector assets, it is the key lender to the national economy and the biggest deposit taker in Russia. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation is the founder and principal shareholder of Sberbank owning 50% of the Bank's authorized capital plus one voting share, with the remaining 50% held by domestic and international investors. Sberbank has more than 135 million individual customers and more than 4 million corporate clients in 20 countries. Sberbank has the largest distribution network in Russia with almost 17,000 branches, and its international operations include UK, US, CIS, Central and Eastern Europe, India, China, Turkey and other countries.
The Bank holds the general banking license No.1481 issued by the Bank of Russia.
Gazprom is a global energy company focused on geological exploration, production, transportation, storage, processing and sales of gas, gas condensate and oil, as well as generation and marketing of heat and electric power.
Gazprom holds the world’s largest natural gas reserves and is the global leader in gas production. The Company actively implements large-scale gas development projects in the Yamal Peninsula, the Arctic shelf, Eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East, as well as hydrocarbon exploration and production projects abroad.
Gazprom supplies gas to consumers in Russia and over 30 foreign countries. The Company is among Russia’s top oil and power producers and ranks number one in the world in terms of thermal energy generation.
Rosseti, Public Joint Stock Company (PJSC ROSSETI) – an operator of energy grids in Russia, is one of the largest electric companies in the world. The company maintains 2.30 million km of power transmission lines, 490,000 substations with transformer capacity of more than 761 GW. In 2015, net power supply to consumers amounted to 720.5 billion kWh. The number of employees of the Rosseti Group of Companies is 216,000 people.
The asset portfolio of PJSC ROSSETI includes 37 subsidiaries and affiliates, including 14 interregional and a main network company. The controlling shareholder of the company is the state represented by the Federal Agency for State Property Management of the Russian Federation, which owns 87.9% of the share capital.
PJSC ROSSETI is a leading company in the Russian market in introducing innovative technologies to the main and distribution grid complex. The company pays great attention to such issues as energy conservation, energy efficiency, international cooperation, environmental protection and occupational safety.
Mercedes-Benz Russia AO is a Russian company, a subsidiary of Daimler Group. Daimler AG (Daimler-Benz AG in 1994) was the first foreign automotive company to establish a subsidiary AOZT Mercedes-Benz Avtomobili in the territory of the Russian Federation on December 8, 1994.
Mercedes-Benz Russia AO is the only official importer of Mercedes-Benz cars and vans, as well as smart cars in Russia.
In 2013 the company launched production of Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Classic vans at the GAZ plant in Nizhny Novgorod, as well as diesel engines for them in Yaroslavl. 2016 the company has become the leader in the automotive premium segment in Russia for the fourth time running. Today it is listed among the top 100 largest companies in Russia in terms of turnover. In February 2017 the plans to build up the production plant for Mercedes Benz cars in Moscow region were announced.
Aeroflot is Russia’s flagship carrier and a proud member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance. Aeroflot and its partners serve 1,062 destinations in 177 countries worldwide. In 2016, Aeroflot carried 29 million passengers (43.4 million passengers as Aeroflot Group including subsidiaries).
In 2016 Aeroflot became the first Russian airline to be awarded Four Star Airline status by Skytrax in recognition of the high-quality of its customer service, and was also named Best Airline in Eastern Europe for the fifth time at the Skytrax World Airline Awards.
In 2017 Aeroflot has been named the strongest brand in Russia and the world’s strongest airline brand by Brand Finance, the world's leading independent branded business valuation and strategy consultancy. Aeroflot has also been named the No.1 major airline in Europe by users of TripAdvisor.
Aeroflot operates one of the youngest fleets in the world with 191 aircraft. Aeroflot is based in Moscow, at Sheremetyevo International Airport.
Rosneft is the leader of Russia’s petroleum industry and the world’s largest public oil and gas company by liquid hydrocarbon production and reserves. The Company’s core operations are in hydrocarbon exploration and appraisal, production of oil, gas and gas condensate, offshore developments, refining, marketing of oil, gas and oil products inside and outside Russia. Hydrocarbon production of Rosneft in 2016 amounted to 265 mtoe.
Rosneft’s exploration and production geography spans across all key oil and gas provinces of Russia located in Western Siberia, Southern and Central Russia, Timano-Pechora, Eastern Siberia and the Far East. The Company also implements projects in India, Venezuela, Brazil, Vietnam, Norway, Canada, Mozambique, Indonesia.
Rosneft is one of the major investors in Russia’s economy and the country’s biggest taxpayer. Working environmentally responsible is the cornerstone of Rosneft’s operations.
