OREANDA-NEWS.  January 16, 2012. State Corporation ‘Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)’ as presiding organization in the Coordinating Committee on Economic Cooperation with Sub-Saharan Africa (Afrocom) launched a special portal in the Internet devoted to Russian-African economic relations (http://www.afrocom.ru/).

The new resource is to become a credible and topical information source for Russian companies and organizations above all in order to receive data on investment and export capabilities in Sub-Saharan African countries.

The Afrocom site posts news, information on events, legislation, investment projects attractive in terms of Russian business’ participation in them. The internet-portal is developed as a practical instrument that allows businessmen to post on-line business information, commercial and export proposals.

There is a section “Russia Outlook. Doing Business in Russia” designed for foreign users. It posts macroeconomic reviews, statistics, regulations  and recommendations on doing business in Russia.

Thus, we have the new information resource - an internet site designed for effective interaction between Russian and African business communities.