MOSCOW, 9 June – RIA Novosti. The head of the REC office, Andrey Mironov, said that in 2022, 311 companies in the Leningrad Region received support from the Russian Export Center (REC, which is part of VEB.RF), and the volume of supported exports exceeded 558 million dollars. St. Petersburg.

“The total number of services provided by the REC to exporters exceeded 1,220. In addition, 73 businesses were trained at the REC’s Export School, which allowed them to significantly improve their level of competence in the field of foreign economic activity,” REC said in a statement.

“The integrated work of all export support agencies to overcome the new challenges associated with unprecedented sanctions against our country, the adaptation of support measures for the development of new markets allows to increase the export volumes of enterprises in the Leningrad Region. Russian Export Center, Mironov, the products of local exporters are successfully exported to foreign markets. It is actively working to improve the conditions of companies in the Leningrad Region by providing the necessary information and tools for the promotion of said.

“In 2022, firms exporting to European countries had to look for new markets. Complementing the federal support measures, a wide range of support tools at the regional level enabled exporters to expand into new countries and consumers in friendly countries to discover regional products. The business missions are an effective tool for developing export potential. We see the Middle East as key markets for businesses in the Leningrad Region, and in 2023 we plan to explore consumer demand in Indonesia and Brazil as well,” he added. Chairman of the Government of the Leningrad Region, Chairman of the Regional Committee for Economic Development and Investment Activities Dmitry Yalov.