We are very excited to announce that 2019 marks the USRCC's 10th anniversary
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The 10th Anniversary will be a year-long celebration commemorating the USRCC's 10 years of existence. Join us in celebration at our events and support us in continuing our mission!
The 2019 events will feature high caliber speakers, bring together the most influential key business leaders, experts and decision makers, and will provide our members and stakeholders with the perfect educational and networking opportunities.
We are looking forward to another successful year!
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Novatek estimates cost of 40% of Arctic LNG-2 at $10 bln
Tass.com, October 30, 2019: Ten percent of the shares went to Chinese CNOOC and CNPC, French Total and a consortium of Japanese companies Mitsui and Jogme
. The total cost of 40% in the Arctic LNG-2 natural gas liquefaction plant construction project (10% of which were bought by Chinese CNOOC and CNPC, as well as French Total and a consortium of Japanese companies Mitsui and Jogme) is 675 bln rubles ($10 bln)," Novatek said in a statement on Wednesday.
"The profit from the sale of 10% and 30% of the participation in the Arctic LNG-2 project totals 675 bln rubles," the company stated. "For the three months that ended on September 30, 2019, we recognized a profit from the sale of a 30% interest in Arctic LNG-2 LLC to three new participants (Japanese and Chinese partners) in the amount of 366.39 bln rubles before income tax. As a result of these transactions, the group's share in Arctic LNG-2 decreased to 60%," Novatek said in its IFRS report.
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Oilfield Services Company Weatherford Gets Drilling Contracts in Russia
Russiabusinesstoday.com, November 1, 2019:
Swiss-based oilfield service firm Weatherford has signed two contracts worth $67 million for drilling services with two major operators in Russia, the company said in a press release. Operations on the first contract began in July 2019 and will continue until the end of 2022. Weatherford is providing logging, measurement, rotary steerable systems, drilling and geo-data interpretation services at several oilfields in Western Siberia.
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Anapa Airport to open charter flights to Dubai in December
Tass.com, November 1, 2019:
The winter flight schedule also plans to introduce flights Anapa - Yerevan
. Anapa Airport will open charter flights to Dubai i
accordance with the winter schedule, press service of the Krasnodar International Airport said on Friday. "As part of the winter flight schedule from October 27, 2019, to March 28, 2020, charter flights to Dubai (UAE) are planned from Anapa International Airport. In total, three flights will be performed: departures on December 26, 2019, January 2 and 9, 2020," the press service said.
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Russia's energy minister discusses gas talks with German special representative
Tass.com, October 31. 2019:
Russia's Minister of Energy Alexander Novak discussed the results of the latest gas consultations of the EU, Russia, and Ukraine with the German government's authorized representative for gas transit through Ukraine Bernhard Graf von Waldersee, the ministry said on Thursday."During the meeting, topical issues of energy cooperation between Russia and Germany were discussed, as well as the results of trilateral consultations at the ministerial level in the Russia-EU-Ukraine format on gas transit through Ukraine after 2019, held in Brussels on October 28, 2019," the ministry informed
.
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Russia is Top Market for Crypto Exchange Binance, CEO Says
Russiabusinesstoday.com,
October 30, 2019:
The CEO of global cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Changpeng Zhao, used a recent event and his first visit to Russia to praise the country's crypto market, Coin Desk reports. Zhao said Russia is his company's key market, as one of the most active environments in the global blockchain space. When asked about who will have the most influence on the crypto market in the near future, Binance CEO replied Vladimir Putin, adding that if passed, a potential crypto regulating bill would be a good thing for the industry. In the last one year, Malta-based Binance has expanded to many countries around the world. The Binance CEO said that there is a very strong programmer talent in Russia, and he added they should look into the developers' office in the country.
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Sberbank to Boost Digital Economy Assets with Mail.ru Stake Purchase
Themoscowtimes, October 30, 2019:
In a bid to expand more into digital economy, Russia's biggest bank,
Sberbank
, is buying Gazprombank's holding stake in internet company
Mail.ru
, Reuters
reported
on Tuesday.
