In anticipation of the launch in the EAEU of a mechanism for financing joint projects in the field of industry, the chambers of commerce and industry of the five countries sent their proposals to the Eurasian Economic Commission on the procedure for selecting such initiatives. In particular, business suggests limiting itself to the most promising sectors for cooperation in order to prevent the dilution of program funds. The EEC is ready to take into account some of the proposals, but the entry into the project of representatives of three or more states of the “five” is called an invariable condition for cooperation. Business, on the other hand, is counting on a gradual increase in cooperation – for the time being, it is more accustomed to bilateral partnerships.