DAILY INFORMATION DIGEST

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
OF THE FAR EAST
5 September 2018

EASTERN ECONOMIC FORUM NEWS
Vladimir Putin to present the plans for development of the Russian Far East at EEF.
The President’s speech will be dedicated to accelerating the region’s social-economicdevelopment, attracting foreign investors to collaborate with Russian businesses, strengthening
security and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, said Yury Ushakov, Aide to the President. (RIANovosti).
Vladimir Putin’s meeting with the representatives of foreign business circles to takeplace at EEF.
According to Yury Ushakov, Aide to the President of the Russian Federation, heads of large
companies and financial institutions such as Daewoo, Lotte, Mazda, Mitsui, Chinese National
Petroleum Corporation, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, and others will attend themeeting. (RBC).
Development of energy cooperation in the Far East to be discussed at EEF 2018.
Several panel sessions are dedicated to this topic; representatives of government authorities
and industry leaders from Russia and Asia-Pacific region countries will participate. (Interfax).
Russian Export Center to hold a session on export potential of the Far East.
The topics for discussion will include implementing national export tasks in the Asia-Pacificregion, unlocking the potential of export-oriented projects, and establishing a successful trade
mark of the region in the international markets.
The authorities of Yakutia plan to sign over 30 agreements at the Eastern Economic Forum.
The agreements will be signed with the institutions of development of the Russian Far East,
Russian regions, as well as large fossil fuel developers and other leading companies operatingin the Republic. In particular, an agreement with Rosatom State Corporation will constitute thedevelopment of small nuclear power plants for the Arctic region. (TASS)1WEEKLY INFORMATION DIGEST

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Primorye Territory to sign 12 agreements at EEF.
In particular, the agreements on transferring the tank farm from Vladivostok and on constructionof a bridge to Yelena Island will be signed. (RIA Novosti)
Development of the Northern Latitude Track to be discussed at EEF 2018.
Project for the development of the transport track to connect Irkutsk, Mirny and Yakutsk, withaccess to Magadan and the Sea of Okhotsk, is currently being developed within the Governmentof Russia. (Sakhamedia)
Weather forecasters at Primgidromet created a special website ‘Eastern EconomicForum: Weather, Climate, Environment’.
Weather forecasts for the organizers, participants and guests of the Forum will be publisheddaily in Russian and in English. (RIA Novosti)

FAR EAST NEWSOver 27 billion roubles were invested in the modernization of housing and public
utilities in Yakutia in the last 5 years.
379 objects of communal infrastructure, 1,220 km of engineering networks were built andreconstructed with these funds. (Yakutia 24)
The Roscongress Foundation is a socially oriented non-financial development
institution and a major organizer of international conventions, exhibition 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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