Ufa can be proud of its international venue - Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

UFA, 18 October 2018. /Bashinform News Agency, Galina Bakhshieva/ translated by Tatiana Aksyutina/. Today Ufa can be proud of its international venue, Vladimir Padalko, vice president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia, told reporters at the 4th Small Business Forum of the SCO and BRICS Regions.

“We started with 200 people, today about 1,400 delegates participate in the Ufa forum. We had to announce a deadline. Earlier, eight delegations arrived here, now there are 24. There were 20 speakers, now there are 100. The results are amazing. And most importantly: the issues discussed in Ufa, at the first, second and third Small Business Forums of the SCO and BRICS Regions are now being solved by our governments”, Vladimir Padalko stressed.

Among the problems already solved, the Vice-President of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry named a solution of visa issues. Thanks to this, “businessmen can choose any direction, receiving multiple business visas from 3 to 10 years”.

In addition, entrepreneurs can get concessional loans for the development of their activities. As reported by Bashinform News Agency, already in 2019, beneficial financing of small and medium-sized businesses would amount to 1 trillion rubles. With each subsequent year, this amount will increase by 100-200 billion rubles.

"I will underline once again: Ufa can be proud of its international venue, as it’s trending now".