Vladimir Kovalev, Executive Director of the Russian–Thai Business Council (RTBC), spoke at the session “Interregional Cooperation in Eurasia,” held in Vladivostok on September 2 as part of the Eastern Economic Forum 2026.
In his remarks, he highlighted key areas of trade, economic and investment cooperation between Russia and Thailand, as well as opportunities to further develop bilateral ties by leveraging the complementary potential of regions in both countries.
According to Vladimir Kovalev, Thailand currently offers highly favorable conditions for doing business. One of RTBC’s key objectives is to help Russian entrepreneurs, including those from the regions, discover and take advantage of these opportunities.
To this end, RTBC organizes the annual Russian–Thai Investment Forum (RTIF) — a universal B2B platform for finding business partners and developing joint projects. The upcoming 2nd Russian–Thai Investment Forum, which will take place in Bangkok on October 29–31, will place particular emphasis on the regional cooperation agenda.
“The Forum will feature the Days of Moscow in Bangkok. We are also planning extensive participation from a delegation of the Krasnodar Region. The region is keen to develop active cooperation with Thailand across a wide range of areas, including tourism, agriculture, transport and logistics, among others. As part of the preparations for the Forum, a catalogue of promising investment projects is being compiled, which will certainly include proposals from Russian regions,” emphasized Vladimir Kovalev.
According to the RTBC Executive Director, in today’s geo-economic environment, it is important to establish concrete institutional, organizational and financial mechanisms to facilitate the implementation of business projects. These include mechanisms to reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers, simplify certification procedures, accelerate logistics routes, and facilitate mutual settlements.
Photos: Roscongress Foundation, RIA Novosti
In his remarks, he highlighted key areas of trade, economic and investment cooperation between Russia and Thailand, as well as opportunities to further develop bilateral ties by leveraging the complementary potential of regions in both countries.
According to Vladimir Kovalev, Thailand currently offers highly favorable conditions for doing business. One of RTBC’s key objectives is to help Russian entrepreneurs, including those from the regions, discover and take advantage of these opportunities.
To this end, RTBC organizes the annual Russian–Thai Investment Forum (RTIF) — a universal B2B platform for finding business partners and developing joint projects. The upcoming 2nd Russian–Thai Investment Forum, which will take place in Bangkok on October 29–31, will place particular emphasis on the regional cooperation agenda.
“The Forum will feature the Days of Moscow in Bangkok. We are also planning extensive participation from a delegation of the Krasnodar Region. The region is keen to develop active cooperation with Thailand across a wide range of areas, including tourism, agriculture, transport and logistics, among others. As part of the preparations for the Forum, a catalogue of promising investment projects is being compiled, which will certainly include proposals from Russian regions,” emphasized Vladimir Kovalev.
According to the RTBC Executive Director, in today’s geo-economic environment, it is important to establish concrete institutional, organizational and financial mechanisms to facilitate the implementation of business projects. These include mechanisms to reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers, simplify certification procedures, accelerate logistics routes, and facilitate mutual settlements.
Photos: Roscongress Foundation, RIA Novosti