USRCC Trade Mission to Russia
May 2018
The U.S.-Russia Chamber of Commerce (USRCC) invites you to participate in a Trade mission to the
St. Petersburg International Economic Forum . Participants will have an opportunity to meet Russian government officials and some of the most influential leaders in U.S.-Russia trade and investment relations. The USRCC will coordinate private meetings, an exclusive CEO Roundtable and introductions, in addition to attending the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPEIF).
Participating companies will gain market insights, make industry contacts, solidify business strategies, find business partners, and advance specific projects with the goal of increasing U.S. trade and investment to Russia.
For more details about the Trade Mission please
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USRCC Young Professionals Committee
The U.S.-Russia Chamber of Commerce invites you to attend
the 2nd Annual Young Professionals Speed Mentoring Session &
Networking Event
Speed Mentoring is a great opportunity for young professionals ages
21-40 to get advice from a number of experienced professionals in
the most time-efficient manner.
Discuss your professional strengths and challenges, ask questions, build connections and get insight into the industry of your interest from the best.
Mentors
Economic Development Advisor
Office of Harris County Judge Ed Emmett
General Manager,
Shipping and Logistics
TMK IPSCO
Associate Dean of Graduate Studies
Marilyn Davies College of Businness
University of Hous
ton-Downtown
President and Managing Director
Gazprom Marketing and Trading, USA
Vice President, Relationship Manager, Corporate Banking
BBVA Compass
Date: Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
University of Houston Downtown, Room 113
320 N Main Street, Houston TX, 77002
*Parking Instructions:
Free parking is available at
Shea Building student parking lot on Vine Street
(entrance is at the back of Shea Building)
Please use the pass code 341341 to enter
USRCC Members - $15/Non-Members - $30
BRING YOUR BUSINESS CARDS!
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USRCC's Booth at the Annual Summer NAPE in Houston
The annual Summer NAPE in Houston is an expo and networking event that brings together all the players necessary to forge, facilitate and close deals. More intimate than the annual NAPE Summit, this show is a "must attend" event to network with the people and players who have firsthand knowledge of the opportunities and prospects throughout the area. Summer NAPE is where deals happen:
http://napeexpo.com/summer
The Summit will be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston TX
August 15-16, 2018.
Stay tuned for the USRCC's Booth #!
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The USRCC is looking for new team members!
Volunteers
play a key role and the contributions they make impact the day-to-day functions of the chamber and shape the future of relationship between Russia and the U.S.
There are many ways you can get involved with the USRCC. Whether you are an experienced leader or a student, there is a place for you.
By volunteering you can be at the very centre of our high-profile events held in Houston, Chicago and New York City and interact with influential leaders in the U.S.-Russia trade and investment.
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Interested in learning more about our 2018 events?
To see a full list
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Russia's Power of Siberia 83% complete: Gazprom
Kallanishebergy.com, May 21, 2018: Russian gas giant Gazprom said last week its Power of Siberia gas pipeline is 83% finished, as the "ambitious" project progresses toward commissioning in 2019, Kallanish Energy reports.
The roughly 3,000-kilometer (1,864-mile) onshore pipeline will transport 38 billion cubic meters per year (Bcm/y) of Russian gas to customers in Russia's Far East and China. The so-called eastern route is underpinned by a 30-year sales and purchase agreement between Gazprom and China's CNPC, through which supplies start flowing on Dec. 20, 2019.
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Rosneft will make final decision on investments in two deposits in Venezuela in 2020
Tass.com, May 21, 2018: Rosneft plans to take a final investment decision on participation in the development of two gas fields of Patao and Mejillones off the coast of Venezuela in 2020, the company said in its annual report.
Rosneft (through its subsidiary) owns 100% of the shares in the project. The Russian company has the right to export the entire volume of produced gas (minus royalties paid in kind).
"The next stage of the project includes implementation of conceptual and basic design. After that in 2020 it is planned to make a final investment decision regarding the participation of Rosneft in the development of the fields," according to the document.
