Jochen Janssen: «Tatarstan is of interest to us to implement commercial potential»

21 March 2019, Thursday

Days of the Russian entities were held in Switzerland. The event in Zurich was organized by the Joint Chamber of Commerce of Switzerland. The Republic of Tatarstan was represented by Tatarstan Investment Development Agency.

Managing Director of Joint Chambers of Commerce of Switzerland Dorit Sallis; Swiss Confederation Country Officer for UK, Ireland, Baltic States, Russia, Belarus and Moldova, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO Jochen Janssen; Trade Representative of Russia in Switzerland Tatiana Volozhinskaya spoke at the official opening ceremony.

«Switzerland and the Russian entities, especially Tatarstan which raise interest for implementation of commercial potential of our companies, have a lot of history», - Jochen Janssen marked.
Political dialogue has been built between Tatarstan and Switzerland, communication with business communities has been established.

Participants of the event presented economic activities and investment opportunities for doing business in the regions. During the plenary sessions, promising sectors for the development of cooperation were discussed. The experience of operating Swiss companies was presented.

«Tatarstan, as a region with a developed economy and attractive investment opportunities, is promising for strengthening the Russian-Swiss cooperation. We are interested in attracting business and capital from Switzerland. Priority areas include: oil and gas industry, machine building and electrical engineering, construction and building materials, food industry, medicine and pharmaceuticals, chemical industry», - the Head of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Taliya Minullina shared.

During the visit to the Republic, its potential was highly appreciated by the Head of the Division on Globalization and Development Strategies of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Igor Paunovic. «Tatarstan has a very active government, which promotes economy and social development», - he stressed.

Among the successful projects implemented in the territory of Tatarstan, «BoschungKama» which is a joint venture of «Boschung Group» (world leader in development and production of machines and equipment for cleaning and maintenance of airports, highways and roads, as well as cities and towns) and «KAMAZ» company, producing municipal equipment on the territory of Naberezhnye Chelny, are noteworthy.

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