Russia is a country with a rapidly developing economy in the last decade. Every year more and more companies are opening in our state, business is starting to intensify. In this article we will talk about the largest Russian companies.
Gazprom
PJSC Gazprom was founded in 1990. In just a few years of operation, this company has become one of the largest in Russia. The corporation's activity is the extraction, transportation and processing of gas and oil. It occupies a key place in the production of thermal energy. An interesting fact is that only in 2016, the net profit of the corporation amounted to about 325 billion rubles. Other major Russian oil companies are inferior to Gazprom by several positions. Until 2011, the corporation had a monopoly on the export of gas from the state.
In 2011, the company was honored to take first place in the Forbes ranking of "100 Most Profitable Companies in the World." Now it ranks first in terms of profitability in Russia.
Sberbank
For several years in a row, a successful Russian commercial bank has been consistently included in the TOP-10 of the largest Russian companies. According to 2016 data, the bank's net profit amounted to slightly less than 542 billion rubles. Sberbank provides customers with a wide range of banking services, is the most popular among the Russian population.
Even such a large organization experienced political problems. For example, in Ukraine, activists urged compatriots not to be served at Sberbank. In 2013, pogroms and damage to company property became more frequent. And in 2014, a financial organization came under EU sanctions.
"Russian Railways"
Russian Railways is one of the youngest among the largest Russian companies. It was founded in 2003 by the government of the Russian Federation. Net profit over the past year amounted to slightly less than 4 billion rubles. Since 2015, Oleg Belozerov has been appointed president of Russian Railways. By 2017, the company plans to open a large museum in St. Petersburg dedicated to railways.
Rosneft
The company was founded in 1993, and its main enterprises were opened in Soviet times. If in 1998 Rosneft faced huge financial difficulties and was in a crisis situation, now its annual profit is about 377 billion rubles.
As a rule, large companies in the Russian market pay a lot of attention to ecology and the environment; Rosneft is no exception. The Corporation guarantees its employees safe working conditions, improves their quality of life and supports educational projects, in particular, the University named after Gubkin.
"Magnet"
Magnit is a chain of grocery stores popular among the Russian population, often in the format of a convenience store . The founder of the network was Sergey Galitsky, who opened the first Magnit in 1994. In 2008, at the height of the crisis, the company received government support. Over the past year, Magnit’s net profit amounted to about 27 billion rubles. In 2016, the network included more than 12,000 stores. Not all of the largest Russian companies have so many stores.
X5 Retail Group
The public company was established in 2005 by the merger of two fairly large Russian retail chains - Perekrestok and Pyaterochka. Every year the company is expanding more and more and opens up new networks. Over the past decade, Karusel hypermarkets, the Zeleny Perekrestok premium supermarket, and Express stores have been opened. For the year, the company's net profit amounted to more than 22,000 million rubles. According to data for 2016, the number of employees of the company is slightly less than 200 thousand people.
Russian enterprises often take part in charitable assistance; the X5 Retail Group is far from an exception. Life Line is a foundation with which the holding has been cooperating for a long time. The foundation aims to save seriously ill children. Several years ago, in all stores of the network, the charity campaign "Candy of Life" was launched. Pyaterochka annually presents food gifts to veterans.
Other companies
There are a lot of fast-growing, modern, progressive companies in the Russian market. Entrepreneurship is very popular in the country. Unfortunately, it is impossible to tell about all successful corporations in one article. Every year we learn about the emergence of successful young Russian companies. A list of some is presented below:
- Lukoil. The main profile of the company is gas and oil production and processing, as well as marketing. Net income for 2015 is just under $ 5 billion.
- VTB Bank. The success of the bank suggests that the controlling stake in its shares belongs to the Russian state. Profit for 2016 - more than 51 billion rubles. The bank is managed by Andrey Kostin.
- Megafon is the largest mobile operator, providing various services from providing Internet access to the sale of cell phones. Since 2012, the company acquired its own brand, selling branded smartphones, mini-phones, flash drives with the Internet, as well as tablet computers.
- AvtoVAZ. Only successful Russian companies were presented in this article. The list cannot but include AvtoVAZ, the largest company, which has recently been causing only losses. The AvtoVAZ production and museum are located in Tolyatti. Unfortunately, the company annually brings losses of several billion rubles.
- Bashneft.
- Surgutneftegas.
- Metalloinvest.
- Group of companies "Megapolis".
In this article we talked about the most famous companies of the Russian Federation. Each corporation is engaged in charity, is closely connected with the state.