DAILY INFORMATION DIGEST

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
OF THE FAR EAST
9 September 2018

EASTERN ECONOMIC FORUM NEWS
Yuri Trutnev opened the “Far East Street” exhibition at EEF. A 1300-meter-long promenade
hosts exhibits on 9 subjects of the Russian Federation detailing their culture, traditions,and economic potential. (RIA Novosti)
Kamchatsky Territory and FEFU signed the first agreement at EEF 2018. The document
signed by Vladimir Ilyukhin, Governor of the Territory and Nikita Anisimov, President ofFEFU, outlines joint implementation of the Tecnopark Russky programme. (TASS)EEF to host first sporting panel session within the business programme. Session titled“World Sport Today: A View from the Asia-Pacific Region in the Run-Up to Tokyo 2020 andBeijing 2022” will feature Gou Zhongwen, Minister of Sport, General Administration ofSport of China (GASC); President, Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) and Chang Yu, Directorof Media and Communications, Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic andParalympic Winter Games (Izvetia)
SCF Far East Tall Ship Regatta 2018 as part of EEF sporting programme will improve
humanitarian contacts within the APR. The statement made by the President of theRussian Federation Vladimir Putin was published on the Kremlin website. (RIA Novosti)
EEF Charitable Auction in support of projects protecting the Far East endangered animalspecies to draw a journey around 10 natural reserves of the Far Eastern Federal District.
Other prizes include ticket to an All-Star game of the VTB United League, participation inthe scientific expedition to the Arctic, two autographed paintings by a South African artist
Sonny, and other prizes. (TASS)
On the threshold of EEF Cruise Liner Costa neoRomantica docked in Primorye. For thenext few days it will serve as a hotel for EEF participants. Nearly 750 cabins will host both
Russian and foreign guests of the Forum. (TASS)1WEEKLY INFORMATION DIGEST

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE FAR EASTFAR EAST NEWSThe first LNG mini production facility launched in the Far East. Yuri Trutnev inaugurated
the facility at a videoconference during the opening of the “Far East Street” exhibition.
(RIA Novosti)
The volume of Chinese investment in the Far East amounts to 7% of the total in theregion. According to Mr. Trutnev, China is Russia’s principal trade partner in the Far East.
(RIA Novosti)
Kompositnoe Korablestroenie, a shipbuilding company from Primorye, presented the firstmotor catamaran aimed at exporting to Korea. Resident of the Free Port of Vladivostok,
the company produces catamarans in Primorye made of composite materials since 2000.
(Akorp.org)

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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
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events, providing companies and organizations with advice, information, and expert guidance, andoffering comprehensive evaluation, analysis, and coverage of the Russian and global economic
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