December 24, 2019 ALLWE representatives took part in the conference "Business Opportunities for Russian Companies in Oman", which was held at the CCI of Russian Federation.

During the conference, the results of Russian-Omani cooperation in 2019 were discussed. Currently, trade between Russia and Oman has amounted to 148 million US dollars. Last year, it was about 150 million. This is a good result for trade relations with Oman. Russian non-oil exports to the Sultanate of Oman are considered to be one of the most promising and rapidly developing.

As part of the event, an ALLWE representative held talks with the leadership of the Oman Aviation Group. This group includes Oman Air, country's airports, Omani aviation services. Sultan Al Rawahi, head of the aviation logistics program department, noted that much attention is now being paid to the development of small aircraft, including the plan to increase the fleet of small helicopters. The representative of Oman expressed interest in working with Russian enterprises, in particular with ALLWE, in this direction.

As a member of the Business Council of the CCI of the Russian Federation “Russia-Nigeria”, ALLWE took part in the meeting of the BC on December 13, 2019.

The meeting summed up the results of the work of the Business Council over the past year and a preliminary action plan for 2020 was presented for consideration.

During the event, the Ambassador of Nigeria to Russia, Mr. Steve Davies Ugbah, spoke about the main areas of development of his country and cooperation between Nigeria and Russia. He noted that at the last summit in Sochi, the Presidents of the two countries agreed to build two nuclear power plants in Nigeria. He spoke about other Russian-Nigerian agreements: the supply of grain to Nigeria in 2021, cooperation in the field of energy, the development of the country's railway transport, and steel production. Vice-President of CCI of the Russian Federation V.I. Padalko noted that Nigeria came ahead of South Africa in terms of economic development.

In order to satisfy the information needs of both parties, the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia has developed a special form to create a platform on which Russian enterprises can post information about their interests in Nigeria and learn about the needs of the local market.

During the meeting the integrating role of ALLWE and its active participation in the person of President B.I. Skripnik in the development of trade and economic cooperation of enterprises of the two countries was noted.

At the invitation of NC CEPLA, on December 13, 2019, ALLWE representatives attended a speech by the Ambassador of the Republic of Ecuador to the Russian Federation, Mr. Julio Cesar Prado Espinosa, with relevant information on the situation in Ecuador, measures taken by the Government of Ecuador to normalize the situation in the country and to ensure stable work of local enterprises and foreign (including Russian) companies.

Ambassador informed the representatives of business and public organizations about the November 8 days long anti-government demonstrations, violent clashes with law enforcement and the economic damage caused to the country as a result of attacks and destruction inflicted upon infrastructure, manufacturing and trading enterprises. The damage amounts to billions of dollars, the main part consists of a temporary cessation of oil exports (which is the main income of the Ecuadorian budget) and of supply of agricultural products to the domestic and foreign markets - for example the supply of bananas, the main export product to Russia, was also damaged.

To solve economic problems and attract investment to the country, the Government of Ecuador adopted a special decree on the development of the economy and investments, implying a significant reduction in taxes, exemption of some economic activities from VAT and other measures aimed at reviving the economy and reducing the external debt of Ecuador, which has twice almost exceeded the acceptable level set by parliament.

The Ambassador assured those present that the Government guarantees new opportunities for doing business and attracting investments in the country, and is interested in developing economic relations with Russian enterprises.

An agreement on the formation of the Union of Entrepreneurs of Ecuador and Russia is currently under preparation. Minister of Economy of Ecuador is planning to visit Russia in March 2020, for this occasion the Ecuadorian side draws up a list of investment objects and areas in which Ecuador is interested in cooperation with Russia, first of all - mining, power-generation, transport infrastructure and others.

On December 10th, 2019, at the invitation of REFINITIV and REUTERS, ALLWE representatives took part in the annual VIII Oil and Gas Forum.

The forum was attended by top managers of Russian oil and gas companies, heads of departments in the field of trading, strategy and market analysis, representatives of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation, PJSC Gazprom, PJSC Sberbank, LLC Petroleum Trading and other commercial and non-profit organizations.

During the forum the key takeaways of the Russian and international oil and gas markets for 2019 were discussed, as well as plans for the export of oil products and equipment for 2020, and the prospects for the Russian oil refining industry.

Over the course of the event, ALLWE representatives negotiated the possibility of cooperation in export deliveries of liquefied gases of the Surgut Gas Processing Plant with representatives of Gazpromneft Refining and Gazpromneft Mezhregiongaz. Representatives of Long Life Service OU companies and management of ALLWE discussed the possibility of resuming a project for organizing shipments of liquefied gases, petrochemicals and chemicals in tank containers, in particular, from Iran to European countries. The Solvalub Company showed interest in working together in the field of export deliveries of petroleum products from the port of Caucasus to the destinations of Turkey, Albania, and Romania.

December 2nd, 2019, representatives of ALLWE, at the invitation of the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in the Russian Federation, attended a reception on the occasion of the 63rd anniversary of the Day of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of the Republic of Cuba. In their speeches Ambassador Jerardo Peñalver and Military Attache Gullermo Verdecia described the glorious history of the Cuban revolutionary armed forces, starting with their formation - from the day of the arrival of the Granma yacht to the island and the landing of a group of young revolutionaries led by Fidel Castro – the events of that day led to the formation of the first socialist state on the Latin American continent. Guests, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the State Duma and public organizations confirmed in their speeches the course of Russia to strengthen strategic friendly relations with the Republic of Cuba.


