RUSSIAN RAILWAYS. A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE FUTURE
Moderator:
Andrey Kaukin, Head of the Industry Market Research Center, RANEPA
Panellists:
Oleg Belozerov, Chief Executive Officer – Chairman of the Executive Board, Russian Railways
Dmitriy Komissarov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, TMH
Maksim Reshetnikov, Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
To ensure competitiveness of the Russian economy, also for GDP growth above the world average, as suggested by the national development goals, in today’s macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions, an effective and modern transport infrastructure which is capable to fully satisfy shippers' demand for carriages, and help reduce governmental subsidies to the industry, on the one hand, and to improve the sector’s efficiency, reduce cross-subsidization, and promote competition, on the other hand.