21 Nov

We inform you about the events that took place in the business life of the FBA EAC in September 2022

We inform you about the events that took place in the business life of the FBA EAC in November 2022:

November 1, 2022 A business meeting between A.Murychev, Chairman of the FBA EAC Executive Board, O.Berezovoy, General Director of Association, S.Korotkov, Director of UNIDO Centre for International Industrial Cooperation in the Russian Federation, and A.Boldi, Head of FBA EAC Representative Office in Italy, CEO of LEVORO S.R.L. took place. The participants of the meeting discussed preparations for the panel session «Golden Bridge» of IX Moscow International Financial and Economic Forum. Business cooperation of LEVORO S.R.L. and specialized companies in the countries of UNIDO presence was also one of the discussed subjects at the meeting. Read the details on the website: https://www.fbacs.com/en/articles/fba-eac-develops-business-ties-with-italian-busines.html

November 3, 2022   A. Murychev, Chairman of the FBA EAC Executive Board, and O. Berezovoy, General Director of FBA EAC, had a business meeting with the heads of the FBA EAC Representative Offices in Romania (Feodor Afanasov), West Africa (Alexander Biryukov), and Italy (Andrea Boldi). The topic of the meeting was the preparation for the IX Moscow International Financial and Economic Forum, during which the FBA EAC International Business Week will be held. The management of the Association noted the great and effective work of the heads of the representative offices in organizing the country panel sessions, in attracting leading business representatives from the host countries of the Representative Offices to the Forum. Read the details on the website: https://www.fbacs.com/en/articles/meeting-between-fba-eac-management-and-heads-of-representative-offices.html

November 5, 2022 The V China International Import Expo (CIIE) 2022 opened in Shanghai (PRC). Over 30 Russian companies are taking part in the exhibition.

The company SLC-Rus, headed by the President of FBA EAC Li Shuobing, was presented with its stand in the section “Food and Agricultural Products” under the general brand name «Made in Russia». SLC in partnership with the Russian Export Center (REC) organized the exposition of the products of 24 producers from Russia. Detailed information is available on the website: https://www.fbacs.com/en/articles/v-china-international-import-expo-ciie.html

November 10, 2022 An extended meeting of the FBA EAC Executive Board took place. Members of the Executive Board, members of the Supervisory Board and Business Council, as well as the heads of the Association’s representative offices and committees, were invited to attend the meeting.

The meeting was presided by A. Murychev, Chairman of the Executive Board of FBA EAC. The participants discussed preparations for the IX Moscow International Financial and Economic Forum and decided to dissolve the following FBA EAC Committees: Committee on International Scientific and Technical Cooperation, Committee on Industrial Policy and Engineering, Committee on International Leasing. «ECOLOGISTIKA» (Russia) and G-LUBRICANTS SINGLE MEMBER P.C. (Greece) joined the Association.  Konstantinos Gkampaeridis, CEO of G-LUBRICANTS SINGLE MEMBER P.C., Founder and President of the Association of Russian-speaking Entrepreneurs of Greece, was appointed Head of FBA EAC Representative Office in in the Hellenic Republic and the Republic of Cyprus.

Read the details on the website: https://www.fbacs.com/en/articles/on-november-10-2022-an-extended-meeting-of-the-executive-board-was-held.html

November 9, 2022 A meeting between A.Tkachuk, Member of the FBA EAC Executive Board, and N.Snopkov, First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus, was held in Minsk. During the meeting, they discussed the issues related to building cooperation in the field of trade relations of the Republic of Belarus, the Russian Federation and the EAEU countries, including in the context of FBA EAC activities aimed at developing business relations between business structures of different countries and regions of the world. Building interaction in the development of trade relations at the highest state and international level is one of the most important tasks facing FBA EAC and the international business community.