December 5th, 2019, the ALLWE office held final negotiations with representatives of the Cuban foreign trade organization ABAPET (SO Cuba-Petróleo) and the Ñico Lopez Oil Refinery Plant, which are completing a two-week business trip to Russia to inspect equipment supplied under the contract between ABAPET and ALLWE.

The meeting summed up, the results of joint work with ALLWE specialists at Russian manufacturing enterprises, the Parties outlined further actions to expand commercial cooperation between the enterprises. The Cuban side has confirmed their interest in deepening cooperation with Russian industry in order to maintain the operability of previously supplied and the purchase of new equipment. ALLWE representatives from their side informed partners about the latest achievements and capabilities of Russian industrial enterprises.

On November 12-15, 2019, Moscow hosted the jubilee 25th International Industrial Exhibition Metal-Expo 2019, which presented products of ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, modern equipment and technologies for innovative development. The 25th exhibition was attended by over 550 companies from 35 countries.

During the event, ALLWE representatives, at the invitation of the Italian company GTC, discussed various areas of cooperation with the General Manager, Flavio Pari. GTC's management, whose core business is the production of rolling mills, is interested in promoting its products in Africa and the Middle East and relies on ALLWE's 30 years of experience in export projects.

At the invitation of the Director of Industrial Engineering, ALLWE management met with representatives of SMS Demag, Germany, represented by Head of Commercial Sales Eastern Rurope & CIS, Marina Keller, and Manager of Technical Sales in Russia, Dr. Sergey Iroshnikov, with whom they discussed the possibility of a German company entering a consortium of enterprises to participate in projects for the reconstruction and modernization of steel mills in Helwan, Egypt, and Ajakuta, Nigeria. Ms. Keller expressed interest in working on such large projects and readiness to continue the dialogue by exchanging relevant documents.

ALLWE representatives held negotiations and visited the stands of a number of leading Russian companies, such as: Mashtehnica LLC, which manufactures equipment for the production of metal structures; MetMashUfaley LLC, specializing in the production of equipment for by-product coking industry and a blast-furnace foundry; Tyazhpressmash OJSC, producing forging presses with a thrust of up to six thousand tons; LLC RusLitMash, an engineering company specializing in the foundry design; Machine-Building Plant ElectroMashStan, which manufactures automated lines for the production of profile sheets; LLC RELTEC Factory, which manufactures induction melting furnaces; PJSC Dneprotyazhmash, which manufactures products for metallurgical production and Novokramatorsky Heavy Engineering Plant, which manufactures a wide range of products for the metallurgical industry of the former USSR.

Such exhibitions enable ALLWE to constantly expand the circle of Russian and foreign partner enterprises in order to most effectively and comprehensively fulfill the wishes and requirements of partners abroad in the course of work on projects.

The Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum took place on October 23-24, 2019 in Sochi under the motto “For Peace, Security and Development”. Such large-scale events were held for the first time in modern Russia and have no analogues in the history of Russian-African relations. The forum was attended by over 6000 participants, representatives of all 54 African countries, 45 of whom were represented by heads of state and government.

President of the Company B.I. Skripnik attended the Plenary meeting, where the President of Russian Federation V.V. Putin and the heads of African states gave an address.

Within the framework of the event, ALLWE leadership during negotiations with the chairman of the Board of Directors of the The Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique (CTA) and Southern Group Holdings SA, Mr. Austino Wuma, discussed the first priority projects for Mozambique, the possibilities of cooperation using ALLWE technologies, which are of mutual interest. Following the meeting, a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation was signed by the parties.

At the initiative of the President of the Chamber of Commerce of Abuja, Nigeria, Prince A.A. Kayode, ALLWE held negotiations with the leadership of Kaztec Corporation, at which mutual cooperation in a number of large projects of Nigeria was discussed, among the most interesting were: the construction of hospitals; the processing of municipal solid waste; power-generation, the use of technologies for the deep processing of agricultural products, mechanical engineering and other areas of mutual interest.

With the Executive Governor of Gombe State, Nigeria, Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, a strategy for the integrated development of the state’s transportation system as part of the country's overall system was discussed. The project will be implemented by the consortium of Russian and Nigerian enterprises, which is currently is being created, and includes the modernization of old, as well as construction of new railway networks, the supply of rolling stock and other related works. Other ALLWE projects were also presented for consideration by state management and business.

As part of the forum, a meeting was held with the Director General of the State Corporation Rosatom A.E. Likhachev, at which the leaders of the two companies spoke about the participation of Russian enterprises in the construction of the El-Dabaa nuclear power plant in Egypt.

The representative of the Djibouti Free Zones Authority, M. Hassan, expressed his readiness to work with ALLWE regarding the resumption of cooperation in supplies in the field of aviation and helicopter engineering.

