The 7th Russia-China SME Business Forum: Russia-China SMEs Increasing Role In Bilateral Trade

The 7th Russia-China SME Forum has just taken place in Moscow, with over 1,600 attendees and 800 Russian and Chinese businesses talking part. The even marks a positive shift in the importance of SME's in the bilateral dynamic. Russia provided nearly US$11.6 billion worth of support to its own SME's last year, while numerous Chinese SME's have recently morphed into Unicorns. We examine this important business sector and what it means for developing Russia-China investments in the years to come.