Category: Past events
Online Seminar 19.05.22: “Situation of Swiss and foreign SME in Russia – practical experience in new circumstances: update”
On 19 May, together with Switzerland Global Enterprise, Swiss Business Hub Russia, AsstrA Forwarding AG, VIK LEGAL and JFL Consulting, swilar experts held an online seminar on the topic “Situation of Swiss and foreign SME in Russia – practical experience in new circumstances: update”.
Together with Torsten Erdmann (DZ BANK AG), the participants discussed the prospects of the banking sector in and with Russia.
Daria Pogodina (swilar) shared her practical experience in dealing with current business process issues faced by foreign SMEs in Russia in the present global situation, including an overview of the options currently available for transactions with foreign participants’ interests in Russian companies.
Tatiana Gaevskaya (AsstrA Forwarding AG) addressed the EU-Russia logistical challenges, and Denis Guzilov (VIK LEGAL) looked at the legal aspects of the sanctions.
How to manage human resources in the Russian market in the changing environment was revealed by Jeremy Florat (JFL CONSULTING).
The event took place online in English.
Stay tuned for more news and join us for future online seminar.
Situation of Swiss and foreign SME in Russia – practical experience in new circumstances
We thank the 155 participants and experts who attended the online seminar “The Situation of Swiss and Foreign SMEs in Russia – Practical Experience in the New Environment”, held on March 23.
As a reminder, the event was organized by Switzerland Global Enterprise, Swiss Business Hub Russia, Joint Chamber of Commerce (JCC), SWILAR, AsstrA Forwarding AG and Peterka & Partners.
Thorsten Erdmann, Head of Group for Consulting and Foreign Business Sales Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg in DZ BANK AG, gave an overview of the prospects of banking in Russia and with Russia.
Daria Pogodina, General Director of swilar OOO, summarized the practical experience of foreign small and medium-sized enterprises in Russia.
Tatiana Gaevskaya, Head of Trade Department, AsstrA Forwarding AG, answered the questions connected with EU-Russia logistics and told what to expect while planning delivery.
Vlad Rudnitsky, partner and deputy director, PETERKA & PARTNERS LLC, shared his practical experience in solving the legal aspects relevant for March 2022.
It is especially important to stay in touch and have the opportunity to share experiences with other representatives of foreign businesses in a situation of high uncertainty.
All registered participants have already received presentations and a recording of the webcast.
We will be holding this type of meetings in the future as well, stay tuned.
March 3 – “Live” seminar for financial departments of foreign companies
“Live” seminar for financial departments of foreign companies:
expert reviews and networking
In the current turbulent times it is more important than ever to stay in touch, be in touch, and follow the events and developments.
Therefore, despite the current acute situation, we are not cancelling the previously planned offline event on 03.03.2022, and offer you to meet offline in order to obtain useful information in your work and share experiences with other foreign companies.
We have invited leading experts who will talk about the latest changes in FSBU standards, specifics of interaction with foreign employees under the new rules and current tax issues.
Head of German luxury brand of organic cosmetics “Dr.Hauschka” Mr. Artem Boyko will share his experience and talk about brand products and care.
The seminar will take place on March, 3 in the German Center of Industry and Trade – we would like to thank for the cooperation the head of the center Dr.Hauschka Kristina Frank.
At the event you can get useful information from experts not only on the new accounting standards and auditors’ comments, but also learn about the latest tax changes and migration issues.
After the substantial part of the program, participants will be able to share their experience in current planning processes with other representatives of foreign businesses in Russia.
Snacks and drinks will be offered to participants.
MARCH 3 FROM 10:00 TO 17:30
LOCATION: The German center of industry and trade
Moscow, Andropov Ave, 18, 5-minutes-walk from Technopark metro station
PARTICIPATION IS FOR A FEE.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE REGISTRATION LINK.
We look forward to your participation!
