2017, #1
The special issue of Asia-Pacific News (NCC APR Brief) in English and Russian is released on the occasion of the Russian Business Week.
The issue opens with an interview with Stanislav Voskresensky, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation highlighting the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) significance for Russia, country priorities and activities in the Asia-Pacific.
VTB Bank Chairman and CEO Andrey Kostin in his interview speaks about the prospects of the Russian-Chinese cooperation, particularly in the financial sphere, VTB work in China and Hong Kong as well as the financial track priorities in the B20 and G20 during the Chinese presidency in 2016.
The interview with Denis Manturov, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation is devoted to the industrial cooperation between Russia and Asia-Pacific countries and Russia`s engagement in the APEC.
Director of the International Finance Affairs of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Andrey Bokarev speaks about the operational aspects of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and BRICS New Development Bank.
The article “Silk Road Fund” describes the Fund activities and its financial elements.
Two studies by the experts of the National Research University Higher School of Economics are devoted to the conjunction of the Eurasian Economic Union and Silk Road Economic Belt and its implications for Siberia and the Russian Far East.
The issue includes the analysis of investment regulation under the Agreement of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Experts of Clifford Chance hightlight practical issues of establishment of joint ventures in Russia.
The readers are also invited to consider key EAEU and Asia-Pacific economic and business forums and other events to be held in January – June 2016.
Full text in English, in Russian