Part TWO of same e-mail - the person sending the e-mail is an old friend who tries very hard to win me over as he is very much in love with Russia and more so with Siberia, and I think also an activist in politics, so all is very guarded as it contradicts what I read about the Davos gathering, but then again the world is not only N. America and Europe, and I know that the ME sovereign funds have great interests in Siberia's natural resources riches.
We have many flaring discussion about Ukraine and deeply disagree with each other, and the politics so this e-mail may be another part of trying to convince me to side with Russia as he knows that I have great affinity for the Russian people but not with the present regime. As I wrote he is a high ranking official in the Oblast.
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However, the sanctions and the "cold war", where Russia and the West either sink, or already plunged did not do rogue members of the Russian delegation in Davos. Firstly, in the Alps gathers the part of the elite, which is considered to be a liberal, or at least neutral, and address her claims geopolitical it would be illogical. Secondly, business is business, and no international conflicts do not cancel the need to make money in Russia, at least, as long as it is not prohibited by sanctions.
"Only official meetings we held somewhere in the 25-30% more than last year - this despite the fact that the composition of our delegation was less. Plus chat in the lobby, meeting at our evening at the business breakfast. We felt great interest in itself, but the number of contacts was very large, "- said to" Interfax "the head of Sberbank CIB Oleg Ghana.
In this case, no cold from foreign partners he felt.
"Absolutely not. One feels that everyone has the desire to understand how all of this situation to get out, and the desire is sincere, positive. Our communication is constantly built around four words: dialogue, trust, flexibility and compromise. Some restraint, detachment is absolutely not. If we talk about our events, then they come to all the people we invited. This is true for bilateral meetings, which was a lot, and our common activities. In general, businesslike and constructive approach, "- Oleg pleased Ghana.
"There were a lot of meetings with the heads of companies - European, American, - said" Interfax "a top manager of another Russian bank. - All of them are firmly in Russia, they have a huge investment, Russia for them is no longer just an option, but a serious piece of business, a significant portion of the profits. And they certainly do not support the sanctions, to go anywhere and do not intend to leave - not because of sanctions, nor because of the devaluation. "
"In general, with the corporate sector, banks have a good, dense communication. The contrast with the political level, where we are hard pressure - take Merkel speech here. There is not yet it seems that someone is looking for a compromise, rather the opposite, and it's sad, "- says the source," Interfax ".
"A number of short-term investors now do not want to think about Russia in general, but smart long-term investors look ahead and see opportunities", - said Kirill Dmitriev from the Russian Direct Investment Fund. Great interest in Russia is expressed by China, not only public but also private entities, as well as sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East.
What to remove Russia from the world economic map has not yet been proves part of Singapore Changi airport operator in the competition for the purchase of Vladivostok airport, says the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (fund goes to the competition in a consortium with Changi and "Basic Element" Oleg Deripaska).
"The project with Changi extremely important for us. This is an important indicator. If Russia was completely isolated, as President Obama said, no Changi would not come to us, "- said Dmitriev. |