Negotiations were held with the heads of diplomatic missions and embassies of the countries of Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Djibouti, Madagascar, the president of the Association of Russian Industrialists in West Africa, during which relevant target projects for each specific region of the continent were discussed.

The summit and forum in Sochi served as a fruitful platform not only for signing interstate agreements, but also for establishing direct mutually beneficial contacts and concluding contracts between business structures in Russia and African countries.

From October 8 to 10, 2019 in Cairo, Egypt, the International Exhibition and Forum "Big Industrial Week" was held. This is the largest partnership event of the two countries, which is attended by more than a hundred foreign companies and representatives of business circles of Africa and the Middle East. One of the key topics was the creation and development of the Russian industrial zone in Egypt. The exposition of the Industrial Week presented such industries as transport engineering, nuclear energy, modern agricultural technologies and power-generation.

As part of the Industrial Week business program, ALLWE took part in the forum of Rosatom State Corporation for suppliers and contractors of the El-Dabaa NPP construction project, where A.V. Frolov made a report and scientific assessment of this project.

During the working meeting of the President of ALLWE B.I. Skripnik with the leaders of Nuclear Power Plants Authority, Egypt, Dr. Amged El-Wakeel; Military Production Company for Project, Engineering, Consultancy and General Supplies, Egypt, General Maged S. Elserty and S.M. Salem; as well as the head of the Egyptian Company For Space Application & Remote Sensing, Dr. Hussein El-Shafie, discussed the issue of comprehensive support of the 1st stage of "Preparing the construction of the El Dabaa NPP" by an alliance of Russian and Egyptian companies. Much attention was paid to the modernization of the Heluan Metallurgical Plant based on Russian new technologies and innovative solutions by creating a consortium of Russian and Egyptian enterprises, which will include leading Russian companies in industrial, financial and scientific fields.

The result of the negotiations was the preparation and signing of Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation based on the agreements reached for each project.

On October 10, 2019, an expanded Session of the co-chairs of the Intergovernmental Russian-Chilean Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation with the participation of representatives of interested Russian enterprises was held. The meeting was part of the preparation of negotiations between the presidents of both countries on the eve of the visit of V.V. Putin to Chile, scheduled for November 16-17, 2019.

During the event, issues of cooperation in the field of engineering, power-generation, pharmaceuticals, the motor-vehicle industry, the use of outer space, cooperation between central banks and the expansion of the legal framework in the trade, economic and technical fields were examined.

The Russian side paid special attention to accelerating the implementation of the contract signed in 2017 for the organization of the regional Center for Combating Forest Fire in Chile with the participation of Russian enterprises and equipment and the project for assembling the B-200 specialized amphibious aircraft in this country with the participation of the Public Joint Stock Company "Beriev Aircraft", as well as the issue of creating a joint financial structure with the participation of banks of both countries to support the trade turnover proposed to the Chilean side by the Central Bank of Russia.

Preparations are underway for the transition to electronic certification of the imports of Chilean pork, poultry and fish - Chile is a pioneer in this field in international trade.

ALLWE has presented for consideration of the parties the project “Energy complex for the processing of municipal solid waste into electricity with a capacity of 40 MW”, currently promoted by the company on the Chilean market for municipalities in certain regions of this country.

On September 26, 2019, as part of an official visit to the Russian Federation by a delegation from Hanoi city, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, a business conference was held in Moscow at the Hanoi-Moscow Hotel to promote investment, trade and tourism of the Hanoi city in the Russian Federation - 2019.

The Vietnamese delegation included representatives of the Hanoi government and Hanoi entrepreneurs from various industries. The event was also joined by the representatives of the Government of the Republic of Mordovia, representatives of Russian enterprises, Russian organizations and associations involved in the expansion of business ties between the countries.

During the conference, the attendants were informed about the potential for the development of exports and imports in Hanoi, about the work of Russian companies in Vietnam and the opportunity to get acquainted with the activities and representatives of the Trade Development Department of Hanoi.

At the end of the official part of the conference, ALLWE established business contacts with Hatay Chemical妨eave Co. LTD, Haivan Investment & Technology JVC, LLC Zarubezh-Tur and discussed the possibilities of cooperation with Hanoi companies in various areas of activity and got acquainted with the products of Vietnamese manufacturers from Hanoi.

On September 24, 2019 at the Crocus Expo international exhibition center, the opening of the World Food Moscow 2019 exhibition was held, which brought together more than 1,500 participants of food manufacturers and suppliers from more than 65 countries on one platform.

Foreign Trade Company ALLWE is always searching for new solutions in the food industry and aspired to expand the range of exported products and increase business ties.

During the exhibition, ALLWE employees held a series of negotiations with companies such as Pietrelli and Maglione (Argentina), Dakao and Th Thimh Co Ltd (Vietnam), Food Export Council (Egypt), Paramount Agricole Service (Qatar), AIC Orlovskaya Niva (Russia). Foreign manufacturers of agricultural products were presented with Russian technologies of thermo-vacuum drying and other projects that allow storing products for several years, while preserving their the nutritional properties and taste.

The World Food Moscow-2019 exhibition confirmed the huge interest and growing popularity of food products under the import-substitution program and other products from Russian regions, including raw materials and end products among foreign and domestic consumers. As well as the willingness of foreign manufacturers from Africa and Southeast Asia to expand exports.

