Mr. Vasily Vysokov, Chairman of Center-invest Bank’s Board of Directors, Professor and Doctor of Economics, took part in the round-table discussion «Strategy 2023: New Emphasis and Priorities in the Development of Business and the Region’s Economy».

The event was held on April 12 in Krasnodar as part of the «Time for New Strategies» programme. The round table was organised by the Public Chamber of the Krasnodar Region, the Southern Regional Committee of the Association of European Businesses, the Investment and International Cooperation Agency Association, the Krasnodar Regional Branch of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP), and the Yug Times Business Communications Agency. Government and business representatives took part in the discussion.

Mr. Vasily Vysokov, Chairman of Center-invest Bank’s Board of Directors, Chairman of the SME Committee, and Head of the ESG Banking Project Group of the Association of Banks of Russia, shared the economic results for 2022 in Russia and the Krasnodar Region, as well as the bank’s development strategy.

«The southern temperament makes one see every economic slowdown as an impulse, an opportunity, a chance for a new leap forward in strategic sustainable development. The diversified economy, the geopolitical location, the climate, the entrepreneurial spirit and the accumulated experience make it possible to transform different areas of life with confidence. In 2022, Center-invest Bank published its strategy for sustainable development in a new environment based on digital technology, innovation and talent management,» noted Vasily Vysokov in his speech.

At the end of the discussion, the round table participants exchanged views and identified points of growth, problems to be solved in the short term.