29.05.2015

On 29 May 2015, the AEB SME Committee held its open event “Anti-Crisis Measures for SMEs: Government and Business Initiatives”. The impact of economic crisis on small and medium-sized businesses is significant. SMEs are now considered the most sensitive sector and the worst affected by economic climate. 

The first half of the workshop gave an overview of the anti-crisis measures to support small and medium-sized businesses, applied by the RF authorities at federal and regional levels – by the Moscow City Government and the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. One of the issues at the center of the discussion was the issue of import substitution through localisation of production and services. The second half of the event was devoted to practical recommendations on how to cut costs in different business segments. The event was moderated by Orlin Efremov, Chairman of the AEB SME Committee, Managing Director, Performance Partners LLC.