Bronya On the Volgograd Municipal Television in the program "Tell me honestly." Topic of discussion: "The growing financial crisis - a disaster or a time of opportunities for the economy of the Volgograd region"
Experts in the studio:
• Dmitry Kalashnikov, Deputy Chairman of the Volgograd Regional Duma;
• Karen Tumanyants, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor of Volgograd State University;
• Sergey Zhukov, editor of the VolgoPromExpert Internet portal;
• Anton Matveev, Development Director of NPO Bronya.
How does the current situation in the world correlate with your practice?
- The declared pandemic of the "coronavirus COVID-19" and the "closure" of some countries to quarantine could not but affect the work of our company. For example, China: Bronya’s Chinese dealers are one of our leading partners, they can’t carry out the declared purchases right now, but none of them have abandoned their annual volumes.
Moreover, according to information received from them, the peak of the epidemic has passed and quarantine in China will soon end.
Question: Anton, did you already have Plan B, or did you start to think about it when the problems had already begun?
- We always have a plan "B". Plan "B" - do not stop, even in case of crisis! I am sure that we will develop further.
We are working on the development of new markets for products, the conclusion of new dealer agreements and the development of new modifications that have no analogues in the world. It is necessary to develop and produce, and not stop there!
Question: Do I understand you correctly, the current fall of the ruble against the dollar is good for you?
- As Karen correctly noted, the appreciation of the dollar should affect the price of our products, and we, as an export-oriented company, should have done this, but we will not only not raise the price, but moreover, we are ready to provide discounts to our foreign partners, in relation to the existing ruble exchange rate.
Question: Have you applied for State support before? What is your experience with this?
- Yes, this is a regional representation of the Russian Export Center. It provides significant assistance. This is assistance in certifying our products and conducting business missions abroad (China, France and many others), and business missions that were carried out in Volgograd, based on our production. As a result of the meetings, in most cases a contract is concluded, somewhere long-term, somewhere may be a one-time. But in any case, it is the support and recognition of our brand abroad.