DAILY INFORMATION DIGEST

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
OF THE FAR EAST
6 September 2018

EASTERN ECONOMIC FORUM NEWSThe seventh APEC International Conference on Education will be held during the EEF.
The theme of the conference is: ‘Education in the Digital Age: Challenges and Opportunities
for APEC’. Roughly 100 delegates from Russia and countries of the Asia-Pacific region plan
to take part in the event. (RIA News)A project for the creation of the Arctic Advanced Special Economic Zone in Yakutia will
be presented at the EEF. This territory is expected to include several investment projects
related to subsoil use in difficult conditions, the manufacturing industry, energy, and otherareas. (Eastrussia Information Agency)
The opening ceremony of the ‘Far East Street’ exhibition will be held on 9 September.
The exhibition will present the economic potential, cultural traditions, and tourism
opportunities of the Russian Far East as part of the EEF. (Ministry for the Development ofthe Russian Far East)
An ecological trail that mirrors the outline of the Far East will be demonstrated at the EEF.
The trail will be shown at the Far East Street exhibition and will introduce Forum gueststo the nature of all the regions of the Far Eastern Federal District. (RIA News)The Russian Ministry of Natural Resources will present Ecopark and 10 natural wondersof the Far East during the EEF. A huge 800-square metre exposition will be created on theembankment of the Far Eastern Federal University campus as part of the Far East Streetexhibition. (Godnovosti.rf)
The Roscongress Foundation has issued the official magazine of the fourth Eastern
Economic Forum. The main themes are: the role of the APR in the global economy, thedevelopment of investment potential and the improvement of living conditions in the Far
East, and advanced technologies that are capable of driving the economy of the region
and the country. (TASS)1WEEKLY INFORMATION DIGEST

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE FAR EASTFAR EAST NEWSRUB 400 million will be allocated in 2018 to subsidize air transportation to the Russian
Far East. This will support the sale of affordable tickets. A working group of representativesof airlines and fuel suppliers will also be created to develop air transportation logistics.
(PrimaMedia Information Agency)

The Roscongress Foundation is a socially oriented non-financial development institution anda major organizer of international conventions, exhibition and public events.
The Roscongress Foundation was founded in 2007 with the aim of facilitating the developmentof Russia’s economic potential and strengthening the country’s image by organizing international
conventions, exhibitions, and public events. The Foundation develops substantive content for such
events, providing companies and organizations with advice, information, and expert guidance, andoffering 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, including in 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, and government
officials in one place, creating favourable conditions for dialogue and the promotion of new ideas
and projects, and assisting in the creation of social enterprise and charity projects.
www.roscongress.org

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