Importation of foreign technologies will be one of the first items on that agenda. In many cases, for large development projects the negotiations not only involve the local business partner, but the provincial Government also. In most cases, discussions with Moscow are not conducted. Because of this, the Russian economy at all levels is strongly influenced by regional politics. For these reasons, Russian markets are highly dynamic and volatile.
Investment is risky, but the profit incentive is also lucrative.
The current economic situation in Russia has created numerous development and investment opportunities. This is usually the case in any financial crisis but seems to be especially true here. Due to these facts, it is necessary to have local representatives familiar with the current political and economic situations. Those situations are rapidly changing. In looking to the next century and beyond, the solution is to hire a network of regional representatives to represent your Corporation.