As part of the expansion of trade and economic cooperation with enterprises of the Republic of India, ALLWE took part in the Presentation of industrial rubber products manufacturers, which was held on September 23, 2019 at the Embassy of India in Moscow.

Ambassador of India to Russia D.B. Venkatesh Varma, in his speech at the event, emphasized that the rubber of India accounts for a small share of imports to the Russian Federation and does not see obstacles for Indian companies to increase their presence on the Russian market. Additionally, Russian companies could offer their technologies and products of the rubber industry on a mutual exchange basis, and expressed readiness of the Embassy to provide all possible support and assistance in this matter.

In a follow up of the event, business contacts were established with Indian rubber manufacturing companies, and representatives of the Embassy of India were invited to visit the company’s office in order to establish stronger business relations.

ALLWE management and specialists took part in the events within the framework of the first exhibition “Cuba in Russia 2019”, which took place at the Expocentre on September 18-20, 2019. An assortment of Cuban products and services was presented at the exhibition with an extensive business program, including bilateral meetings in the B2B format, product presentations and other business events. 

On August 30, 2019, representatives of Messig Electronics & Technology Co., China, visited the ALLWE head office to conduct negotiations aiming to expand cooperation between the companies. 

On August 26, 2019, negotiations between the President of ALLWE and the managers and specialists of the Colombian state company AEROCIVIL were held in the office of ALLWE. 

As part of an official visit of the President of the Republic of Mozambique, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, to Russia on August 21, 2019, the President of ALLWE took part in the Russian-Mozambique Business Forum, which was attended by President of Mozambique, as well as representatives of business, financial and government institutions of the Republic of Mozambique and Russia.

The President of the Republic of Mozambique, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, arrived in Russia to expand trade and economic cooperation and to attract investment in various sectors of the country's economy, in particular the oil and gas industry, the development and modernization of projects in the field of energy and infrastructure, transport, agriculture, tourism, which the main topic of the forum was devoted to.

Possessing tremendous resource potential and excellent relations with the government of the Russian Federation, today the Republic of Mozambique needs to expand cooperation with Russia in numerous sectors of the economy and competently overcome its financial problems associated with the destructive actions of natural disasters and previous agreements with Western countries that infringe on the country's national interests.

Financial and investment opportunities, as well as practical experience in implementing large projects, allow ALLWE to offer various and specific solutions for the modernization of industry and the development of Russian-Mozambique trade relations.

Following the meeting, ALLWE established business contacts with a number of state corporations and private companies of the Republic of Mozambique to build mutually beneficial cooperation on a number of promising investment projects in the field of energy, oil and gas industry, agriculture, transport and infrastructure modernization.

In the framework of the “Russian-Vietnam Cross Year” and the development of bilateral cooperation, on August 12, 2019, the ALLWE office hosted a meeting with the chairman of the Association of Vietnamese businessmen in the Russian Federation and the chairman of the board of directors of the Hanoi-Moscow Multifunctional complex, Mr. Le Truong Son.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the possibility of increasing mutual trade turnover in medicine, energy, construction, infrastructure modernization and expanding exports in the field of high-tech innovative Russian-origin products, as well as financial and investment opportunities in implementing bilateral projects.

Mr. Le Truong Son emphasized the special contribution of ALLWE in building partnerships between Russian enterprises and foreign companies and expressed the interest of Vietnamese entrepreneurs in strengthening and expanding the areas of cooperation between the countries in such areas as thermo-vacuum processing of food products, modernization of Soviet hydraulic structures and water-treatment facilities in Vietnam. Following the meeting the Parties agreed to promote joint projects in Vietnam and Russia and expand trade and economic cooperation in a number of areas on mutually beneficial conditions.

On August 2, 2019, as a part of an official visit to the Russian Federation by a delegation from the largest city of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Can Tho, a conference was held at MFC Hanoi Moscow to promote the investment, trade and tourism of Can Tho city.

The Vietnamese delegation included representatives of the leadership of the People’s Committee of Can Tho, as well as directors of large corporations of the region. The conference was also attended by the Ambassador of Vietnam to Russia, Nog Duc Manh, and the Trade Representative of Vietnam in Russia, Duong Hoang Minh.

The main topic of the conference was the consolidation of the results and expansion of cooperation between Russia and Vietnam, an increase in mutual trade turnover up to the equivalent of up to 10 billion US dollars, and an increase of the share of Russian companies in Vietnam's investment projects.
During the conference, the President of ALLWE signed a memorandum of cooperation with the construction company Cuu Long Investment Realestate to participate in construction projects in Can Tho.

From July 8 to July 16, 2019, a delegation of the Company, headed by the President, was on a working visit to the Republic of Cuba. The purpose of the visit was to negotiate with our regular partners during the execution of existing contracts and present new projects necessary for the Cuban economy.

Current issues were discussed with the management of Tecnoimport, EMIAT, Tecnotex, Abapet and Alimpex. Cuban interested organizations and partners were presented with projects on the introduction of new Russian technologies for metal spraying, thermo-vacuum dehydration of raw food materials, food production and modern technologies for the construction industry. Cuban experts noted that such projects are in line with the current policy of the Cuban leadership on the technological development of the country and strengthening the export potential of the economy.

