Karavaev: business Italy wants to work with Russia, despite the punishment
Sergey Startsev. Italian businessmen still want to work with Russia, despite the punishment imposed by the EU, said in an interview Last news trade Commissioner of the Russian Federation in Italy Igor Karavaev.
" Paradoxically, the introduction of punishment and counter-embargo has heightened the awareness of the fact that Italy and Russia need each other, that we can not lose the large-scale trade and economic, investment, industrial and technological cooperation, which has long ties our countries ", - noted he.
Karavaev said that the Russian contractee particularly dramatic agribusiness enterprises Italy. So, according to the Association Coldiretti farmers, the loss of the Italian agricultural sector in the summary of product embargo will be More than 200 million euros per year. Most damaged producers of fruit and vegetables, meat products, milk, cheese, and their derivatives. In addition, Italian entrepreneurs are concerned about the image loss due to entry in the market of the Russian Federation of counterfeit products from other countries.
" Another Italian industry, which is suffering from foreign policy tensions, is the Shoe industry. According to the national Association of footwear manufacturers ANCE, for the first 7 months of this year, orders from Russia in value terms declined by 20%, and taking into account only the data for the 2nd quarter is almost 40%, " he told the Trade.
Local experts estimate that in the case of the introduction of additional punishment from the Russian Federation, the Italian footwear exports will be reduced by 10%, and in terms of industrial districts in the regions of Marche and Emilia-Romagna - 20%, which may entail the closure of up to 400 plants and the reduction of More than 10 thousand jobs.
Karavaev showed that the expansion of the Russian contracti afraid of manufacturers of clothing and accessories, So As to RF for up to 10% of the total export of plants. In the case of the prohibition of the supply of the service in the Russian Federation EU loss of Italian manufacturers have the opportunity to exceed 2, and 3 billion euros. Seriously damaged from such developments also Local manufacturers of furniture and lighting equipment.
The trade representative emphasized that Italian businessmen do not abandon existing contracts, and contracts that were signed prior to the introduction of punishments are carried out." Those organizations and entrepreneurs who do business in Russia is not the 1st year, and most of Those who survived the 1998 crisis, believe that the reduction of the ruble is a good opportunity to invest in fresh projects and the development of existing assets. Moreover, according to many entrepreneurs, the " window of opportunity associated with the weakening of the ruble will not last long, " he showed Karavaev.
Western countries since March has repeatedly imposed punishment on a number of Russian politicians, businessmen and organizations because of the position of Russia in Ukraine. The last case of the use of such practices began in December limits, when the head of the U.S. announced an economic blockade of the Crimea, and in the sanctions List included a number of famous figures from the Crimea and Eastern Ukraine.
The list of Russian Citizens and organizations, first fell under the sentence, the material of the Fins news
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