Detailed information is available on the website: https://www.fbacs.com/en/articles/anatoly-tkachuk-member-of-the-fba-eac-executive-board-meets-with-nikolai-snopkov-first-deputy-chairm.html

November 11, 2022 A regular meeting of the RSPP Committee on Financial Policy took place. The topic of the meeting: «Strategic Directions in Financial Policy and Financial Markets Development: Considering the Position of Business».

The meeting was chaired by A.Kostin, Chairman of the RSPP Financial Policy Committee and President and Chairman of the Management Board of VTB Bank (PAO).

The following issues were the subject of discussion: main scenarios for development, priorities and risks of the Russian economy and financial markets till 2030; sources and mechanisms of bringing long and cheap financial resources to Russian companies; mechanisms of supporting the investment activity of Russian companies and the consequent role of the financial market; demand for and accessibility of debt market instruments and equity finance market instruments; status and prospects of the retail financial market as a source of financing for economic development; prospects and directions of development of digitalization in the financial sector as a key instrument for increasing accessibility of financial resources for Russian companies; tools to improve the efficiency of cross-border settlements in modern conditions.

FBA EAC was represented by O. Berzovoy, General Director of Association and Member of the Executive Board of RSPP, and O.Preksin, Member of the FBA EAC Executive Board.

Read more on the website: https://www.fbacs.com/en/articles/regular-meeting-of-the-rspp-committee-on-financial-policy-was-held-on-november-11-2022.html

November 10, 2022 V China International Import Expo (CIIE) 2022 was closed in Shanghai (PRC). SLC-Rus, headed by Li Shuobing, President of FBA EAC presented the products of Russian manufacturers at the stand «Made in Russia» in the section «Food and agro-industrial complex».

On November 9 SLC-Rus and ten Chinese distributors signed cooperation agreements. On the sidelines of the exhibition representatives of SLC-Rus signed export contracts with major Russian producers of pasta, farinaceous products, fruit and vegetables deep processing products and Russian ice cream. The amount of the contracts totaled 6 million 600 thousand yuan. The additional guarantee of quality of food products exported from Russia is ensured by «Made in Russia» certification issued by Russian Export Center JSC and awarded to REC residents. SLC-Rus is the national operator of REC throughout China implementing a management program of demonstration and tasting pavilion called «Good Food Russia». Read the details on the website: https://www.fbacs.com/en/articles/russia-and-china-expand-economic-cooperation-news-from-the-fields-of-v-china-international-import-ex.html

November 11, 2022 A.Artyukhin, Chairman of the FBA EAC Committee on Healthcare, Pharmacy and Medical Equipment, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical and Technical Sciences, took part in the International Conference on Cooperation of Industry, Universities and Scientific Research (Nanchang, China). He made a report on traditional Chinese medicine, its place and role in West European and, in particular, Russian medical tradition and proposed to create a joint Russian-Chinese certification center, which would be a tool for checking drugs entering the Russian market from China.

The main goal of the FBA EAC Committee is to increase the capacity of the peoples of the countries whose representatives are members of the Association to obtain information about advanced technologies, projects and trends in global medical practice. “TCM should be regarded as a civilizational asset of all mankind, which the Western world has yet to understand, comprehend and master. And then to enrich and complement existing treatment technologies, both in Russia and in other countries” said A.Artyukhin, an academician, in his speech

Read the details on the website: https://www.fbacs.com/en/articles/news-of-fba-eac-committee-on-healthcare-pharmacy-and-medical-equipment-.html

November 16, 2022  A trilateral meeting took place between FBA EAC, RSPP and Indian Association MSME Development Forum.FBA EAC was represented by A.Murychev, Chairman of the Executive Board, O. Berezovoy, General Director, M. Kumar, Member of the Executive Board, S.Plikais, Chairman of the FBA EAC Committee on Investments in Construction and Real Estate. A.Solovyeva, Deputy Managing Director of the Department for International Cooperation, and S.Mikhnevich, Managing Director of the Department for International Multilateral Cooperation and Integration, represented RSPP at the meeting.

