Mexico gave the right to a plant in Russia's Kaluga region to produce tequila

Tequila

Mexico

Russia

Regulation & Compliances

Published Oct 29, 2023

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The International Business Conference and Exhibition InRussia started in Mineralnye Vody, with discussions on the business environment and localization rules in Russia. Vladislav Shapsha, Governor of the Kaluga Region, mentioned that the region has expanded its trade contacts with CIS countries, China, India, and Latin America, with increased supply of food products to several countries. He also announced that the Kristall company from Kaluga has become the first in Russia to be allowed to produce tequila by decision of Mexico.

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This is the first permit from the Mexican authorities to produce a national alcoholic drink from blue agave juice. On October 27, the International Business Conference and Exhibition InRussia started in Mineralnye Vody, with the participation of a delegation from the Kaluga Region headed by Governor Vladislav Shapsha. At the morning plenary session “International Industrial Dialogue”, the heads of delegations of foreign companies expressed their expectations from working in Russia. They discussed issues related to the business environment, criteria for classifying products as domestic, localization rules in various sectors of the Russian economy, issues of supply of components, components and equipment for local production of high-tech products, as well as the application of tariff and non-tariff regulation, market protection and creation of conditions for foreign companies to operate in Russia. The discussion was moderated by Kirill Babaev, Director of the Institute of China and ...

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