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|**BISNISHome PageSearchBISNISEmbassyReportsCountryReportsIndustryReportsPublicationsSourcesof FinanceLeadsand EventsExchangeRatesState ExportsOtherSources** |  | March 1998Department of Commerce/International Trade Administration   The "Tripartite
(U.S.-Finland-Russia) Gateway Event" for 1998 has been recognized by the International Trade
Administration of the Department of Commerce as a "Certified U.S. Trade Mission."  This year's
event will take place June 9-11 in Helsinki, and will provide match making opportunities for U.S.,
Finnish, and Russian companies in Russia.  Electronic commerce, construction, forest products,
transportation, defense conversion, and other key growth industries will receive particular
emphasis.  For more information, contact the International Management and Development
Institute (IMDI), at 202-337-1022 (voice), 202-337-6678 (fax), or by e-mail at  imdimail@
aol.com.Department of Energy   The U.S. Department of Energy is co-sponsoring the
"Energy Efficient Windows-2 Workshop" May 19-23 in Moscow.  Other sponsors include the
Russian State Committee for Housing and Construction and the Russian Ministry of Fuels
and Energy, the City of Moscow, the Russian Energy Efficient Window Manufacturers
Association, and the Center for Energy Efficiency (CENEf).  For more information, visit the
following websites: www.pnl.gov/aisu/eurowndw.htm, or
www.cala.umn.edu/doe/moscow/conference. html.Exim Bank/OPIC  The Export-Import Bank of the United States and the Overseas
Private Investment Corporation will take part in "Financing Oil & Gas Projects and Developments
in Russia," an intensive one-day workshop to be held April 29 in London.  The workshop will
take place immediately after the Oil Tech '98" conference.  For more information, call 011 44
(171) 878-6888, or visit www.mondaq.com.This report is provided courtesy of the Business Information Service for the Newly
Independent States (BISNIS)