Category: Past events
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.
Online event “Fashion: Spring-Summer 2021 Season Trends
Online event about trends of the season and the capsule closet of the businesswoman was a gift for the Women´s Day to our colleagues.
We realize that sometimes we need to switch from issues of coronavirus, closed borders, tax audits and financial reports to other topics to rest and restore balance.
The online event was conducted by Nina Bergmann, a stylist and image-maker with international experience, and Elena Costa, a fashion designer, founder of a premium studio with experience in Italian fashion houses and pret-a-porter.
We discussed Spring-Summer 2021 trends in business closet, peculiarities of capsule closet organization and advantages of tailoring, and touched upon the most burning issues: how pandemic influenced fashion development, what of outerwear and accessories are the most fashionable, and what recommendations can be given for creating online images for the home office.
We thank our speakers and participants for the evening and hope that the event was useful and created a spring mood.
Organized by: swilar and Sterngoff Audit with the participation of FITS Russia
Online seminar “Russian Market: FAQ. Day 2”
On February 25th the second online seminar of the two-day event series “Russian Market: FAQ” was held. We were pleased with the participants who attended the first meeting, as well as new listeners.
This time the focus was on customs clearance, banking business, and entry opportunities, which were examined through case studies.
The meeting was opened with an overview by Dr. Georg Schneider (swilar GmbH) about the various options for the presence of German companies in the Russian market, the advantages and disadvantages of these options.
Anna Urumyan (Representative Office of the State of Lower Saxony in the Russian Federation, Representative Office of the German Academy of Management of Lower Saxony in Moscow, BMS LLC) assessed the Russian market from the perspective of companies from Lower Saxony. She gave examples of projects in Russia, taking into account the peculiarities of customs clearance and certification.
The experience of Thuringian companies in Russia was summarized by Guzel Shaikhullina (Thüringen International in Russia) and Irina Heiss (Thüringen International, Landesentwicklungsgesellschaft Thüringen GmbH)
The topic of banking business in Russia was brought up by Maxim Lubaskin (Rosbank). He outlined the differences and similarities compared with Germany, using financing and hedging transactions as examples.
Elena Balashova (Balashova Legal Consultants) discussed current opportunities for entering Russia and peculiarities of migration issues for foreign employees.
Igor Bruyevich (KWS RUS LLC) shared the experience of KWS Group in establishing an enterprise in Russia.
At the end of the seminar participants actively asked questions, which proves that the topic is very relevant. We will be organizing similar meetings in the future, so please follow our announcements and news.
The event was held in the framework of German-Russian Thematic Year of Economy and Sustainable Development 2020-2022.
Organized by: swilar, Bavaria Representation Office in the Russian Federation, Lower Saxony Representation Office in the Russian Federation, NRW.Global Business Russia and Thüringen International with active cooperation of KFW IPEX-Bank and Rosbank as well as the auditing company “Sterngoff Audit” and the law firm Balashova Legal Consultant.
Online seminar “Russian Market: FAQ. Day 1”
On February 18th, the first online seminar of a two-day series of events “Russian Market: FAQ” was held, bringing together entrepreneurs, business owners, and financial directors of companies that are about to enter the Russian market.
The event started with a discussion of the experience of Bavarian companies, presented by Andreas Brunnbauer and Anastasia Nosova from the Bavarian Representation Office in the Russian Federation. They gave an assessment of the current economic development of the projects and pointed out the possible help for the business from the Bavarian Representation.
Ekaterina Karpushenkova from NRW.Global Business Russia / Moscow assessed the Russian market from the perspective of North Rhine-Westphalia companies and the potential of the North Rhine-Westphalia market for Russian companies. Her report was devoted to the German-Russian cooperation in the field of research and innovation.
Daria Pogodina, general director of swilar, told about the important aspects of organizing a subsidiary company in Russia, and Gerts Paltsev from “Sterngoff Audit” focused on the issue of such companies obtaining the status of small and medium business in Russia.
Dominik Trayer, the Head of KFW IPEX-Bank, gave a talk on how German companies entering the Russian market can get bank financing.
Alexander Ryabov from Hawe Hydraulik shared the experience of changing the legal form of his company from a representative office to a Limited Liability Company (Ltd).
Thanks to the moderator Dr. Georg Schneider, general director of swilar GmbH, the discussion was very dynamic and informative. The participants were able to ask the experts questions and clarify details.
The event was held in the framework of German-Russian Thematic Year of Economy and Sustainable Development 2020-2022.
We thank all the participants for the productive discussion and invite them to the second event of the series on February 25th. It will be devoted to practical examples of entering the Russian market, customs clearance and banking services.
Organized by: swilar group of companies, Bavaria Representation Office in Russia, Lower Saxony Representation Office in Russia, NRW.Global Business Russia and Thüringen International
with the active cooperation of KFW IPEX-Bank and Rosbank, HAWE Hydraulik, as well as the auditing company Sterngoff Audit and the law firm Balashova Legal Consultants.
