“We have made the conduct of foreign economic activity simpler and clearer,” said Anatoly Popov, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Bank, during the online conference “SberVED. Power of Opportunities”. “Last year, we launched several services that help entrepreneurs solve their problems online, which is especially important during a pandemic that has not yet ended. In May 2020, a new online business mission service was launched, which replaces the profile ones canceled due to the pandemic. fairs, exhibitions and conferences, “he stressed.
According to him, manufacturers from Russia present their products to foreign buyers online. Each business mission is organized for a specific country and type of product. To date, there have been 18 online business missions with five countries. In total, more than 750 companies took part in them.
Recently, Sberbank clients have access to the Foreign Economic Activity section in the mobile application of SberBusiness Internet Bank. In it, clients see the entire list of contracts under currency control and receive notifications with statuses. The section also shows the unique number of the contract, the date of creation and completion of obligations under it, the balance in the currency of the contract. In addition, the user can register a contract simply by photographing it with a smartphone camera or attach a file and send the document for processing to the bank. Previously, this could only be done in the web version of SberBusiness, and working with contracts required a computer, laptop and scanner.
The online conference “SberVED. The Power of Opportunities” was devoted to the prospects of Russian non-primary goods on the international market and the tools for their promotion to foreign markets in the new realities. During the event, CEO of USHATAVA Dmitry Romanenko, Commercial Director of Arsal Denis Bulik, Managing Director of Taiga Organics Tatyana Kapustina, Vice President, Topol Group Nikita Semenov, Executive Director shared their experience in foreign markets. Synergetic Alexey Semenov, CEO and founder of Healthy Eva Alex Vasiliev and other conference participants. As First Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Sberbank Lev Khasis noted, the biggest challenge for many companies is to take the first step towards export and assured that “Sberbank is ready to lend its shoulder and help organizationally and in terms of financing business development.”