Taiwanese businesses in Russia look to counter economic slowdown

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2015/11/15
By: Ma Chia-ying and Jeffrey Wu

Moscow, Nov. 15 (CNA) Taiwanese businesspeople in Russia participated in an investment conference held Saturday by Taiwan’s representative office in Moscow to explore new business opportunities amid a slowdown in the Russian economy.

The conference, organized by the Representative Office in Moscow for the Taipei-Moscow Economic and Cultural Coordination Commission, was welcomed by the Taiwanese businesspeople there, as it provided further understanding of the current business environment.

Other participants in the event included officials from the Moscow city government, as well as representatives of local logistics operator eCargoWorld and accounting firm KPMG, who offered advice about taxation, accounting, visas, labor and imports when running businesses in Russia.     [FULL  STORY]