Sberbank is Russia’s largest bank and a leading global financial institution. Sberbank holds almost one third of aggregate Russian banking sector assets, it is the key lender to the national economy and the biggest deposit taker in Russia. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation is the founder and principal shareholder of Sberbank owning 50% of the Bank's authorized capital plus one voting share, with the remaining 50% held by domestic and international investors. Sberbank has more than 135 million individual customers and more than 4 million corporate clients in 20 countries. Sberbank has the largest distribution network in Russia with almost 17,000 branches, and its international operations include UK, US, CIS, Central and Eastern Europe, India, China, Turkey and other countries.
The Bank holds the general banking license No.1481 issued by the Bank of Russia.
Gazprom is a global energy company focused on geological exploration, production, transportation, storage, processing and sales of gas, gas condensate and oil, as well as generation and marketing of heat and electric power.
Gazprom holds the world’s largest natural gas reserves and is the global leader in gas production. The Company actively implements large-scale gas development projects in the Yamal Peninsula, the Arctic shelf, Eastern Siberia and the Russian Far East, as well as hydrocarbon exploration and production projects abroad.
Gazprom supplies gas to consumers in Russia and over 30 foreign countries. The Company is among Russia’s top oil and power producers and ranks number one in the world in terms of thermal energy generation.
Mercedes-Benz Russia AO is a Russian company, a subsidiary of Daimler Group. Daimler AG (Daimler-Benz AG in 1994) was the first foreign automotive company to establish a subsidiary AOZT Mercedes-Benz Avtomobili in the territory of the Russian Federation on December 8, 1994.
Mercedes-Benz Russia AO is the only official importer of Mercedes-Benz cars and vans, as well as smart cars in Russia.
In 2013 the company launched production of Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Classic vans at the GAZ plant in Nizhny Novgorod, as well as diesel engines for them in Yaroslavl. 2016 the company has become the leader in the automotive premium segment in Russia for the fourth time running. Today it is listed among the top 100 largest companies in Russia in terms of turnover. In February 2017 the plans to build up the production plant for Mercedes Benz cars in Moscow region were announced.
Rosseti, Public Joint Stock Company (PJSC ROSSETI) – an operator of energy grids in Russia, is one of the largest electric companies in the world. The company maintains 2.30 million km of power transmission lines, 490,000 substations with transformer capacity of more than 761 GW. In 2015, net power supply to consumers amounted to 720.5 billion kWh. The number of employees of the Rosseti Group of Companies is 216,000 people.
The asset portfolio of PJSC ROSSETI includes 37 subsidiaries and affiliates, including 14 interregional and a main network company. The controlling shareholder of the company is the state represented by the Federal Agency for State Property Management of the Russian Federation, which owns 87.9% of the share capital.
PJSC ROSSETI is a leading company in the Russian market in introducing innovative technologies to the main and distribution grid complex. The company pays great attention to such issues as energy conservation, energy efficiency, international cooperation, environmental protection and occupational safety.
Aeroflot is Russia’s largest airline and a proud member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance. Its hub is based at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow. Aeroflot Group ranks among the top 20 global airline carriers by passenger traffic and plans to carry 90 – 100 million passengers by its centennial in 2023.
Aeroflot has a reputation for industry leading customer service. It has been certified with the 4-Star Airline Rating by Skytrax and named a Five Star Global Airline in APEX’s Official Airline Rating. Aeroflot has been named the World’s Strongest Airline Brand for the third year in a row by Brand Finance. Aeroflot has also been recognized as World’s Leading Airline Brand at the World Travel Awards. It has been named Best China – Europe Transit Airline at the Star Awards 2019 from Travelling Scope Magazine.
Aeroflot’s fleet is the world’s youngest among airline companies with active passenger aircraft fleet of more than 100 units. As of the end of March 2019, it consisted of 255 aircraft: Airbus, Boeing and Sukhoi Superjet 100 airliners.
Aeroflot commits to the highest international standards for flight safety. It was the first Russian carrier to be included in IATA’s Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Registry and has been successfully recertified to this standard. The company has also obtained the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO) certification. Aeroflot’s integrated management system is certified to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2004.
Komsomolskaya Pravda Media Group is the largest Russian multimedia holding. It comprises the Komsomolskaya Pravda daily and weekly newspapers, the online portals KP.RU, radiokp.ru and teleprogramma.pro, the Komsomolskaya Pravda federal radio station and the Teleprogramma magazine.
The Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper is available in over 450 cities across 85 Russian regions. Komsomolskaya Pravda digests are published in 45 countries worldwide.
The KP.RU news portal is one of the Top 3 Russian businesses by audience reach in the Media and News category. KP.RU gets over 4.5 million unique visitors daily. It is a 3-time Runet Prize winner, including the 2020 Runet Prize in the Culture, Media and Mass Communications category.
The Komsomolskaya Pravda radio station covers over 400 Russian cities. It won the Best News Radio Station Award twice, as well as the Best Business Radio Station Award.