The management of the Company, together with specialists from the ALLWE Representative Office in Havana, outlined an action plan to enhance the effectiveness of its interaction with partners in the regional market.

Within the framework of a conference organized by the Ministry of Trade and Investment of Nigeria and the Embassy of Nigeria in Russia on July 4 and 5, 2019, ALLWE held a meeting with officials of the country aiming to discuss the participation of a consortium of Russian enterprises in a number of large Nigerian projects.

During the meeting, the delegation members: representatives of the leadership of the Federal Ministry of Transport, the Nigerian Railway Service, the Association of Agricultural Dealers, discussed the prepared proposal and presentation of ALLWE for the reconstruction of the old colonial railway narrow gauge railway of 3,500 km and the construction of a new European standard railway from Maradi to Kano. The representative of the Ministry of Transport, Mr. Pius Imoistikeme Oteh, expressed interest in this project, as well as in the participation of the Russian consortium led by ALLWE in the construction of a large railway section from Lagos to Calabar instead of a Chinese company.

In connection with the fast-growing population of Nigeria, social projects to provide residents with high-quality and low-cost food, sewage and waste water treatment with the subsequent use of waste products as fertilizers for agriculture are becoming more important. The solutions presented by ALLWE during the meeting are based on modern technologies and the instruments for financing projects in Nigeria with the participation of the largest Russian and African banks will create the most optimal conditions for their implementation. The parties came to an agreement and mutual understanding regarding the further processes of preparing infrastructure and social projects and the creation of working groups to develop the terms of reference.

June 24, 2019 Ambassador of Nigeria prof. Steve D. Ugbah visited ALLWE to discuss the development of trade and economic relations following the visit of a delegation of Russian enterprises to Nigeria and a return visit from representatives of the Chamber of Commerce of Abuja and commercial companies to Russia.

Company President B.I. Skripnik expressed his gratitude to the Ambassador for his active participation in organizing the reception of the Russian delegation in the cities of Abuja and Lagos, for support and assistance during visit to Nigeria, for contribution to the development of trade between Russian and Nigerian companies.

As part of the negotiations, the parties discussed projects and opportunities in the reconstruction and modernization of the metallurgical complex in Ajaokuta, the results of a meeting with the Chrome Group and the industry-forming Dangote holding regarding the participation of ALLWE in the development of the metallurgical industry of Nigeria.

The other possibilities of the company were also discussed: utilization of associated gas, utilization of solid waste with further power generation, programs in the field of agriculture and pharmaceuticals. The ambassador confirmed his interest in expanding trade cooperation between Nigeria and Russia and noted the strategic importance of ALLWE in creating a consortium of Russian enterprises for participation in large projects in Nigeria.

Prof. S.D.Ugbah invited B.I. Mr. Skripnik to take part in the business forum being prepared by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Moscow on July 4-5, 2019 and expressed his intention to present ALLWE to the government and commercial sector of Nigeria during the Forum.

ALLWE took part in the conference of Afroeximbank, which gathered representatives of business, financial and state structures of the countries of the African continent and Russia in Moscow on June 20-21, 2019.

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), found in 1993 in Abuja, Nigeria, with a registered capital of $ 5 billion, was created to develop and promote trade between African countries and beyond the continent.

More than 1,500 delegates took part in this large-scale conference: representatives of federal ministries and departments, members of regional and municipal authorities, representatives of leading Russian and African companies and scientific-research centers. Among the Russian representatives at the conference were the Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry A.Medvedev, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey V.Lavrov, other statesmen of Russia, African countries and other regions of the world.

Сотрудничество ALLWE с Росэксимбанком и Афроэксимбанком, а также использование других ведущих российских и международных финансовых структур, дает наиболее оптимальные варианты финансирования в форме льготного экспортного кредитования самых разных сделок зарубежным партнерам.

The cooperation of ALLWE with Roseximbank and Afroeximbank, as well as the use of other leading Russian and international financial institutions, gives the most optimal financing options in the form of preferential export crediting of various transactions to foreign partners.

ALLWE took part in the international exhibition "Renewable Energy and Electric Vehicles" on June 18-20, 2019 in the Expocenter, Moscow.

The global change in the energy balance towards renewable energy sources will increase up to 20% by 2030, and above all these are environmental benefits with trends in equipment cost reduction. Environmentally friendly, energy-saving power-generation is the basis of the strategy of scientific and technological development for many countries of the world.

The exhibition and the Forum provided the company with a unique opportunity to study in detail the innovative projects of Russian and foreign scientific organizations and industrial companies that are performing the research in the field of new energy, and to increase general awareness of this topical issue in the interest of shaping the export potential of Russian industrial enterprises.

On June 12, 2019, a meeting was held at the National Hotel in Havana at the initiative of the Cuban Chamber of Commerce on overcoming the illegal sanctions imposed by the United States and its satellites on foreign trade organizations of Cuba and other countries.

