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Russian Federation<br />
Greetings<br />
Dear readers!<br />
H. E. Dmitry Lyubinskiy<br />
Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Austria<br />
On behalf of the Embassy of the Russian<br />
Federation in Austria I am delighted to<br />
welcome the participants of the 14th<br />
European Business and Investment<br />
Forum, which has been known for many years<br />
as an important platform for developing business<br />
ties, securing investments and expanding<br />
contacts network.<br />
The Russian Federation, despite certain<br />
challenges in the past several years, once again<br />
achieved by the end of 2017 economic growth<br />
and an increase in industrial production while<br />
maintaining a low level of inflation. In order<br />
to grasp the significant progress of the Russian<br />
economy it is necessary to consider the pace<br />
of the changes: since the year 2000 the GDP<br />
has increased by 75%, industrial production –<br />
by 60%, the average income of the citizens has<br />
more than tripled. The vast opportunities for<br />
foreign investors are defined by the diversity<br />
of spheres of our economy, varying from agriculture<br />
and extraction of mineral resources to<br />
sophisticated IT-services and space exploration.<br />
Russia has always been a reliable business<br />
partner of the European states. Just last year,<br />
despite the imposed sanctions, we achieved a<br />
24,2% growth of the bilateral trading of goods<br />
with the EU. Russian-Austrian relations serve<br />
as an example of what can be achieved when<br />
there is a mutual will to cooperate. By the end<br />
of the first half of 2017 the amount of Russian<br />
investments in the Austrian economy totaled<br />
at $22,9 billion, Austrian partners invested<br />
$4,7 billion in our economy. There are more<br />
than 1200 companies from Austria currently<br />
doing business in and with Russia.<br />
These positive trends along with Russia's<br />
rightfully earned reputation as a reliable business<br />
partner have been recognized by the<br />
international community as well. Our country<br />
received an honor to host the Winter Olympic<br />
Games in 2014 and is fully prepared to welcome<br />
this year football fans from around the<br />
globe to FIFA World Cup, which will take place<br />
in 11 Russian cities. Events of such scale contribute<br />
to further development and modernization<br />
of the infrastructure and provide endless<br />
opportunities for investors.<br />
We also welcome new foreign business<br />
partners and wish them a successful start in<br />
Russia!<br />
Foto: Richard Pobaschnig<br />
The European Business and Investment Magazine <strong>iconannual</strong> 49
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