«Rossiyskaya Gazeta» is a modern multimedia group that provides readers daily with up-
to-date, reliable and relevant information about Russian regional and federal affairs and
worldwide events.
The newspaper and its electronic platforms publish news, features, exclusive interviews
and comments from public officials and the most powerful representatives of business,
politics and culture.
Today "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" is the leader in terms of audience size in the segment of
daily sociopolitical and business newspapers. It is also among the leaders of the media
citation rating.
Media holding of «Rossiyskaya gazeta» include:
«Rossiyskaya gazeta» - Daily social and political newspaper
«Rossiyskaya gazeta - Nedelya» - Weekly issue
«Rodina» - Monthly historical magazine
RG.RU - Web portal
«Rossiyskaya gazeta» supplements - Special color thematic supplements
Today “Sovetsky Sport” is, first of all, the website which is visited by more than 4 million people every single month.
The flagship of “Sovetsky Sport” Publishing House is a weekly magazine “Sovetsky Sport – Football”. This magazine is a leader among sports-oriented press in Russia and its readership amount is about 958 700 people all over the country. Daily newspaper “Sovetsky Sport” was released in 1924 and since then it has been published without any breaks in 55 cities and its circulation amount reached 180 700 copies.
“Sovetsky Sport” is represented on a lot of media platforms, such as: Facebook, YouTube, VKontakte, Twitter, Odnoklassniki, Instagram, Telegram, mobile apps for Android and IOs. The amount of subscribers is about 1 million people.
The press-center of “Sovetsky Sport” is a unique sports news specialized communication platform in Russia by now.
“Sovetsky Sport” has created the national sports award, which is called “Itogi Goda”. This year the awarding of best of the best in the world of sport coincides with the celebration of a special date for “Sovetsky Sport” – 95 years anniversary of our Publishing House, which was the first one in writing sports news.
Each business faces particularly crucial stages in its life from the time it is created and over the course of its development. The FEC is constantly improving its services in order to create a conducive business climate so that companies are prepared for the difficulties that they may encounter in the course of their activities.
The FEC facilitates the growth of local entrepreneurship and the development of business spirit by creating an attractive and dynamic image of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its business.
Nowadays, businesses must be innovative with their products and services. The modern competitive environment has forced company managers to constantly improve their standards in order to maintain their market share.
In order to provide businesses with support as they search for innovations, the FEC utilizes all aspects of its best practices and provides business with the core solutions they need.
The FEC pushes companies towards success step by step. The Federation is a regular partner for them so that they can build companies’ projects together.
The Chamber of Commerce of Mali (CCIM) was established in 1906 in French Sudan (now Mali). This organization’s objectives, structure, and resource base have undergone a number of changes since this time. The CCIM was registered in its current form in 1998 as a government institution.
The CCIM is a specialized financially autonomous state institution that is incorporated as a legal entity. The CCIM aims to coordinate the activities and represent the interests of individuals and legal entities involved in various types of commercial or industrial activities as well as the provision of services.
The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) was established in 1965 after amalgamation of the three Chambers of Commerce existing at the time: the Asian, African and European Chambers mandated to protect and develop the interests of the business community.
The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry is registered as a not-for-profit private company limited by guarantee under the Kenyan Companies Act Chapter 486.
The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) is an association based trade support institution (TSI) working to protect the commercial and industrial interests of the Kenyan business community. KNCCI advocates creation of a favourable commercial, trade and investment environment supporting enterprise expansion. The membership of KNCCI consists of small and micro (MSEs), medium and big enterprises.
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry was established in August 1986 as a Company Limited by Guarantee with the principal objective of promoting economic and industrial development within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in particular and in Nigeria as a whole.
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a non-partisan, non-sectarian, member-funded organisation solely representing the common interests of the business community in the FCT. The Chamber is privately funded by Corporations, Foundations and Members, so its energies are directed by the interests of the business community and the general public.
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry now has established association and linkages with business groups, trade associations, international chambers, government agencies, trade offices and foreign embassies, etc. in order to achieve its goal of enhancing sustainable growth and development of businesses in the FCT.
The mission of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry is to represent and serve its members, as well as support the development of our national economy. Membership of the Chamber is open to registered companies that meet the Chamber’s stringent conditions for good corporate citizenship.
Alfa-Bank is the largest universal private bank in Russia. For 30 years, it has been a leader in all segments of the banking business. Its clientele includes some 850,000 corporate clients and 18.7 million individuals.
Alfa-Bank is developing using the phygital model, combining digital innovation with an efficient physical presence network, which boasts 486 offices in Moscow and the Russian regions, 900 cities with courier delivery, and 27,900 of its own and partner ATMs.
As of the end of 2020, per its IFRS financial statements, the Alfa-Bank Banking Group, including ABH Financial, Alfa-Bank JSC, and subsidiary financial companies, had total assets of USD 61.9 billion, a loan portfolio of USD 42.7 billion, share capital of USD 8.7 billion, and net profit of USD 1.347 billion.
