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While the Armenian entrepreneurs are lazy, Azerbaijanis act more
flexible in the Russian market
September 4 2014
Russian sanctions made the entrepreneurs of many countries to make
excited steps to be expanded in the Russian market. And, a group of
Armenian producers are lazy to move from their places. When embargo
for some American, European, and Canadian food was declared in Russia,
a ban on imports and sales, in the beginning there was also a wave of
excitement in Armenia. The Prime Minister of Armenia, Hovik
Abrahamyan, met with a group of business communities to discuss what
needs to be done to have an access to the Russian market, and those
who are already in the market, what needs to be done to make expanding
them. In the conversation with "Aravot", the Chairman of the Union of
Employers of Armenia, Gagik Makaryan, said that he was also present at
the meeting, but did not notice any particular enthusiasm among some
business communities. "When the Prime Minister suggested starting to
take rapid steps, some business communities began complaining that
they have thousands and one problems, which one they should solve:
refrigerators are needed, this-and-that is needed. But these are such
problems that if willing, they can unite and solve the problems. In
other words, they need to spend money, efforts, to run back and forth.
There are entrepreneurs who are inactive in the market, are lazy and
are doing different things on the side, here and there, and are
reluctant to work more. There are entrepreneurs who need to legalize a
part of the business, and are reluctant doing it, besides, everything
is coming from their laziness, and also ignorance," said Mr. Makaryan.
But, as presented by Makaryan, there are entrepreneurs who are really
interested and want to have a great and fundamental place in the
Russian market, and apply efforts for it. These kind of entrepreneurs
really need the Government support. "To ease the burden of business, I
said to the prime minister, "if we leave everything on entrepreneurs,
they simply can't work quickly, they will not manage. I suggested him
to discuss with the Russian prime minister the quota matter of our
products in their market. It turns out that we have products under
Russian sanctions in 2007: pastrima, sausage, various meat products,
now there is a market opened up for export; hence, we need to solve
the issue of these sanctions." Mr. Makaryan said that there are
entrepreneurs who are concerned that after increasing the volume of
production, they would be unable to sell, and if the quota problem in
the Russian market is solved, our producers would definitely know how
much to produce and sell. To our observation that Russia is trying to
find new partners in South America and other countries, so whether our
producers would be able to compete and manage to occupy a place in the
Russian market earlier than other countries, Mr. Makaryan said, "You
know, Russians are used to European products because they are very
good in quality and design, and there are Russians in central part of
Russia and in big cities, who are rich and prefer quality and
expensive goods. While our entrepreneurs until they move... In my
understanding, the Armenian development agency should also work very
fast, go and study the markets and sign agreements. Recently, I was
listening to Russia's Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev, who said, our
neighboring countries: Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan, he also
gave the name of Azerbaijan, and said that they can help to supplement
the missing products in the Russian market, he gave the name of the
Latin America, but, unfortunately, not Armenia. Now there are a lot of
embargoed products there, which are re-documented in the name of
Azerbaijan production, but nothing in the name of Armenian. For
example, the European foods are re-documented in the name of
Azerbaijani and Belarus. Such as, the Azerbaijani beans, Polish apples
to Azerbaijani, accordingly the Azerbaijani suppliers are stronger.
Russian consumer does not always understand that they re-documented
products, they see that the Azerbaijani product has immediately and
rapidly appeared in their market. This leaves a positive impact on the
buyer's psychology, they are thinking, well, then it is good. In other
words, our people should act quickly rather than be lazy."
Nelly BABAYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2014/09/04/166770/
flexible in the Russian market
September 4 2014
Russian sanctions made the entrepreneurs of many countries to make
excited steps to be expanded in the Russian market. And, a group of
Armenian producers are lazy to move from their places. When embargo
for some American, European, and Canadian food was declared in Russia,
a ban on imports and sales, in the beginning there was also a wave of
excitement in Armenia. The Prime Minister of Armenia, Hovik
Abrahamyan, met with a group of business communities to discuss what
needs to be done to have an access to the Russian market, and those
who are already in the market, what needs to be done to make expanding
them. In the conversation with "Aravot", the Chairman of the Union of
Employers of Armenia, Gagik Makaryan, said that he was also present at
the meeting, but did not notice any particular enthusiasm among some
business communities. "When the Prime Minister suggested starting to
take rapid steps, some business communities began complaining that
they have thousands and one problems, which one they should solve:
refrigerators are needed, this-and-that is needed. But these are such
problems that if willing, they can unite and solve the problems. In
other words, they need to spend money, efforts, to run back and forth.
There are entrepreneurs who are inactive in the market, are lazy and
are doing different things on the side, here and there, and are
reluctant to work more. There are entrepreneurs who need to legalize a
part of the business, and are reluctant doing it, besides, everything
is coming from their laziness, and also ignorance," said Mr. Makaryan.
But, as presented by Makaryan, there are entrepreneurs who are really
interested and want to have a great and fundamental place in the
Russian market, and apply efforts for it. These kind of entrepreneurs
really need the Government support. "To ease the burden of business, I
said to the prime minister, "if we leave everything on entrepreneurs,
they simply can't work quickly, they will not manage. I suggested him
to discuss with the Russian prime minister the quota matter of our
products in their market. It turns out that we have products under
Russian sanctions in 2007: pastrima, sausage, various meat products,
now there is a market opened up for export; hence, we need to solve
the issue of these sanctions." Mr. Makaryan said that there are
entrepreneurs who are concerned that after increasing the volume of
production, they would be unable to sell, and if the quota problem in
the Russian market is solved, our producers would definitely know how
much to produce and sell. To our observation that Russia is trying to
find new partners in South America and other countries, so whether our
producers would be able to compete and manage to occupy a place in the
Russian market earlier than other countries, Mr. Makaryan said, "You
know, Russians are used to European products because they are very
good in quality and design, and there are Russians in central part of
Russia and in big cities, who are rich and prefer quality and
expensive goods. While our entrepreneurs until they move... In my
understanding, the Armenian development agency should also work very
fast, go and study the markets and sign agreements. Recently, I was
listening to Russia's Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev, who said, our
neighboring countries: Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan, he also
gave the name of Azerbaijan, and said that they can help to supplement
the missing products in the Russian market, he gave the name of the
Latin America, but, unfortunately, not Armenia. Now there are a lot of
embargoed products there, which are re-documented in the name of
Azerbaijan production, but nothing in the name of Armenian. For
example, the European foods are re-documented in the name of
Azerbaijani and Belarus. Such as, the Azerbaijani beans, Polish apples
to Azerbaijani, accordingly the Azerbaijani suppliers are stronger.
Russian consumer does not always understand that they re-documented
products, they see that the Azerbaijani product has immediately and
rapidly appeared in their market. This leaves a positive impact on the
buyer's psychology, they are thinking, well, then it is good. In other
words, our people should act quickly rather than be lazy."
Nelly BABAYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2014/09/04/166770/