Representatives of foreign commercial companies, ambassadors, as well as representatives of Cuban ministries and departments spoke at the meeting: First Deputy Foreign Trade Minister Antonio Carricarte, Cuban Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Orlando Guillen, Director of the US Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba Carlos de Cossio and other government officials. The central topic of discussion was the law of Helm Barton and its influence on the foreign trade of the Republic. Representatives of foreign companies cooperating with Cuba were informed that the cooperation will certainly continue, despite any pressure and threats from the United States.

Silvino Rodriguez, Head of the Havana Office, participated in the meeting on behalf of ALLWE.

On May 31, 2019, representatives of ALLWE took part in the business meeting “Vietnam-Russia Business Forum on Trade and Investment Promotion” under the auspices of the Ministry of Trade of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

A large delegation of Vietnamese industrial, construction and agricultural enterprises, as well as representatives of state bodies visited Moscow for participation in the forum. During the meeting, the participants listened to the statements of the Vietnamese commercial attache Mr. Trinh Xuan Hieu and the director of the Center for the Promotion of Industry and Trade of Vietnam Mr. Le Hong Minh. The main topics of the speeches were the development of trade turnover between the two countries and overcoming the obstacles caused by the current state of the international market.

Representatives of ALLWE held a series of business meetings with Vietnamese companies, officials of the Embassy and the Ministry of Commerce of Vietnam, at which the most relevant projects and financial solutions for their implementation were proposed. Agreements were reached on the need to establish strong contacts for expanding trade and investment relations between the two countries.

ALLWE President B.I. Skripnik participated in the International Business Forum “Russia-Africa: Partnership for Development”, which took place on May 30, 2019 under the leadership of the Chamber of Commerce and was confined to the celebration of the Day of African Unity. The forum was held six months before the big event for Russian-African relations, the first in the history of Russia of the same-name summit, chaired by the presidents of the Russian Federation and Egypt.

The forum was attended by Ambassadors and representatives of several countries of Central, North and East Africa, Russian officials and interested commercial organizations.

As part of negotiations with representatives of official circles of Rwanda and Kenya, ALLWE presented opportunities in a number of social programs for wastewater treatment, modern technologies for waste disposal, projects in the energy and medical fields.

Within the framework of the annual competition for the National Award in the field of entrepreneurial activity “Golden Mercury”, held by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia with the support of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation, for the second year in a row ALLWE was declared the winner in the nomination “Best exporting enterprise in international innovation cooperation.”

May 24, 2019 a solemn ceremony of awarding the winners of the regional competition "Golden Mercury - 2018" was held in the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

During the event, representatives of small and medium businesses were awarded for significant achievements in their fields of activity. As one of the leading Russian enterprises in the export of high-tech products, ALLWE has repeatedly been the winner in the “Exporter of the Year” nomination. The award for the last year’s activities is a recognition of our achievements in promoting Russian high technologies to foreign markets. The projects proposed by ALLWE, including those that are socially significant, are relevant for many regions of the world that are actively developing their economies.

In order to develop trade and economic cooperation, in May 2019, under the auspices of the Russia-Nigeria Business Council, a delegation of Russian enterprises headed by the President of ALLWE, B. Skripnik, visited the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Within the framework of the visit of Business Council Russia-Nigeria members and with the participation of the Ambassador of Nigeria to Russia, Professor Steve D. Ugbah, meetings and negotiations with the President of the Chamber of Commerce Abuja Mr. Adetokundo Adelina Kayode and the Director General of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Lagos Mr. Muda Yusuf were held on the development of trade economic relations in a number of areas: energy, industrial production, social projects, as well as a variety of questions regarding real demand of the industry as a whole. During the visit, meetings and negotiations were held with the Minister of Mines Abubabakar Bawa Bwari, the Minister of Communications Dr. Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu, Deputy Minister of Water Resources Elijah A.Adribigbe on a number of promising projects, including investment opportunities of the Russian consortium working in this direction.

Together with the Nigerian company EFORSE, agreements on the opening of the regional West African representative office with headquarters in Abuja were signed. Prospects for joint cooperation with the countries of West Africa were discussed with the Dangote group of companies on the project for the construction of dry docks, offshore platforms, energy generating centers based on the capabilities of the United Engine Corporation.

The total portfolio of projects is estimated at more than 3.5 billion US dollars. The consolidation of the joint efforts of high-tech industrial enterprises of Russia and a number of industrial enterprises of Nigeria in the long term by 2020 will increase the trade turnover between Russia and Nigeria up to 2 billion US dollars.

In preparation for the visit of the Chairman of the Board of the T&T Group-Vietnam, Mr. Do Quang Hien, to Russia the representatives of the corporation visited ALLWE’s office on May 17, 2019, to meet with the President Mr. B.I.Skripnik.

During the negotiations, the parties discussed the issues of priority projects in the fields of energy, the supply of oil and gas equipment, integrated innovative water treatment systems, nuclear medicine, fruit and vegetable processing lines, as well as other important and significant projects. Much attention was paid to the matter of joint work on the projects that carry weight for the development of Russian-Vietnamese friendship and trade and economic relations.

Representatives of the T&T Group appreciated the financial and commercial benefits of ALLWE and offered to sign a cooperation agreement. The President of the company received an invitation to the official opening of a branch of T&T Group - Global Russia and visit the T&T Group - Global in Vietnam to continue cooperation.

