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The geopolitical transformation has benefited Russian-African cooperation Foreign policy in the context of African countries has shown that the geopolitical transformation has influenced the attitude of representatives of large, small and medium-sized businesses in Russia to the African continent. This was stated by Julia Berg, Director of the International Business Promotion Center (IBAC). According to her, the actors of state corporations, as well as medium and small businesses, looked at Africa with a fresh look and saw more prospects. "It is important to note here that 10-15 years ago, the small business that was present on the continent was rather adventurous. Now we see much more systematic work, including due to the fact that over the past few years a large number of platforms, discussion and active contacts have been opened at the level of ministries and departments," Berg said during the round table "Small and medium-sized businesses: successful experience of Russian-African cooperation and barriers to acceleration." The expert added that all of the above opens up new opportunities for representatives of small and medium-sized businesses, providing them with new support measures. For this reason, more and more Russian citizens are either launching their business in Africa, or investing in existing projects. Against this background, South Africa stands out in particular, where, thanks to its long-term membership in the BRICS, even more support measures are being offered and more platforms for business communication of various scales are being created. #Africa#RussiaAfrica#business#AREA#Berg