OREANDA-NEWS. On 17 April 2009 was announced, that Moscow hosted the annual All-Russian Forum of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, the key event of the Russian Business Week (RBW) held by the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) on 13-17 April. Uralkali (Berezniki, Perm Territory) is the General Partner of the Russian Business Week.

The key topic of discussion at RBW-2009 is the state of the Russian economy amid the global economic crisis and the prospects for development, as well as co-operation between business and the state toward lifting the recession.

The keynote Forum address was made by RSPP President Alexander Shokhin. Participants included Russian Minister of Finance Aleksey Kudrin, Russian Presidential Aide Arkady Dvorkovich, Russian Economic Development Minister Elvira Nabiullina, as well as the heads of the federal departments, State Duma deputies, and representatives of Russia's leading business associations and companies.