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Russia and France to build business bridges at SPIEF 2018
Tass.com, May 22, 2018: Bilateral discussions within business dialogue between Russia and other key economies from different regions are traditionally given a important role in the Business Programme of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The Russia-France Business Dialogue will take place on 25 May and is expected to draw much attention.
Confirmed speakers include Oleg Belozerov, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of Russian Railways; Olivier Brandicourt, CEO of Sanofi; Viktor Vekselberg, Chairman of the Board of Renova Group; Andrey Guryev, CEO and Chairman of the Management Board of PhosAgro; Gennady Timchenko, Founder and Main Shareholder of Volga Group; Wilhelm Hubner, Chairman of the Management Board of Auchan Holding SA, and Emmanuel Faber, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Danone SA.
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South Korea looks to boost economic ties with Russia
Rt.com, May 21, 2018: Seoul is seeking to significantly ramp up business with Moscow, according to recent talks between the foreign ministers of the two countries.
South Korea wants to speed up the building of the so-called "nine bridges" meaning gas, railways, the Northern Sea Route, shipbuilding, job creation, fishing and other types of cooperation.
The initiative was first proposed by President Moon Jae-in during the Eastern Economic Forum in Russia. During the meeting of foreign ministry officials, the countries also agreed to look at building trilateral economic ties with North Korea.
Last month, South Korean diplomat Kang Kyung-wha said Russia could build a natural gas pipeline to the country through the North's territory. "Should the security situation on the Korean Peninsula improve, we will be able to review the pipeline natural gas (PNG) business involving the two Koreas and Russia," she said then.
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Digital market of satellite services in Russia will grow sevenfold by 2025 - Roscosmos
Tass.com, May 22, 2018: The Russian market of digital satellite services may grow sevenfold by 2025, head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos Igor Komarov said on Tuesday."The digital satellite services market is expected to grow from five to seven times by 2025, and Roscosmos plays and will play an increasingly important role in this market. The infrastructure of navigation and communications will develop new businesses and it will become the driver of the economy," he said speaking at the presentation of space service for digital economy.
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Novatek creates maritime arctic transport company
Themeditelegraph.com, May 21, 2018: Moscow - Russia's ship giant Novatek has confirmed plans for a new Arctic LNG transhipment hub. "Establishing an efficient Northern Sea Route shipping model is one of our key priorities to realize our long-term strategy," says Leonid Mikhelson, Novatek's chairman of the management board.
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Russia's first sea-borne nuclear power plant arrives in Arctic
Reuters.com, May 21, 2018: Russia's first-floating nuclear power plant arrived in the Arctic port of Murmansk over the weekend in preparation for its maiden mission, providing electricity to an isolated Russian town across the Bering Strait from Alaska.
The state company behind the plant, called the "Akademik Lomonosov", says it could pioneer a new power source for remote regions of the planet, but green campaigners have expressed concern about the risk of nuclear accidents. Greenpeace has called it the "nuclear Titanic".
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Volga-Dnepr MRO unit opens in Liege
Aircargonews.com, May 21, 2018: Volga-Dnepr Technics Moscow (VDTM) has completed the certification of a line maintenance station in Liege, Belgium, for aircraft registered in Bermuda.
As one of the largest Russian MRO providers, the Volga-Dnepr Group business unit is now able to carry out scheduled line maintenance for Boeing 737-300/400/500, Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 747-8 aircraft. Approved scope of work includes daily maintenance and defect elimination.
Pavel Tereschenkov, VDTM general director, said: "The set-up of the line maintenance station in Liege is a huge step forward for us because it makes accessible the European maintenance market for B737-300/400/500, B747-400 and B747-8 aircraft.
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Uzbekistan happy with strengthening strategic partnership with Russia: Mirziyoyev
En.trend.az, May 22, 2018: Uzbekistan is sati
sfied with consistent strengthening of the Uzbek-Russian strategic partnership, as well as with high dynamics of development of practical cooperation in all areas of mutual interest, the press service of the Uzbek president stated quoting Shavkat Mirziyoyev as saying on May 22 at a meeting with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, who is on an official visit in Tashkent.
The sides noted intensification of contacts between agencies, regions and businesses of the two countries, joint implementation of promising programs and cooperation projects in economy and social sectors, fruitful cooperation in the cultural and humanitarian sphere.
