Outstanding quotes from EEF 2022: Forum participants on the development of the Far East

While small and medium-sized businesses are the foundation of developed economies, in Russia they still play a relatively modest role. Andrey Sharonov, President of Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO, talks about how Russians view entrepreneurship — and what entrepreneurs think about the government, what separates a leader from a boss, and why businesses shouldn’t operate ‘in factory mode’.

The credit rating agency Expert RA has studied the economic health of Russian regions, describing the factors that have had either a positive or a negative effect. The analysts note an upward trend, emphasizing that the trend continues in 2019 for high-performing and low-performing regions alike.

In this study, the Boston Consulting Group analyzes Moscow versus 11 megacities in different continents in order to identify strengths and areas for improvements in the urban environment.