WEEKLY INFORMATION DIGEST

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
IN THE FAR EAST
20–28 August 2018
KEY THEMES• Expanded Business
Programme of the 4thEastern Economic Forumpublished• 28 investment projects
selected for presentation
at the EEF 2018

• Personnel training
programme for key
sectors of the Far East
economy approved

EASTERN ECONOMIC FORUM NEWS28 August 2018, Komsomolskaya Pravda

Expanded Business Programme of the 4th Eastern Economic Forum publishedThe expanded version of the Business Programme is available on the EEF official website, withthe description of sessions,the main issues for discussion and the key speakers.The programme
includes around 70 business events, including panel sessions, business dialogues, businessbreakfasts and round tables. Traditionally, the Forum’s main event will be the plenary session
with Vladimir Putin. The theme of this year’s meeting is ‘The Russian Far East: Expanding theRange of Possibilities’.
https://www.kp.ru/daily/26874/3916923
27 August 2018, Interfax

Cultural Programme of the 4th Eastern Economic Forum published
Along with the business schedule, guests and participants of the EEF may enjoy a rich culturaland tourist programme. Unique temporary exhibitions are prepared specially for the EEF
in Vladivostok: particularly, the ‘Map of Russia. Milestones of History’ exhibition from thecollection of the Moscow Kremlin Museums, as well as the exhibition of works by Karl Bryullov
will take place.
The concert and theatre part of the Cultural Programme includes a performance by the AllRussian Youth Symphony Orchestra of Russia under the direction of Yuri Bashmet, The Tsar’s
Bride opera and The Sleeping Beauty ballet at the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre,
as well as the Symphony Orchestra of the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre, withparticipation of soloists from the People’s Republic of China, Japan, Korea and Russia.

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The Forum participants will also have a chance to take part in an intellectual game in the‘Chto? Gde? Kogda?’ (‘What? Where? When?’) format.
http://www.interfax.ru/events/news/626672
24 August 2018, RIA Novosti

160 Genesis cars delivered for transport services of the 4th Eastern Economic ForumThe ceremony of Genesis cars delivery to the EEF organizers took place in Moscow. As part ofthe strategic partnership with the Roscongress Foundation, the Genesis brand will provide theForum organizers with 160 four-wheel drive G80 sedans. The model is the official car of theEastern Economic Forum for the second consecutive year. The delivered cars will be used toprovide transport services of the Forum.
https://ria.ru/economy/20180824/1527156500.html
23 August 2018, EastRussia Information Agency

28 investment projects selected for presentation at the Eastern Economic ForumThe Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East selected 28 investment projects outof 179 submitted applications for presentation at the 4th Eastern Economic Forum. The total
volume of investment in these projects will amount to 1,162.933 billion roubles. Most projects
are in the tourism industry, agriculture, transport and logistics.
https://www.eastrussia.ru/news/dlya-prezentatsii-na-vef-otobrali-28-investitsionnykh-proektov/
23 August 2018, TASS

Agency for the Development of Human Capital to sign agreements with universities
and companies of the Far East on training personnel
According to Sergey Khovrat, Head of the Agency for the Development of Human Capital,
the Agency plans to conclude a number of multilateral agreements with leading Far Easternenterprises, governments, universities and colleges. The purpose of the agreements is toensure that the graduates of Far Eastern universities are in demand for employment, and to
train qualified specialists in order to comply with the employers’ needs.
http://tass.ru/obschestvo/5482365
22 August 2018, Forbes

Territory of Innovations project to take place at the EEF 2018 for the first time
Territory of Innovations is the platform for dialogue and discussions of trends with the leading
experts who will help innovators evaluate the prospects for their development. The project isaimed at supporting young scientists, inventors, developers and intends to shape a generationof tech entrepreneurs in Russia.
The programme of the event includes a series of business sessions with the Russian andinternational investors, top managers of large corporations, representatives of investment andventure funds who will discover the projects to find start-ups for investment. The participants
who passed the competition, will have an opportunity to take part in the EEF 2018 events forfree.
http://www.forbes.ru/biznes/365995-innovacii-cifrovoy-ekonomiki-rossii

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21 August 2018, RIA Novosti

Russia and China intend to sign the programme of interregional cooperation at the EEF 2018
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Yury Trutnev and Vice Premier of China Hu Chunhua, discussed
the agreements that are being prepared for signing at the EEF 2018, during the meeting of theRussian-Chinese intergovernmental commission on 21 August. One of the main documents isthe programme for cooperation between the regions of the Far East, the Baikal region and thenorth-eastern provinces of the People’s Republic of China. Besides that, the parties touched
upon the plans in agricultural sphere.
https://ria.ru/economy/20180821/1526955528.html
20 August 2018, TASSThe Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) to submit investment projects totalling 150 billion
roubles at the EEF
The region is to present around 30 investment projects at the EEF. The largest of them are
the projects of construction of a bridge across the Lena, and expanding the existing advanced
special economic zones. Projects to create the Kangalassa ecovillage and the jewellery lapidary
cluster will be presented, as well as the project of creating a new advanced special economic
zone in Yakutia for development of mineral resources in the north-east of the region.
http://tass.ru/ekonomika/5470565

FAR EAST NEWS23 August 2018, REGNUM Information Agency

89 social infrastructure facilities worth 13.6 billion roubles to be built on Sakhalin by
the end of the year
13.6 billion roubles from the federal budget will be spent on the construction of 89 social
infrastructure facilities in Sakhalin Region by the end of 2018. Among the facilities are an
aquatic recreation centre, an ice rink and other sports infrastructure facilities, new schools andhospitals, communal infrastructure facilities, such as boiler houses and a landfill.
https://regnum.ru/news/2469242.html
22 August 2018, TASS

Programme of personnel training for key sectors of the Far East economy approved
According to the document published by the Government of the Russian Federation, it isplanned to open departments of the leading Russian universities in the Far East, including
Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National
Research University Higher School of Economics, Herzen State Pedagogical University ofRussia, and others. In the process of programme implementation, it is planned to organize
targeted training for students in professions that are important for key sectors of the Far
Eastern Federal District economy.
In addition, the regional authorities in the Far East are instructed to create at least 20 newcentres for advanced professional training, and to carry out infrastructural renovation theexisting vocational training schools.
http://tass.ru/obschestvo/5480318
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE FAR EASTThe Roscongress Foundation is a socially oriented non-financial development
institution and a major organizer of international conventions, exhibitions and publicevents.
The Roscongress Foundation was founded in 2007 with the aim of facilitating thedevelopment of Russia’s economic potential and strengthening the country’s image byorganizing international conventions, exhibitions, and public events. The Foundation
develops substantive content for such events, providing companies and organizations withadvice, information, and expert guidance, and offering comprehensive evaluation, analysis,
and coverage of the Russian and global economic agendas. It offers administrative services
and promotional support for business projects and helps to attract investment, includingin the form of public-private partnerships.
Today, its annual programme includes events held from Montevideo to Vladivostok,
offering an opportunity to bring together global business leaders, experts, the media, andgovernment officials in one place, creating favourable conditions for dialogue and thepromotion of new ideas and projects, and assisting in the creation of social enterprise andcharity projects.
www.roscongress.org

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