A Pepeliaev Group partner Alexey Konevsky speaks at an investment conference in Germany

Alexey Konevsky, Partner, the Real Estate and Construction Practice at Pepeliaev Group, has taken part in the international conference "A Growing Market. Modernisation. Medium-Sized Business". Dedicated to improving Russia's investment reputation in Germany, the conference was held in Berlin on 21 February 2014.

The event was organised by the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce and the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce.

The attendees discussed prospects for Russia’s economy and aspects of economic cooperation between Russia and Germany. They also considered the opportunities that German businesses have in Russia.

At the conference, Alexey Konevsky presented experts' opinions on a range of issues, which included localising production in Russia. He also outlined the requirements for investors and the conditions on which businesses deal with the state authorities.

Alexey Ulyukaev, Russian Minister of Economic Development, also spoke at the conference. He addressed the main directions in which Russian authorities are striving to improve Russia's investment appeal, stressing the special role of Germany as Russia's key foreign trade partner.

Other participants in the conference included: Sigmar Gabriel, German Federal Minister of Economy and Energy; Michael Harms, CEO of the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce; Vladimir Grinin, Russia’s Ambassador to Germany; and representatives of Russian and German business.

During the business programme, the manual for entrepreneurs "German Mittelstand in Russland – Ein Leitfaden zum Geschäftserfolg" ("Medium-Sized German Business in Russia - Guidelines for Business Success") was presented.