Online Seminar 24.02.22: “Economic Forecasts for 2022 for German Companies in Russia”
Representation of Bavaria in Russia, SWILAR, with the kind support of the Representation of the Lower Saxony in Russia, DZ Bank AG, Schattdecor OOO, the law firm Balashova Legal Consultants and the auditing company Sterngoff Audit
kindly invite you to the online seminar on the topic
“Economic forecasts for the year 2022
for German companies in Russia”.
Date: February 24, 2022
Time:
09:00-10:30 (CET).
11.00 – 12.30 (Moscow)
Language: The event will be held in German. No translation is provided.
Participation in the event is free of charge.
Programm:
1. Annual review 2021-2022: Analysis and forecast of the Bavarian economy in Russia
Claudia Schleicher, Head of Representation of Bavaria in Russia
Dr. Anastasia Nosova, Project Manager of Representation of Bavaria in Russia
2. Main changes in the legislation in 2021-2022: What to pay attention to? Review
Daria Pogodina Chief Executive Officer of swilar in Moscow
3. Overview of Macroeconomics 2022
Thorsten Erdmann, Head of Foreign Business Advisory & Sales in Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg, DZ BANK AG
4. Updating in customs law and certification: what’s in store for 2022?
Anna Urumyan, Head of Representation of Lower Saxony in Russian
5. Changes in the Russian migration law
Elena Balashova LL.M., Managing Partner, Balashova Legal Consultants
6. Practice overview – Experience 2021 / Expectations 2022
Jens Palmen, General Director of Shattdecor OOO
7. Q&A
The event will be held via Zoom. The language of the event is German, no translation is available.
Please register for the online seminar by clicking on the link or by emailing Larisa Liadova larisa.liadova@swilar.ru.
We look forward to your participation!
Online review from the auditors: the “hottest” issues of autumn 2021
As soon as auditors start the pre-audit season, a stream of questions from clients begins.
Therefore, on October 27, swilar OOO participated in an online meeting organized by the auditors, wh ere the issues of audit practice on various issues were discussed in detail – on disputes with customs on license fees, on intragroup services and on shareholder activities on the basis of the current clarifications of the Federal Tax Service.
Evgenia Chernova, Leader of Controlling in swilar OOO, has analyzed the errors in SAP and gave the options for solutions for the most common cases.
The speakers also reviewed the mistakes identified by the auditors in the analysis of legal documents and highlighted the new limitations of pandemic in the aspect of working with the personnel.
Follow the schedule of our events so you don’t miss similar seminars in the future.
Online seminar 11.11.21: Selling pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment and ingredients in Russia
Оverview, important issues and practical experience
In November 11, an online seminar on the topic “Selling pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment and ingredients in Russia: overview, important issues and practical experience” was held.
Dr. Anastasia Nosova (State of Bavaria Representative Office in Russia) analyzed and summarized how the Bavarian business is represented in the pharmaceutical-technical industry in Russia. Yulia Parinova, General Director of Biogrund, shared the details of entering the Russian market of pharmaceutical excipients by the example of her company. Vadim Sviridov from “MEDITEX” Ltd. told how the system of technical regulation is transformed during the transition to the Eurasian market.
Of particular interest to the audience and most of the additional questions at the end of the meeting was a presentation on the general aspects of exports to Russia, which was given by Daria Pogodina, General Director of SWILAR.
If your company also needs advice on organizing exports, please contact SWILAR specialists.
Organizers: Swiss Business Hub Russia, the State of Bavaria Representative Office in Russia and swilar with the kind support of MEDITEX and Biogrund.
Online seminar 29.09.21: “Mechanical engineering and industrial equipment production in Russia: current trends and market opportunities”.
On September 29th we discussed “Machine building and industrial equipment production in Russia: current trends and existing market opportunities” in our online seminar.
The seminar began with an overview of the machinery and equipment industry in Russia given by Monika Hollacher, foreign trade specialist (Russia, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, ASEAN, VDMA).
Hans-Jurgen Wittmann (GERMANY TRADE AND INVEST) shared analysis of the needs and current investment projects in mechanical engineering and plant engineering, summarizing the export opportunities in this area
Daria Pogodina (SWILAR OOO) described some specifics of machinery and equipment exports to Russia.
Denis Tropin, head of Russian representative office of machine tool manufacturer “SPINNER GmbH”, presented a report about the experience of machine building in Russia
Andreas Brunnbauer and Anastasia Nosova (Representation of the State Bavaria in Russian Federation) told about the options for supporting Bavarian companies that export machinery and plant production to Russia.
The event was held within the context of the German-Russian thematic year “Economics and Sustainable Development”.
Organized by: Representation of the State Bavaria in Russian Federation and swilar with the support of Germany Trade and Invest and VDMA.
CFO Conference in St. Petersburg
On September 24, St. Petersburg hosted for the eighth time the traditional annual CFO Conference, which was organized by the Tax and Financial Reporting Committee of Russian-German Chamber of Commerce and its Northwest Branch.
Among the speakers of the event was Evgeniya Chernova, head of Controlling and Reporting at swilar Moscow, who reminded in her speech that the crisis is a reason for any company to think about its internal control system (ICS).
During the pandemic, all companies in one way or another faced the reasons for paying special attention to the ICS:
- communication difficulties in a remote work environment,
- high level of uncertainty in the market,
- increase of the level of process automation,
- bureaucratic obstacles, etc.
Properly organized internal control allows the prompt identification of risks and reduction of the possible damage from these factors, and often prevents them.
Evgeniya covered the legislative base related to setting up internal control, spoke about the step-by-step scheme of ICS, outsourcing and co-sourcing.
The participants and experts also discussed transfer pricing, document flow and IT accreditation, operating leasing, and digital solutions for finance management.
More than 150 people participated in the conference on- and offline, including financial and general managers, heads of commercial departments and legal departments, tax experts and financial analysts.
Photos: Financial Reporting Committee of Russian-German Chamber of Commerce.
Online seminar 09.09.21: “Public procurement as a foreign company in Russia explained: knowing the law and participating successfully”
On September 9th, swilar together with its partners held an online seminar in English on “Public procurement as a foreign company in Russia explained: knowing the law and participating successfully”.
Participating in tenders in Russia is challenging for every company, especially foreign one. The purpose of the seminar was to introduce participants to the basics of the legal framework and provide practical advice on the successful participation of foreign companies in public procurement in Russia.
Seminar participants were greeted by Artur Chernievsky, head of Swiss Business Hub Russia and Dr. Anastasia Nosova, project manager of Bavaria Representative Office in Russia.
Vlad Rudnitsky, Deputy Director for the Russian Market and Anna Zaitseva, Tax Advisor at Peterka&Partners, introduced the audience to the general legal framework of public procurement in Russia.
Russia has a special national public procurement regime. Alexander Gavrilov, Principal Associate of Eversheds Sutherland, and Nikita Butenko, Counsel, spoke about preferences and restrictions for foreign goods and services.
The topic of special conditions for foreign SMEs and foreign companies was covered by Daria Pogodina, CEO of swilar.
Alexey Inozemtsev, Director of ENERGAZ/Samapi Group in Russia, shared his experience of participation in tenders for companies of Russian energy sector.
Markus Vollmer, Head of Sales, BIOWORKS Verfahrenstechnik GmbH presented the case of BIOWORKS on public procurement in the Russian market.
Organized by Swiss Business Hub Russia, Bavaria Representative Office in Russia and swilar.
Online seminar 18.05.21: “Current issues of implementation and use of SAP in Russia”
On May 18, specialists of SWILAR together with experts from ALPE Consulting discussed current issues of SAP implementation and use in Russia. The online meeting was held in Russian.
A team of experienced experts from different fields told about the nuances of the transition to SAP and its working in Russia, described the most common difficulties and issues, and disclosed ways to solve them.
Eugenia Chernova, Project Manager at SWILAR OOO, gave an overview of frequently occurring issues during the migration to SAP, gave examples and solutions from practice.
Conclusions were complemented by practical experience of ARLA Foods, implementing and successfully using SAP.
Organized by: swilar Group and ALPE consulting, together with the auditing company Sterngoff Audit, with the support of Arla Foods.
