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IBLF has been awarded a grant in support of Youth Business Russia by the Credit Suisse EMEA Foundation. It will be used to support the credit portfolio to fund start-up businesses of young entrepreneurs in the Novosibirsk region.

Hosted by KPMG the round-table was organized by IBLF in partnership with KPMG and Baker & McKenzie. The round-table was a part of a series of events under the auspices of the Siemens Integrity Initiative (SII).

The first meeting of the YBR (Youth Business Russia) Advisory Council took place in Moscow.

The International Business Leaders Forum has won a bid for grant from the Siemens Integrity Initiative (SII) to develop and deliver anti-corruption programmes in Russia and China.
Photo: Siemens CEO Peter Löscher and Word Bank President Robert Zoellick launching the Siemens Integrity Initiative.

On 8th December The Prince of Wales, along with his son Prince William, helped to close deals for the global interdealer broker ICAP, as part of the ICAP Charity Day. In Russia, the funds will support the development of Youth Business Russia, enabling it to expand its presences across Russia to support more young entrepreneurs.

The aim of the meeting was for the first time to bring together executives from Russian and multinational companies to exchange experience in how to manage relations with indigenous peoples.

Boris Tkachenko, Head of the IBLF Branch Office in Russia, YBR Programme Manager, took part in a Youth Business International meeting with YBI President The Prince of Wales. During the event Boris Tkachenko presented to The Prince the oak carved Welsh Dragon produced by YBR program participants from Voronezh Region.

Vladivostok City Administration hosted the official opening of Youth Business Russia programme

IBLF Russia is delighted to announce that Emerson has joined us as a Senior Partner

Andrew Devenport, CEO of YBI, visited Russia on October 25-27. The purpose of his visit was to discuss YBR strategy and to engage new partners to the programme.