Penza, 26 May 2016. PenzaNews. The Penza region governor Ivan Belozertsev has congratulated the local businessmen with Russian Entrepreneurship Day celebrated on Thursday, May 26.

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“It is hard to overestimate the importance of small and medium enterprises in the large-scale strategic objective of producing international-quality products that would be able to not just satisfy the internal demand, but also conquer international markets. You create promising enterprises and new jobs, and affect the living standards of the population,” the head of the region pointed out.

The intention of the businessmen to expand their trade and economic contacts, as well as product representation in the regional markets, speaks of growing business activity by local producers, Ivan Belozertsev added.

“I believe that the joint efforts by the authorities and the business community will allow us to create a favorable business climate in the Sura land, and unite our capabilities to ensure further dynamic development of priority areas in the national economy. I wish you sound health, prosperity, happiness and success in your plans for the good of Russia and the Penza region,” the press service of the regional government quotes the governor.