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Russia ready to consider gas projects with Bulgaria - minister
Tass.com, May 22, 2018: Russia is ready to consider joint gas projects with Bulgaria against guarantees of the Bulgarian government and the European Commission, Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday on the air with the Rossiya 24 TV Channel."Russia is implementing construction of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline. Bulgaria again shows interest in gas transit across its territory. In particularly, they want to consider an issue regarding the possibility of building a gas hub in Bulgaria. Development of a feasibility study is now underway. Russia does not reject cooperation as a matter of principle, we are ready to consider all these variants," Novak said.
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Russian meat giants drive up halal exports
Globalmeatnews.com, May 23, 2018: Russia exported 50,000 tonnes (t) of halal meat in 2017, up almost twofold compared to 2016, as major agricultural holdings Cherkizovo, Miratorg and GAP Resource have shown increasing interest in this segment, according to the International Center for Halal Standardization and Certification.
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To orbit and back: Russia developing Soyuz-based pilotless craft to retrieve cargo from space
Rt.com, May 19, 2018: Russia is developing an unmanned spaceship able to retrieve cargo from orbit and get back. It doesn't look like a fully reusable craft, but this is the closest you can get after the demise of the Shuttle program.
The state-of-the-art vehicle - dubbed Soyuz GVK (Cargo Retrievable Spacecraft) - will be capable of delivering two tons of cargo to orbit and bringing a 500kg load back to Earth, Russia's space corporation Energia announced on Friday. The very name of the project - which Energia says will become operational by 2022 - indicates that it will be based on the time-proven and reliable Soyuz family.
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US-Russia Related News in Russian
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Россия и Китай поставили торговый рекорд
Ritmeurasia.com, 21 мая, 2018: Представитель Министерства коммерции КНР Лю Сюесун 15 мая заявил, что объем торговли между Россией и Китаем в этом году может превысить 100 млрд. долл., а к 2020 г. достичь 200 млрд. Внимательный анализ торгово-экономических связей двух стран свидетельствует, что все основания для такого прогноза есть.
«Китай восемь лет подряд является крупнейшим торговым партнером РФ, - сообщил Лю Сюесун, занимающий в торговом ведомстве КНР пост заместителя директора департамента Центральной Азии и Восточной Европы. - За первый квартал объем торговли увеличился на 30% по сравнению с предыдущим годом. Ожидается, что [в этом году] эта цифра превысит $100 млрд.».
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Рустам Минниханов похвалил корпоративный университет ОЭЗ «Алабуга»
Tatar-inform.ru, 21 мая, 2018: Корпоративный университет особой экономической зоны «Алабуга» является успешным и востребованным проектом, заявил сегодня Президент РТ Рустам Минниханов на встрече с выпускниками 4-й волны университета. Об этом сообщает пресс-служба главы республики.
Программа университета состоит из интенсивного трехмесячного обучения, в рамках которого происходит получение знаний «из первых уст» топ-менеджеров международных компаний. Для обучающихся проводят практический курс по управлению промышленным объектом, посвященный вопросам планирования, бюджетирования, строительства и эксплуатации завода, логистике, бережливому производству и управлению персоналом. В процессе обучения каждый студент готовит проектную работу, которую защищает в финале программы.
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Мантуров рассказал, когда могут начать экспорт автомобилей бренда Aurus
Ria.ru, 22 мая, 2018: Экспорт автомобилей бренда Aurus может начаться в 2020-2021 годах, сообщил глава Минпромторга РФ Денис Мантуров на презентации бренда.
Под брендом Aurus будут продаваться автомобили проекта "Кортеж" - семейство автомобилей класса люкс - лимузин, седан и минивэн - на единой модульной платформе для первых лиц государства.
"Потенциальных заказчиков начнут собирать после Московского автосалона (в августе), но в следующем году мы точно не сможем начать поставлять на экспорт - просто физически объемы производства будут уходить в России. Мы не хотим сейчас расползтись по объемам, чтобы потерять качество, но объемы нужно наращивать по мере возможностей", - сказал Мантуров.
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