Tecnoimport was the first Cuban organization with which ALLWE’s cooperation with Cuba began 12 years ago. After the change in the management of Tecnoimport, the newly appointed Director General Heriberto Sanchez Alleyne met with the President of ALLWE B.I.Skripnik in Moscow to discuss the prospects for commercial cooperation and clarify the new methods and principles of Tecnoimport in a changing international environment and in connection with the complication of working conditions faced by both companies.

The management of the Companies analyzed and agreed on plans to address the financing of commercial operations and growth in commodity turnover. Furthermore, the parties discussed new areas in which we could successfully cooperate: integrated projects in Cuba, reconstruction and modernization of Cuban industrial facilities, organization of joint manufacturing facilities on the basis of Russian advanced technologies to satisfy the demands of the Cuban market and subsequent export to the markets of Latin America. Both sides agreed that the supplies of traditional historically developed product range should also be continued.

As part of its foreign economic activity in the Middle East and the strengthening of trade and economic cooperation between the Russian Federation and the countries of the League of Arab States, ALLWE participated in the opening of the ARABIA EXPO 2019 exhibition and in the opening of the XII session of the Russian-Arab Business Council held in the Central Manezh on April 8-10, 2019. The event was attended by more than 3,000 professionals from the countries of the League of Arab States and Russia. ARABIA EXPO is considered to be the only and largest event in Russia and the CIS, bringing together all the countries of the League of Arab States and the regions of the Russian Federation.

Representatives of ALLWE held a series of business meetings with Arab and Russian companies, officers of diplomatic missions of Egypt, Syria. Agreements have been reached on the necessity for further meetings to establish stronger ties with the Middle East and North Africa.

The exhibition allows to track current investments trends in Russia and the Middle East, and reflects both the possibilities of food, light and heavy industry in individual regions of the Russian Federation and of the Arab countries.

As part of the development of trade and economic cooperation with Venezuela, representatives of ALLWE on April 4, 2019 took part in a plenary meeting of the Diversified Russian-Venezuelan Business Forum.

The format of the event allowed to conduct the “horizontal” communications between representatives of the two countries for the first time. Russian and Venezuelan businessmen discussed cooperation in the field of energy, the mining industry, tourism development, the production of tobacco and shoes, the supply of food, cocoa and chocolate, seafood and alcohol at the forum.

During the negotiations with the Deputy General Director of the oil-producing state company PDVSA Alejandro Rojas and President of the Export-Import State Company of the Province of Miranda Hector Silva, ALLWE presented opportunities for implementation of high-tech projects in the energy, mechanical engineering and oil&gas sectors. Particular attention was focused on the discussion of projects for the construction of water purification and desalination plants in Latin America. To establish stronger ties, they agreed to visit the ALLWE office during the next visit to Moscow.

On March 22, 2019, Mr. Arun Rana, Chairman and Managing Director of Avia Prom Solutions, India, visited the ALLWE office.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the problems of the modern world market, trade relations between India and Russia, opportunities and prospects for companies to cooperate in implementing projects at various levels in the Indian market and in other countries of Southeast Asia. Presentations on water treatment projects, equipment for radiation sterilization, safety systems, mobile camps and construction of a plant for the production of expanded clay for pre-fabricated housing were examined. A representative of the Indian company paid special attention to the opportunities of ALLWE regarding financing and investing these projects.

Mr. Rana thanked the President for the warm welcome and expressed interest in the further step-by-step development of relations for the establishment of lasting mutually beneficial cooperation.

As part of the project for the reconstruction of the Helwan Metallurgical Complex in the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Russian delegation headed by the President of the Foreign Trade Company ALLWE B.I. Skripnik visited Egypt on March 15, 2019 to inspect the state of the plant and negotiate the requirements for modernization. The delegation included representatives of leading Russian enterprises in a number of industrial, financial and scientific fields that were included in the formatting Russian-Egyptian Consortium. From the Egyptian side the strategic partner is the Arab Industrialization Organization.

The reconstruction of the Helwan Complex, built with the participation of USSR specialists in the 60s of the last century, is carried out within the framework of the adopted state plan for the development of strategic industries. Based on modern technologies, the alliance of Russian and Egyptian companies will modernize and comprehensively develop the metallurgical complex, which will enable to bring the products of the enterprise to the local and international market at competitive prices.

During the visit, the delegation was received by the Minister of the Public Business Sector of Egypt, Hisham Taufik. During the reception ALLWE demonstrated a presentation of the prospects for the reconstruction of the Helwan complex using efficient technical, financial and scientific resources and investment opportunities for such a large-scale project.

According to the results of the negotiations and assessment of the state of the plant, the Russian consortium will prepare and submit to the Ministry of Public Business Sector of the Arab Republic of Egypt a program of comprehensive phased development of the enterprise based on modernization and innovative solutions, new technologies with the participation of leading institutions and scientific communities of Russia.

On March 5-6, 2019, representatives of ALLWE took part in the event, which was entirely devoted to current issues in the development of the maintenance and overhaul industry for aircrafts and aviation equipment. More than 80 companies from 25 countries of the world performed as exhibitors at the exhibition site of the event.