From the Indian side the meeting was attended by B.N. Mandal, Managing Director of Soltex Group, R.Goenka, Founder Chairman of MSME Development Forum, A. Sinha, Chairman of MSME Development Forum, R. Agarwala, Member of the Suprevisory Board of MSME Development Forum, and A. Mehta, Advisor to Chairman of MSME Development Forum.

The participants of the meeting exchanged information on business opportunities in their structures, evaluated the potential of business cooperation and discussed the problems of building partnerships between Russian and Indian businesses.

For more information, please follow this link: https://www.fbacs.com/en/articles/meeting-with-indian-business-representatives.html

November 12, 2022  A business meeting of ABAC (ATEC) was held in Bangkok, Thailand. The main goal of the event was to prepare final version of the ABAC report to the leaders of APEC Countries. Kriengkrai Thiennukul, Chairman of ABAC-2022 and Federation of Thai Industries presented the report to Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand and Chairman of APEC-2022. The report contains recommendations of ABAC for the leaders of APEC on overcoming the unprecedented economic crises, which hit the Asian-Pacific Region resulting from the ongoing pandemic, geopolitical conflict, inflation and supply chain disruptions, which have a direct impact on businesses both large and small. These recommendations formed the basis of discussions with APEC leaders during the annual dialogue on November 18. FBA EAC was represented on the meeting by I.Gorbulina, Head of FBA EAC Representative Office in Australia and New Zealand.

Read the details on the website:  https://www.fbacs.com/en/articles/irina-gorbulina-took-part-in-the-work-of-the-business-advisory-council-of-apec-abac-in-bangkok-thail.html

November 21, 2022  A panel session «Functioning of food systems in conditions of international instability» was held in Chisinau (Republic of Moldova) within the framework of the IX Moscow International Financial and Economic Forum. Representatives of the business community from 14 countries of Eurasia attended the panel session. R.Taran, Head of the FBA EAC Representative Office in the Republic of Moldova, moderated the panel session. Li Shuobing, President of FBA EAC, and A.Murychev, Chairman of the FBA EAC Executive Board, welcomed the participants.

During the panel session the following speakers made reports:

·     M.Kenny, Food Safety and Consumer Protection Officer and Regional Initiative Coordinator of Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (REU) at Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO);

·     T.Afanasov, President of the Chamber for Economic and Cultural Cooperation between Romania and the Russian Federation, Head of FBA EAC Representative Office in the Republic of Romania, Member of FBA EAC Executive Board;

·     V.Karamzin, General Director of the Russian company «Agromash»;

·     I.Dubovsky, General Director of «Novye Pishchevye Tekhnologii»;

·     B.Georgiev, Head of FBA EAC Representative Office in the Republic of Bulgaria;

·     R. Turkulets, CEO of the company «EverVin»;

·     M.Croitor, representative of VELTLAND.

In his closing remarks, session moderator R.Taran spoke about the areas of work and trends in ensuring food security in the Eurasian region. Despite the unfavorable socio-political conditions, new opportunities for the development of investment projects in the agro-food sector are emerging, strategies for business development and promotion of products on the international market are being developed.

For more information about the speakers’ reports, please follow this link: https://www.fbacs.com/en/articles/i-panel-session-of-the-ix-moscow-international-financial-and-economic-forum.html

November 22, 2022  Within the framework of the FBA EAC International Business Week, the panel session “External and internal migration as a resource for international development of regions” was held on the platform of the VII International Forum of Finance University. 

The participants of the panel session were greeted by Li Shuobing, President of FBA EAC, and A.Murychev, Chairman of the FBA EAC Executive Board.

The discussion was attended by W.Herdt, Former Bundestag MP from the party «Alternative for Germany»; E.Kameneva, Vice-rector for academic affairs of Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation; A.Omurbekova, Director of EEC Labour Migration Department; F.Prokopov, Deputy Chairman of Presidential National Council for Professional Qualifications; R.Taran, President of the International Social and Labor Fund of Migrants from Moldova; A.Faktorovich, Deputy General Director of the National Qualifications Development Agency.

