World Investment Award “Investment Angel” took place in Moscow

The World Investment Award “Investment Angel” ceremony on Nov. 30 in Moscow at the Ritz Carlton Hotel.

The organizer of the Award – World Organization for Development – based on a few rankings: Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) national rating, WOD own rating, conducted by the WOD-Research Agency, and official statistics from other international agencies – announced the results on the most attractive investment regions of the Russian Federation as well as the most active foreign investors. The awards were presented by the Chairman of the Award Organizing Committee, the president of the World Organization for Development – Robert Gubernatorov.

 

The official award ceremony of the World Investment Award “Investment Angel”

 

Special Nomination “For contribution to achieving Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations”:

• OOO “Unilever Rus” / Unilever

• AFK “System” / Sistema

• OAO “North Caucasus Development Corporation” / JSC North Caucasus Development Corporation

 

Nomination: Investor of the year

• “Bridgestone Thayer MANUFACTURING CIS” / Bridgestone Tire – Gold Award

• OOO “Chelny-Broiler” / LLC “Chelny-Broiler” – Silver Award

• Company Shanghai Overseas Investment Joint Stock Company / Shanghai Overseas United Investment CO., LTD – Bronze Award

 

Nomination: Technology Investor of the Year.

• OOO “Ulyanovsk Machine Tool Plant” (DMG Mori Seiki AG) / LLC “Ulyanovsk machine tool” (DMG Moiki Seiki AG) – Gold Award

• GC “AGROEKO” / Group of Companies “Agroeco” – Silver Award

• OOO “Ford Sollers Elabuga” / LLC Ford Sollers – Bronze Award

 

Nomination: Socially-oriented Investor of the year.

• Group “Lafarge” / Lafarge Group – Gold Award

• A group of Samsung Electronics – Silver Award

• CJSC “Ferrero Russia” / JSC “Ferrero Russia” – Bronze Award

 

Nomination: For supporting foreign investors in Russia

• Regus Group Companies

 

The subject of the Russian Federation with the most favourable investment climate:

• Republic of Tatarstan – Gold Award

The subject of the Russian Federation with better support for small Businesses:

• Kaluga Region – Silver Award

The subject of the Russian Federation with the best infrastructure and resources:

• Belgorod Region – Silver Award

 

For contribution to the improvement of the Russian Federation investment climate:

• Ulyanovsk Region – Silver Award

• Tambov Region – Silver Award

 

The most investment efficient subjects of the Russian Federation:

• Moscow – Gold Award

• Tyumen Region – Silver Award

 

World Bank publishes its international ranking annually- Doing Business, which assesses the state of the business climate in a country, based on ten indicators of one or two largest metropolitan cities. The World Banks’ Doing Business results were published, where Russia managed to climb up 11 places, moving from 62 to 51.

 

Orders “Investment Angel” for “personal contribution to investment climate improvement” were presented to:

• Pauleski Massimiliano – Chairman of the Board of Directors of ZAO Ferrero Russia

 

Order “For the promotion of international cooperation in education” was presented to:

• Tamerlane Hassan – President of the International University centre in Europe

 

Cheremin S.E., Minister of Moscow Government, Head of the Department of Foreign Economic Relations of Moscow:

“We receive the prestigious award of an expert community in attracting investment field, specifically foreign investments, which is an extremely high assessment of all my colleagues’ works in the Moscow Government. Over the past four years, we managed to increase foreign direct investment in various areas of the city’s economy by more than four times.”

 

Pevnev S.V., director of marketing for Samsung Electronics Rus Company:

“We express our gratitude to the Award organizers for recognizing Samsung as a socially-oriented investor. In the future, inspired by this wonderful award, we will strengthen our activities in this direction. We will strive to provide strong support to the Russian economy and make sure to stay worthy of such high honours.”

 

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