Dear colleagues, dear friends!

I congratulate you on the coming New Year 2025 and Christmas!

This year was full of events for all of us, for the country and for entrepreneurship in particular. Nevertheless, throughout this year the business community, as before, demonstrated strength of character, ingenuity, entrepreneurial spirit and perseverance in accomplishing the tasks set, the ability of Russian business to quickly adapt to dynamically changing market conditions and develop for the benefit of the country's social and economic prosperity.

I believe that the system of chambers of commerce and industry in the country and our joint active work to support entrepreneurship and address its priorities have made a worthy contribution to this process. This year we have helped to improve the legal framework for doing business in the country, held various events to discuss topical issues, engaged in a diverse dialogue between business and government, encouraged business development, including family entrepreneurship, promoted international cooperation within integration associations of the EAEU, CIS, SCO, BRICS, worked to strengthen the business community of our country.

These achievements are the result of fruitful joint work of a large team of employees of the system of chambers of commerce and industry in the country, partners and members of the Russian Chamber.

New tasks, challenges and, I am sure, new achievements are ahead of us. May the New Year 2025 be a time of interesting endeavors and great victories for you.

I wish you a Happy New Year 2025 and Merry Christmas!

President of The Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Sergey Katyrin