The participants agreed that the determining factor for EAEU countries is not migration flows themselves, but the ability to improve human capital, to encourage the population to be educated, highly employable and competitive. To this end, the procedures and instruments of migration policy must be linked to economic and investment strategies, as well as to demographic and foreign policies.

The general opinion is that, for all the complexities of the migration process, the idea of a common labor market within the EAEU is useful and mutually beneficial.

For video recording of the event, speakers’ presentations and more information about the speakers’ reports, please follow this link: https://www.fbacs.com/en/articles/panel-session-external-and-internal-migration-as-a-resource-for-international-development-of-regions.html

November 22, 2022  Panel session «Golden Bridge» of IX Moscow International Financial and Economic Forum «Building bridges, not barriers. Business Eurasia in a new reality» was held within the framework of International Business Week at Parco dei Principi Hotel in Rome (Italy).  The panel was organized by FBA EAC and Levoro SRL. The panel session was opened by Li Shuobing, President of FBA EAC, and A.Murychev, Chairman of the FBA EAC Executive Board, who greeted the participants of the panel session on behalf of the organizers of the Forum. The panel was moderated by A.Boldi, President of Levoro SRL and Head of the FBA EAC Representative Office in Italy. During the panel session, participants discussed a wide range of issues relating to the construction of new supply chains, the introduction of the latest technology in the processing of precious metals, and discussed the role of gold in international finance. During the panel session the following speakers made reports:

– N.Pak, Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Head of the Laboratory of metallogeny and ore genesis, Institute of Geology of National Academy of Science of Kyrgyz Republic (NAS KR);

– Gianluigi Barettoni, President of A.F.E.M.O.;

– Damiano Zito, Administrator of Progold S.P.A.;

– G.Teslenko, Candidate of geological and mineralogical sciences of Uzbekistan and chief specialist for geoinnovations and development of mineral resource base JSC “Uzbek Geologorazvedka”;

– Sengupta Sumit, PhD, representative of Arrow PE.

Participants of the panel session unanimously noted the high interest to the topic of the panel, the level and professionalism of the speakers and expressed confidence that the discussion can be useful for the construction of the “Golden Bridge” for the future growth of the most important of industries. For more information about the speakers’ reports, please follow this link: https://www.fbacs.com/en/articles/panel-session-golden-bridge.html

November 23, 2022   A panel session was held within the framework of International Business Week in Moscow. The panel was co-hosted by International Coordinating Council on Trans-Eurasian Transportation (CCTT). The participants discussed the topic that is relevant in today’s conditions: «Eurasian transport corridors: restoration of old and creation of new logistics chains».

The event was organized within the IX Moscow International Financial and Economic Forum «Building bridges, not barriers. Business Eurasia in a new reality» and was held on the sidelines of the 31st Plenary meeting of CCTT.  The representatives of ministries, transport institutions, and transport and logistics companies from CIS countries, Europe, and Asia attended the event totaling over 150 participants from 19 countries. The panel session was moderated by G.Bessonov, Secretary General of CCTT, and V.Kotenev, Member of the FBA EAC Executive Board, Managing Director of LLC «Euroasian Strategic Consulting». Li Shuobing, President of FBA EAC, and A.Murychev, Chairman of the FBA EAC Executive Board, Vice-President of RSPP, addressed the participants with a welcome speech. During the panel session, the participants discussed the impact of the pandemic and the geopolitical situation in Europe and Asia on the international market of transport and logistics services and the need to build new logistics schemes.

Representatives of transport and logistics companies UTLC ERA, Beijing Trans-Eurasia International Logistics, Behineh Tarabar Azhour, CVLOGRUS, China Railway Container Transport Corporation (CRCT), XY Group, Noytech Supply Chain Solutions, SmartLog, LX Pantos identified the constraints and expressed their proposals for the development of railway and multimodal container transportation through the “North-South” and “East-West” ITCs.