Arconic Corporation (NYSE: ARNC), headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a leading provider of aluminum sheet, plate and extrusions, as well as innovative architectural products, that advance the automotive, aerospace, commercial transportation, industrial, packaging and building and construction markets. In 2020, the businesses of Arconic Corporation reported annual revenue of more than $5,7 bln.
Arconic first entered Russia in 1993. Since 2005 the company has operated Samara Metallurgical Plant (now JSC Arconic SMZ), Russia’s largest producer of fabricated aluminum. The facility employs approximately 3,000 people and manufactures a wide variety of flat-rolled, extruded, and forged products serving customers in key end markets, including aerospace, packaging, shipbuilding, automotive, building and construction, oil and gas and transportation. Total investment since 2005 exceeded $500 mln, including more than $43 mln in safety, health and ecology standards improvement.
The State Corporation Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) was established in January 2004 in accordance with the Federal law dated 23 December 2003 # 177-ФЗ “On insurance of deposits in banks of the Russian Federation”.
Chairman of DIA’s Board of Directors is Governor of the Bank of Russia Elvira S. Nabiullina. DIA’s General Director is Yury O. Isaev.
Major DIA functions:
- Managing the operation of the deposit insurance system, reimbursement of insured depositors of failed banks
- Guaranteeing pension savings
- Managing bankruptcy/liquidation proceedings in banks, non-government pension funds and insurance companies
- Realization of assets of financial organizations in the course of bankruptcy/liquidation proceedings or financial rehabilitation thereof
- Bank resolution and recapitalization of depository institutions
TASS is a Russian state-run news agency that was founded 115 years ago.
TASS offers its subscribers an extensive selection from 60 news feeds and subject-specific services in both Russian and English. The news agency generates more than 2,000 items a day, thus producing an integral and unbiased picture of events from around the globe. TASS’ Photo Archive contains 20 million photographs and its database has more than 10 million documents.
TASS’ special projects and infographics have repeatedly earned national and international awards.
The news agency’s press centers operate in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and Novosibirsk. Every year, TASS holds more than 1,000 various events on its own platforms and within the framework of major forums in Russia and around the globe.
TASS is a member of international and regional mass media organizations and maintains partnerships with more than 100 news agencies throughout the world.
TASS’ 1,800 employees in Russia and abroad keep the agency going in real time.
Business FM - Russia’s first business radio station.
Broadcasting in Moscow at the frequency 87.5 FM,
Saint-Petersburg - 107,4 FM,
Ufa - 107,5 FM,
Kaliningrad - 101,8 FM,
Ekaterinburg - 99,4 FM,
Krasnoyarsk - 104,2 FM,
Сhelyabinsk – 100,8 FM.
Nignii Novgorod- 107,8 FM,
Novosibirsk - 105,7 FM.
Kazan – 93,5 FM
Business FM provides an exclusive product for a small segment of the general public but the most active and influential one, which in minutes must have the full spectrum of information
about money. Business FM is a member company of the RUMEDIA group of companies. www.businessfm.bfm.ru. Telephone: +7 (495) 660-88-75, reclama@businessfm.ru
RIA Novosti is the flagship website of the Rossiya Segodnya media group. The agency’s correspondent network covers over 100 cities in the world. The agency is the most quoted Russian media outlet, including on social media. Ria.ru gets around 6 million readers daily, which makes it the leading website among all news portals in the Runet. RIA Novosti’s total audience on social media (Facebook, Twitter, VKontakte, Odnoklassniki, Instagram and Youtube) is around 9,5 million subscribers.
The Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers of the Eurasian Economic Union was registered in 2012.
The purpose of the Association is to create conditions for the pharmaceutical market development in the Russian Federation and other EAEU countries, along with strengthening the position and competitiveness of the domestic pharmaceutical industry.
Members of the Association have main resource centres, including R&D laboratories and production facilities, located in the Russian Federation and other EAEU countries, as well as their own know-how and other intellectual property in the field of development and production of medicines and medical technologies. Among the members of the Association are leading full-cycle pharmaceutical companies, such as “Active Component” JSC, “Biocad” CJSC, “Generium” JSC, OOO “GEROPHARM”, “Nanolek” LLC, “NPO Petrovax Pharm” LLC, “Polysan” LTD, “Pharmstandard” JSC, and HTC “ChemRar”.
AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca (LSE/STO/Nasdaq: AZN) is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development and commercialisation of prescription medicines, primarily for the treatment of diseases in three therapy areas - Oncology, Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolism, and Respiratory & Immunology. Based in Cambridge, UK, AstraZeneca operates in over 100 countries and its innovative medicines are used by millions of patients worldwide.
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