Sberbank will buy a 35 percent stake in MF Technologies, which has ownership of 58.9 percent of voting rights for Mail.ru.
Gazprombank
is a financial group owned by the state. MF Technologies is a collaboration between Megafon, Rostec, Gazprombank and USM holdings. It was formed in 2018 and it has a 5.2 percent stake in Mail.ru Group, as well as the control of most of its voting rights.
Mail.ru's CEO Boris Dobrodeyev said the move would help to deepen ties with Sberbank and hopefully bring about more cooperation in the field.
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Russia Imports First Shipment of Guatemalan Vegetables
Russiabusinesstoday.com, October 30, 2019:
This month, Guatemalan company Frutas Tropicales de Guatemala SA (Frutesa) sent the first shipments of Chinese peas and sweet peas, along with Hass avocado grown in the country to Russia,
Fresh Plaza
reports.
According to Gloria Elena Polanco, the founder and president of
Frutesa
, Russia's biggest demand to date is for prepackaged products that are ready to be placed on supermarket shelves
.
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Russia Keen to Revive Biggest Nigerian Steel Plant
Russiabusinesstoday.com, October 31, 2019: The biggest steel plant in Nigera could be revived with Russian help after decades of inactivity, Nigeria's mining minister has said, according to
Bloomberg
.
Construction of Ajaokuta Steel began in 1979 with assistance from the then-Soviet Union, but the facility never started production and has sucked up $8 billion of public money. Repeated attempts to revive the flagship project by transferring it to private investors failed and the government terminated the concessions.
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Houston-Tyumen Sister Cities
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"Engineering formula" contest of International Army games 2019 held in Tyumen, Russia
Xinhuanet.com, November 1, 2019: Team of Russia competes during the "Engineering formula" contest of the International Army games 2019 in Tyumen, Russia, Aug. 10, 2019. The International Army Games 2019 runs from Aug. 3 to 17. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn). Teams of Russia (L) and Belarus compete during the "Engineering formula" contest of the International Army games 2019 in Tyumen, Russia, Aug. 10, 2019. The International Army Games 2019 runs from Aug. 3 to 17.
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Turkmenistan offers Malaysia to use transport corridor through Caspian Sea
En.trend.az, October 28, 2019:
The prospects for cooperation in the field of international transport and logistics systems are discussed in Ashgabat during the Turkmen-Malaysian talks at the highest level,
Trend
reports with reference to the Turkmen government.
"Turkmenistan, together with other countries, is creating multi-directional transit-transport and infrastructure logistics corridors in the East-West and North-South directions," said Turkmen President Gurbang
uly Berdimuhamedov during talks with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who arrived in Ashgabat with an official visit.
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Azerbaijan, UN agree on access of local startups to world market
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Eng.belta.by, October 30, 2019: The National Bank of Belarus and the Central Bank of Russia agreed on approaches to the deepening of the integration between the two countries in the financial markets at the meeting of the Interbank Monetary Council, BelTA learned from the information and public relations department of the National Bank. The meeting in Minsk was attended by Chairman of the Board of the National Bank Pavel Kallaur and Chairperson of the Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina, other representatives of the central banks of the two countries.
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US-Russia Related News in Russian
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Марат Зяббаров осмотрел опытные поля ТатНИИСХ и обсудил с учеными перспективы отрасли
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Первые пассажиры поедут по железной дороге в Крым в 2019 году
Ria.ru, 1 ноября 2019: Первые пассажиры поедут по железной дороге в Симферополь и Севастополь уже в этом году, сообщает российский Минтранс.
В ведомстве подчеркнули, что это произойдет после ввода в эксплуатацию железнодорожной части моста через Керченский пролив
. "Для осуществления транспортного сообщения Росжелдором были разработаны маршруты и графики движения поездов, которые станут частью единой транспортной системы железнодорожного сообщения страны", - говорится в сообщении. Возить пассажиров с материковой части России в Крым и обратно будет частная российская компания "Гранд Сервис Экспресс". В министерстве отметили, что с этой инициативой выступила сама компания.
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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 the 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 center 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.
To learn more about the position
click here or contact us directly at
info@usrussiacc.org
call 713.429.4680
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