The Global India Business Forum (GIBF) – a leading international business chamber,
successfully handled a multi-sector Russian business delegation to India on October 24, 2024 at
the Trident Hotel, Mumbai. The business delegation was supported by the Government of the
Sverdlovsk Region and the Ministry of International and Foreign Economic Relations.
The delegation to India was led by Mr. Oleg Aleksandrin, Deputy Minister of International and
Foreign Economic Relations; Mr. Zelenkin Igor, Deputy Minister of Industry and Science; and
Ms. Selyakhina Elena, Chief Specialist of the Export Support and Development Department. The
sectors included oil and gas, metallurgy, education, pharmaceutical, lubricants, special purpose
machine parts, isotopes, engineering - engine building and ultra-tech filter engineering. The
Russian business leaders were looking to collaborate with Indian industries specifically on
these
sectors.
Around 30 business leaders from Russia and 120 from India attended the meeting. Initially, Mr.
Oleg introduced the purpose of the delegation and spoke about how India-Russia relations could
be further strengthened.
The business leaders from both the countries exchanged information regarding their respective
businesses and discussed about taking forward their business relations.