For video recording of the event, speakers’ presentations and more information about the speakers’ reports, please follow this link: https://www.fbacs.com/en/articles/panel-session-eurasian-transport-corridors-restoration-of-old-and-creation-of-new-logistics-chains-t.html

November 24, 2022  The planned meeting of International Banking Committee (IBC) was held on the sidelines of IX Moscow International Financial and Economic Forum. The topic of the meeting was «Mechanisms and tools of interbank settlements in modern conditions». The meeting was moderated by A. Murychev, Chairman of IBC, Deputy Chairman of the Board at Association of Banks of Russia and Chairman of FBA EAC Executive Board. Li Shuobing, President of FBA EAC, greeted the meeting participants with a welcome speech.

M.Baitokov, Vice-President of the Association of Banks of the Republic of Kazakhstan, B.Khamidov, General Director of the Association of Banks of Uzbekistan, A.Abdraev, President of the Union of Banks of Kyrgyzstan, and A.Voilukov, Vice-President of the Association of Banks of Russia took part in the discussion of the problems of cross-border settlements and search for new instruments of their execution, including digital assets. Among the invited speakers of the meeting with a detailed report and presentation were A.Apokin, Deputy Director of International Cooperation Department of the Bank of Russia, and L.Boldbaatar, representative of Mongolian commercial banks.

Read the details on the website:  https://www.fbacs.com/en/articles/planned-meeting-of-international-banking-committee-was-held-on-november-24.html

November 24, 2022 A panel session «Financing sustainable development: are there opportunities for growth» took place within the framework of IX Moscow International Financial and Economic Forum. The session was moderated by O.Preksin, Vice-President-Member of the Board of the Association of Russian Banks, Chairman of the International Banking Committee, Member of the FBA EAC Executive Board and A.Maslov, Director of The Institute of Asian and African Countries at Lomonosov Moscow State University, Doctor of Historical Sciences, professor. Li Shuobing, President of FBA EAC, Founder and CEO of SLC-Rus, and A.Murychev, Vice-President of RSPP, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Forum and Chairman of International Banking Council addressed the auditorium, comprising around 150 people both online and in person, with a welcome speech.

The panel featured the following speakers: B.Baiseitov, President of Association of Banks of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Chairman of FBA EAC Business Council; A.Klepach, Deputy Chairman, Chief Economist of VEB.RF and Honored Economist of the Russian Federation; S.Dubinin, Deputy Chairman of the RSPP Committee on International Cooperation, Head of the Department of Finance and Credit of the Faculty of Economics of Moscow State University; M.Ershov, Chief Director of Financial Research at the Institute of Energy and Finance and Professor at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation; G.Gruzinov, Head of the Moscow Branch of the International Investment Bank (IIB); I.Shikov, Adviser on Tax Practice at Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners; U.Shneider, President of Schneider Group of Companies; D.Mityaev, Executive Secretary of the Scientific and Technical Council under the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), Assistant to the Member of the Board (Minister) on Integration and Macroeconomics of EEC; A.Lisitsyn, Director of Financial Policy and Financial Markets Department of RSPP; S.Kalinin, Managing Director for Government Relations of ETP GPB (Gazprombank Group); I.Savushkin, Manager of NAWINIA Group’s business development block; I.Melnikova, Senior Managing Director of the National Rating Agency (NRA).

The participants of the meeting supported the moderators’ proposal to take into account the recommendations voiced at the panel session in the process of trade and economic cooperation in the EAEU, BRICS and SCO, to promote them in the further formation of monetary and financial relations with counterparties in friendly and unfriendly countries, to actively use the working platforms of FBA EAC and RSPP to develop public-private partnerships, organize and conduct bilateral and multilateral meetings of foreign economic activity participants, interested in implementing specific projects and programs of cooperation aimed at achieving the proclaimed goals of sustainable development.

