Big business and leisure meet in Sochi

This is only one of the hundreds of projects on display there. The first Sochi forum six years ago attracted about 500 participants. Last year it broke all previous records - more than 4,000 attended, the worth of deals made was about $US 5 BLN. This year approximately 230 agreements are expected to be signed at the forum. It s a very good place for having such business get-togethers. Sochi is the future Olympic capital and a well-known city.

Vladimir Ismailov from the Association of European Businesses in the Russian Federation says the forum will do much good in terms of allowing businessmen and government officials discuss developing the infrastructure in Russia s regions: This area economical and social infrastructure is very difficult to be developed by business alone. We would like to see the active role of the government supporting initiatives the business side and be a leader in this field, he said.

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