Japan-Russia Business Cooperation Committee (Chair Teruo Asada) カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) visited Moscow on 28 November to hold the 14th Joint Meeting カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス Russian-Japanese and Japanese-Russian Committees on Economic Cooperation, co-chaired by President Alexander Shokhin カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) and Chair Asada.

With the カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナスuot;eight-point cooperation planカジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナスuot; ^{(note 1)}, presented by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to President Vladimir Putin at the Japan-Russia Summit Meeting in Sochi in May 2016, acting as the catalyst, they reached agreements on over 100 projects, etc., displaying much momentum surrounding Japanese-Russian business. Within this context, Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich was invited as a guest to the meeting which was held for the first time in five years, and lively discussions were conducted by the 77 participants from the Japanese side and the 93 participants from カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナスussian side.

In addition, prior to the visit, an inauguration ceremony for the participants was held on 15 November, where there were briefings on Russia's internal affairs and foreign relations, Japan-Russia economic relations, etc., from Director-General Yasushi Masaki, European Affairs Bureau カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Director-General Shigehiro Tanaka, Trade Policy Bureau カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

A summary from each session カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス Joint Meeting is as follows.

Japanese-Russian Cooperation and Modernization カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス Russian Economy

In the first session, opinions were exchanged on how Japanese-Russian cooperation should be in modernizing カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナスussian economy.

As part of its import-substitution policy aimed at breaking its dependence upon resources and energy, カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナスussian side explained matters related to special investment contracts and export support under the Law on Industrial Policy in カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナスussian Federation, support systems for foreign corporations that invest in Russia, etc. In addition, with the "Joint Statement regarding Cooperation in Digital Economy" ^{(note 2)} カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス Japanese and Russian governments in mind, initiatives towards the Russian economy's digitalization and ideas on techno-parks and such were introduced.

In response to this, the Keidanren side explained specific issues regarding local production by Japanese companies operating in Russia and カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナスoot causes (lack of success cases, lack of Japanese speaking personnel, etc.) behind the stagnating investment in Russia, all the while emphasizing Japan's potential, etc., to contribute to the digital economy through Society 5.0, etc.

Cooperation in Priority Sectors カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス Economy

In the second session, the current state of businesses for fields included in the eight items カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス "cooperation plan" such as infrastructure, healthcare, agriculture, resources and energy, transportation, urban infrastructure, and human exchanges were introduced, while opinions were exchanged upon the potential, outlooks, etc., of Japanese-Russian cooperative industries.

The Keidanren side specifically requested the introduction of mechanisms to release infrastructural maintenance for railroads, airports, harbours, roads, water and sewerage systems, power plants, etc., to the private sector through public private partnerships (PPP), concessions, etc., which has become a serious bottleneck in expanding and deepening Japanese-Russian trade and investment relations, in addition to relaxing visa requirements from the perspective of expanding human exchanges.

Interregional Cooperation

In the third session, discussions were held on measures, etc., promoting interregional cooperation in order to attract investment to regions such as カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナスussian Far East.

While the Keidanren side introduced its future outlook concerning issues surrounding expanding its businesses mainly in カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナスussian Far East, developing logistics networks, and opening up the Arctic Sea Route on the one hand, カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナスussian side explained the current status of business environments being promoted in various regions starting with カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナスussian Far East and concrete measures to eliminate causes inhibiting investments.

Main Accomplishments and Future Initiatives

According to the World Bank's カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナスuot;Doing Business 2018,カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナスuot; Russia's business environment has steadily improved from when it first joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2012 at 120th, to 35th in the most recent report. However, Japanese investment in Russia has been sluggish when compared to other countries' investments.

At this assembly, discussions with RSPP, headed by President Shokhin, and Russian federal/regional government officials, etc., broke through unprecedented grounds from the perspective of expanding and deepening win-win businesses between Japan and Russia. Upon first sharing recognition カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス reality of and issues related to stagnating investments, a course of action that will create a virtuous cycle in the medium to long term was confirmed called "increasing Japanese-Russian trade and investments and further improving the business environment," which will eliminate obstacles that Japanese companies face, one at a time.

Before and after these sessions, Keidanren representatives met individually with Russian Federation government officials who hold the keys to Japanese-Russian economic relations such as Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, Minister of Economic Development (and Special Representative for Trade and Economic Cooperation with Japan) Maksim Oreshkin, and Deputy Minister Vasiliy Osmakov カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス Ministry of Industry and Trade, in order to conduct substantial and interactive policy dialogue.

Upon sharing recognition カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナス current state of affairs and issues, a course of action was determined through rigorous communication that both Japan and Russia will endeavour to further mutually understand. Of significant importance, upon explaining Russia's business environment to Japanese corporations, Minister Oreshkin expressed a desire to "visit Japan in the spring of 2018" in order to dialogue with Keidanren's member corporations.

2018 is カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナスuot;the Year of Russia in Japanカジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナスuot; and カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナスuot;the Year of Japan in Russia.カジノ シークレット 無料 ボーナスuot; Taking into consideration the Joint Statement signed and made public on this occasion, preparations with RSPP will be made for the next Joint Meeting in Tokyo, 2018.