For video recording of the event, speakers’ presentations and more information about the speakers’ reports, please follow this link: https://www.fbacs.com/en/articles/panel-session-financing-sustainable-development-are-there-opportunities-for-growth-of-ix-moscow-inte.html

November 24, 2022 The plenary session «Building Bridges, not barriers. Business Eurasia in a new reality» of IX Moscow International Financial and Economic Forum was held. Due to the hybrid format (offline/online), more than 2000 people from 36 took part in the event. Representatives of the business communities of Italy, Kazakhstan, India, Syria, Russia, Germany, China, Senegal, UAE, Serbia, Kyrgyzstan, Greece, Moldova, and Cyprus participated in the Forum in person.

The plenary session was moderated by A.Gromyko, Director of the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Corresponding Member of RAS. The following speakers participated in the plenary session: A.Murychev, Chairman of the FBA EAC Executive Board; Li Shuobing, President of FBA EAC; B.Sagintaev, Member of the Board – Minister in charge of Economy and Financial Policy of EEC; Rodrigo de Lima Baena Soares, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federative Republic of Brazil to the Russian Federation; A.Shokhin, President of RSPP, Doctor of Economics, Professor; Rajnish Goenka, Founding Chairman of MSME Development Forum, Member of National Council under MSME Ministry; T.Schilling, General Director of the Association of European Businesses; Z.Liqun, President of the Union of Chinese Entrepreneurs in Russia; S.Korotkov, Director of the UNIDO Center for International Industrial Cooperation in the Russian Federation; W.F.Kwende, Managing Director of Africana Infrastructure Capital, Golden Organics Global; I.T.Timo, Chairman of the Parliamentary Group Brazil-Russia, Deputy of the Chamber of Deputies of the National Congress of the Federative Republic of Brazil; V.Kuznetsov, Director of the UN Information Center in Moscow and Chairman of the UN Country Team in Russia.

During the plenary session, the participants discussed a wide range of issues concerning the impact of the shift of development centers to the East on the global economy and foreign economic activity, problems of food and energy security, the urgent tasks of coupling the “One Belt, One Road” strategy and Eurasian economic integration in the new geopolitical environment, the status and prospects of EAEU cooperation with third countries (Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East). Summing up the discussion, A.Gromyko noted that the universal concern about the current situation of division and global distrust in the world, as many speakers have noted, must be overcome by the resumption of dialogue, cooperation between the leading economies of the world, and in the context of the Forum, by building new bridges to overcome the large-scale global economic crisis.

The official sponsors of the Forum were SLC-Rus and PROMTECH, which not only provided their financial support, but the intellectual content of the Forum’s program.

On the sidelines of the Forum the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between the FBA EAC and the Indian Association «MSME Development Forum» took place. On behalf of FBA EAC Memorandum was signed by General Director of the Association O.Berezovoy, on behalf of the Indian Association – by Founding Chairman R.Goenka.

For video recording of the event, speakers’ presentations and more information about the speakers’ reports, please follow this link: https://www.fbacs.com/en/articles/post-release-ix-moscow-international-financial-and-economic-forum-building-bridges-not-barriers-busi.html

On November 24, 2022 on the sidelines of the IX Moscow International Financial and Economic Forum “Building bridges, not barriers. Business Eurasia in a New Reality” the awarding of the winners of the international public prize “Business Elite of Eurasia” took place.The winner prize – unique figurine of precious metals (gold) and the Diploma of the winner – was awarded:-in the nomination «Benchmark of Stability» to SLC-Rus (Russia)-in the nomination «Benchmark of Reliability» to Levoro SRL (Italy)-in the nomination «Benchmark of Development» to Financial institutions’ Association of Kazakhstan

November 24, 2022 the results of the Photo Contest “The World through the Eyes of an Artist” – 2022 were summed up.

By decision of the organizing committee the winners of the contest are:

1st place – Thinley Jamtsho, Bhutan

2nd place – Anastasia Onischenko, Russia

3rd place – Oliver Yuan, China

Audience Award – Elizaveta Artyukhina, Russia

The winners of the competition will be awarded Honorary Diploma.

To see the works of the winners of Contest 2022 please follow the link: https://www.fbacs.com/en/articles/works-of-photo-artists.html

In the near future, the following events will take place in the life of the FBA EAC:

On November 29 – December 1, 2022 in St. Petersburg (Russia) the forum-exhibition “Russian industrialist” will take place.

The Russian Industrialist is a federal platform for discussions and consultations between big business and the state, leading technology companies, and small and medium-sized businesses on the development agenda under current conditions.

Forum 2022 is devoted to import substitution and state support of the industry in the conditions of constraints, creating incentives for domestic production of high-tech and competitive industrial products. The topic of the plenary session is “The new shape of Russian industry in a changing world: import substitution, modernization, human resources”.

Key topics of the Forum-exhibition:

·     Import substitution: the interaction of business and government under sanctions pressure. Evaluating the effectiveness of anti-crisis measures.

·     Industrial policy, federal and regional programs of industrial and technological development. Measures to support basic industries and backbone enterprises.

·     Digital transformation of industry. Stimulation of the development and introduction of domestic digital platforms for industrial enterprises. Forms of support for Russian IT-companies working in the interests of the real economy.

·     Modern engineering education. New approaches to training and qualification assessment of engineering personnel. Best practices of advanced engineering schools, scaling their experience to engineering education in Russia.

·     International industrial cooperation, bilateral and multilateral cooperation within the EAEU, with the countries of Asia, Africa, Latin America. Measures to support export of industrial products and services in the intellectual sphere.

More information can be found at: https://promexpo.expoforum.ru/ru/

December 1, 2022 The XIII International AntiFraud Russia Forum will take place at the Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel & Business Centre in Moscow.

Topics of the forum: how to combat fraud in the banking sector, combating leaks of personal data, legislation and regulation in the field of personal data, who is responsible for credit fraud, how to fight against fraud in retail and e-commerce, Anti-Fraud collaboration of mobile operators, counteraction to social engineering, biometrics, attacks on digital profiles and deep fakes, anti-spam as a vector of development, and Data Science and Big Data in the fight against cyberfraud.

The Forum is held with the support of the Association of Banks of Russia, the organizer of the forum is the Academy of Information Systems – a training center in the field of further education, which trains staff in the following areas: information security, IT, OSINT, competitive intelligence and economic security.

Details: https://vipforum.ru/conferences/antifraud_russia/

December 8-9, 2022 The Bishkek Investment Summit (hereinafter – BIS) will be held  on the sidelines of the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council (SEEC). Representatives of state authorities, heads of leading Eurasian companies and international financial institutions are invited to participate in the summit. Representatives of such countries as Armenia, Belarus, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Qatar, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey and Japan are expected to participate in the forum.

The forum’s agenda includes sessions on the development of the digital economy, transport and logistics, and scientific and technical cooperation.

BIS will host the forum of the Eurasian Peoples’ Assembly.

On December 9  on the sidelines of Bishkek Investment Summit a meeting of the Council of the    International Congress of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (ICIE) will be held, which will be attended by FBA EAC.

On December 9, 2022, the Marriott Moscow Grand Hotel (Moscow) will host a meeting of the Council of the Association of Banks of Russia. On the agenda: the development of the payment industry in Russia, digital transformation of banks and software critical infrastructure facilities, admission to membership and exclusion from the Association of Banks of Russia, the draft budget for 2023, the plan for key activities in 2023, awards of the Association of Banks of Russia, the winners of the “Credit of Trust” in 2022, a research project on IT outsourcing for credit institutions funded by the Association development budget, and others.

In the first decade of December 2022, within the framework of the Business Dialogues program a roundtable with representatives of Indian business structures will be held. The date will be announced later.

In December 2022 the preparation of a new issue of the Herald will begin. Traditionally, the new issue of the magazine will feature the works of the participants of the Photo Contest “The World through the Eyes of an Artist”.  We invite authors and advertisers to be published in the issue #17 of the magazine.