On November 19th 2015 Russian Trade Representation in Sweden for the fifth time held an annual Russian-Swedish Investment Forum. The number of participants was more then 130 people. The event was held in cooperation with Russian Ministry for economic development and the State Corporation “Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)”, as a development institution operating to diversify the Russian economy and support small and medium-sized enterprises. Within the Forum Deputy Co-Chairman of the Russian-Swedish Steering Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation Mr. Egor Bronnikov and Mr. Stefan Gullgren gave welcoming speeches.

Traditionally the main tasks of the Forum are to discuss current areas of the Russian-Swedish trade, investment and technological cooperation, as well as the presentation of Russian innovative projects with a view to establish direct contacts with the Swedish potential partners for joint implementation.

This year the main focus of Forum was on innovations and investments in Russian high-tech sectors of the economy.
The main objective of the event is to promote a successful and mutually beneficial Russian-Swedish economic cooperation in the broadest sense.
The central event of the Forum was the plenary session in which representatives of the Russian-Swedish business community and Russian federal and regional authorities gave their presentations and further discussions took place.

Among the Russian participants in the Forum were such large well-known corporations and organizations as Ministry of Economic Development of Russian Federation, Vnesheconombank, Avtovaz, St. Peter Line, company-resident of technopark Skolkovo, Moscow Exchange, National association of automotive component manufacturers of Russia, as well as representatives of Moscow region, Nizhniy Novgorod region, Volgograd region, Special economic zones “Alabuga” and “Innopolis”. Swedish participants were presented by such leading companies and organizations as Ericsson, Sweco, Business Sweden, Atlas Copco, Rise Capital, Kilenkrysset, Swedish chamber of commerce for Russia&CIS.

The plenary session consisted not only of presentations, speeches and discussions, but also B2B negotiations between Russian and Swedish companies on specific promising cooperation projects. Business meeting with large construction company Kilenkrysset, between Moving Floor and representatives of Moscow and Nizhniy Novgorod regions, between NASDAQ OMX and Moscow Exchange were organised and took place with support of Russian Trade Representation in Sweden.
On the floor of the Forum Russian Trade Representation in Sweden organized and hosted a business mission of National association of automotive component manufacturers of Russia, in which companies from Republic of Tatarstan participated.

During the Forum Russian car producer JSC “AVTOVAZ” presented its new models of LADA VESTA and performed test-drives for participants of the event.
As the result of the Forum certain agreements for further cooperation, mutual projects implementations and exchange of the expertise were reached between Russian and Swedish participants.