Dear colleagues and friends,

Allow me to thank you for your interest shown to the activity of Saint-Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Saint-Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry being a centre of the business community’s activity renders assistance to its members in strengthening their positions on the Russian and foreign markets, finding new contacts and expanding sales markets. We have all necessary resources for these purposes!

Our members are active, dynamically developing companies oriented to the development and strengthening of Russian economy. We are glad to realise that their history is closely connected with history of the Chamber and our beautiful city.

I invite everybody who is interested in the development of its business and strengthening its positions on the market to join the Chamber and get united with the business community. I am sure that together we will achieve a great deal!

We see our mission in facilitation of the development of St. Petersburg economy, establishment of favourable conditions for entrepreneurial activities, rendering a broad spectrum of services for business. The Chamber is an entity aimed at developing the economic links between St. Petersburg and Russian regions as well as with foreign states for attraction investments into the city economy.

We have signed cooperation agreements with the Arbitration Court of St. Petersburg and Leningradskaya Oblast, Federal Antimonopoly Service, North-Western Customs Administration, Property Management Fund, Bank Association of the North-Western area and many other city organisations. The most important for us is the agreement with the St. Petersburg Government. This document implies joint activities aimed at developing the city economy, promoting products on foreign and domestic markets, preparing St. Petersburg enterprises for Russia’s entry into WTO.

We have signed cooperation agreements with many foreign chambers of commerce and industry including chambers of such states as Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Greece, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Romania, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Thailand, USA; chambers of such cities as Amsterdam, Hamburg, Helsinki, Kiev, Manchester, Stockholm, Turku.

Membership in the Chamber gives an opportunity to enhance the effectiveness of one’s business, obtain maximum information about events in the city business life, establish and strengthen partner links. You can take part in the events being arranged by the Chamber, conduct your presentations, press conferences, workshops and business meetings in gala halls of the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

I can say with confidence That St.-Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry is A RELIABLE PARTNER OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY!

V.I. Katenev,

President of St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry.