Gerald Böhm: You understand Russia with your soul, not your brain Gerald Böhm has been interested in Russian culture since he was a schoolboy. He studied Russian, taking part in Austrian and international academic language competitions. So it should come as no surprise that he first came to Moscow as part of a school exchange program, and…
Adrian Gray: The best way that we can attract tourists is to share the warm hospitality of the Russian people Adrian Gray is a hotelier with 30 years of experience in top international hotel chains, 20 of which he spent as a General Manager. Now, Adrian Gray is the General Manager of Lotte Hotel Moscow – one of…
Mats Friberg: We have a clear understanding of our customers’ needs “Russia obviously intrigues in many ways with its great geography, its strong industrial base and its fantastic people”, said Mats Friberg, Director General of 3M Russia and the CIS, in an exclusive interview with Capital Ideas. Mr. Friberg, today it is uncommon to…
Who’s not afraid of sanctions In 2018, German companies invested over three billion euros in Russia, hitting a new high since the 2008 financial crisis in terms of investment volumes. The Russian-German Chamber of Commerce reported that, according to Bundesbank records, the volume of German companies investments into the Russian economy reached its peak since…
Lermontov, rockin’ Russia and building Russia’s Internet “During those hard times I was approached by our chief accountant and asked if I had read any Tolstoy, Chekhov or Pushkin. Slightly embarrassed I started my journey with a book of Pushkin’s short stories, moving to Lermontov’s “A Hero Of Our Time” and on to Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky, Bulgakov and more…
Business in Russia is a challenge, but a positive one What the heads of international companies who work in Russia think about The case of 51-year-old Michael Calvey shocked the international business community in Russia. According to experts, it once again illustrated that doing business in Russia is difficult. It seems like the whole business community…
Romain Froquet: I would be happy to paint all of Moscow! This young artist from Paris has been in Moscow three times over the past three years, and was delighted by his visits. So why does the 36-year-old Frenchman like our city? And how does an artist see the Russian capital? How much has Moscow…
German business isn’t giving up The business climate in Russia is getting worse as the volatile ruble and sanctions take a toll on the country’s economy, but this hasn’t discouraged German businessmen. This was the conclusion drawn from the survey of German companies operating in Russia regarding prospects in 2019, conducted by the German Committee…
Mats Friberg: We’re boosting investment in manufacturing localization It’s rare to hear good news from the business sector these days. More and more often, financial news feature threatening words like “crisis,” “recession,” and “slowdown in growth.” But it turns out there are pleasant exceptions as well. You have to be flexible and know how…
Oleg Prozorov: The most important thing is for businesspeople to trust each other If the Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce didn’t already have an office in Moscow, it would definitely need to be established. It plays an incredibly important role for our countries’ business communities. “Our goal is to ensure that every member of the Chamber…