Russia–Sweden: Investment and Innovation as Key Sources of Mutual Growth

Russia–Sweden: Investment and Innovation as Key Sources of Mutual Growth

3 June, 10:00–11:15

Economic cooperation between Russia and Sweden dates back many decades, and Sweden is now one of the biggest investors in Russia, with investment totalling approximately USD 15 billion. Around 400 Swedish companies operate in Russia, representing the full spectrum of industry. What measures are essential to support and accelerate the development of industrial, business, and financial cooperation between Russia and Sweden? What measures can the national government and regional authorities enact to further encourage Swedish companies to specifically target investment in Russia’s innovation sector?














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Russia is a market with a good growth and we definitely see there a further potential for us.
Jan-Olof Jacke
President, AstraZeneca AB
We see strong progress and significant transformation both in business connections, healthcare forms and patients’ access to medicines.
Jan-Olof Jacke
President, AstraZeneca AB
Our main objective is to improve the rules as regards the new requirements of the day and new challenges and make sure the declared conditions are definitely fulfilled.
Anatoly Artamonov
Governor of the Kaluga Region
Stability and transparency in legislation are very important.
Frank Schauff
Chief Executive Officer, Association of European Businesses
Special purpose investment contract is a vital support mechanism to stimulate further investments and generate reasonable chance to have a return on these investments.
Jan-Olof Jacke
President, AstraZeneca AB
Sweden remains an important foreign economic partner for us.
Sergey Tsyb
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation
We support and share the government’s policy to develop non-energy exports and can confidently say that our products have good export potential.
Sergei Yavorski
General Director, Volvo Vostok
At present, there is a positive vector between Russia and Sweden in terms of the transfer of technologies.
Sergei Yavorski
General Director, Volvo Vostok