During the meetings and negotiations, agreements were reached on cooperation in a whole range of areas: supplies of aviation technologies and airfield equipment, onboard equipment for Russian-made aircrafts currently operating in Latin America, the Middle East, and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Attractive price availability and quality of Russian-made aircrafts and aviation equipment increases demand and exigency for them on the world market every year.

February 27, 2019 the President of ALLWE, B.I.Skripnyk received a visit from a representative of the Embassy of the Republic of Sudan, Mr. Mohamed E.A. Rahma.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the current bilateral economic cooperation between Russia and Sudan. They touched upon topics related to increasing the supplies of high-tech Russian-made products to Sudan, such as: mobile stations for drinking water treatment, mobile autonomous camps, seawater desaltization systems, a wastewater treatment project, medical equipment, both diagnostic and therapeutic developments of the Rosatom Corporation, supplies of aerotechnical and aerodrome equipment for the support of the technical integrity of the Russian-made aviation equipment and machinery in Sudan, mini power plants.

Mr. Rakhma, within the framework of the modern export financing tools and export capabilities offered to him by one of the leading integrator of industrial companies in the Russian Federation, Foreign Trade Company ALLWE, proposed to hold a series of meetings with a delegation of a state corporation from Sudan in March-April of this year. The Sudanese side will be glad to discuss areas of bilateral cooperation in the interests of Republic of Sudan and Russian Federation. Also, the Sudanese side was informed that the Foreign Trade Company ALLWE is participating together with Arab Republic of Egypt and Russian enterprises in the project for creation of a consortium for the construction of a transcontinental railway in Africa and expressed hope for a prompt accession of Republic of Sudan to a promising historical project.

Together with one of the largest construction companies in Egypt, REDCON Construction Co. S.A.E, the Egyptian construction industry enterprises, ALLWE participates in a tender for the first phase of the construction of the nuclear island of the first two power-generating units of the nuclear power plant El-Dabaa. Using its 30-year experience of cooperation with foreign structures in different countries of the world, the company has professional capabilities to maximally and high-efficiently express itself in this project, working with Russian companies of the nuclear industry, Egyptian and Russian logistic structures.

Close cooperation with such banks as Roseximbank, Sberbank, VTB, VEB allows to provide financing for one of the first stages of the project. Administrative and financial management allows to implement the processes of planning, organization, coordination, control and teamwork, which is the formula for achieving the intended goals.

Foreign trade company ALLWE was invited in March of this year to visit the head office of the Arab Organization for Industrialization of Egypt to discuss the creation of an Egyptian-Russian consortium with the aim of forming a project for the construction of railways on the African continent. The project envisages the creation of a unified rail line connecting the north (Alexandria, Egypt) and the south (Cape Town, RSA) of Africa, as well as several highways on the territory of the Arab Republic of Egypt.

ALLWE is negotiating with Russian Railways, JSC “RZDstroy”, JSC Roszheldorproject, RZD International, ELTEZA, The Union of Railway Constructors, Uralvagonzavod, as well as with leading Russian and Egyptian banks in order to design the architecture projects.

On January 28, 2019, bilateral negotiations were held in the office building of ALLWE between the Chairman of the Egyptian Company for Space Applications and Remote Sensing (ESCARS), Dr. Hussein El-Shafie, and the President of the ALLWE company Bogdan I. Skripnik. The meeting was also attended by ESCARS engineer Abdelhakim AbdelNaser, the director of the JSC Research Institute Graphite E.P.Mayanov, and other representatives of relevant structures on both sides.

The topics of joint participation in the consortium on new projects with the largest Egyptian corporation “Arab Organization for Industrialization” (AOI): reconstruction and modernization of railway infrastructure from Cairo to Aswan, as well as to the border of Northern Sudan, from Marsa Alem to Alexandria, and the creation of a Trans-African railway from Alexandria to Cape Town; the supply of technical-aviation equipment for the Helwan Aircraft Repair Plant; the reconstruction project of the Helwan Metallurgical Complex; participation in the tender for the NPP El-Dabaa construction project; modernization of the Hydroelectric station in the city of Aswan; participation in a number of promising and innovative areas in Egypt. Further steps to expand the work with investment structures and activities were also outlined.

The agreements reached as a result of this meeting with our strategic partner in Egypt suggest that the Egyptian companies have a growing need for high-tech Russian-origin equipment, which has proven its competitiveness, reliability and relevance, as well as the need for the presence of Russian companies on the Egyptian market.

On January 24, 2019, a meeting was held at the ALLWE office with the chairmen of the company Singapore Oil and Energy Pte Ltd., led by company President Brian Chang. The negotiations were attended by Radinsky Konstantin Olegovich, President of the non-profit organization "Oil and Gas Equipment Manufacturers Association".

During the meeting, the parties discussed projects for the construction of shelf platforms for the extraction of hydrocarbon minerals at various deposits around the world, as well as the possibility of the creation of a project for a liquefied natural gas storage facility in the Philippines. ALLWE executives presented the worldwide opportunities of ALLWE to the Singaporean side. Mr. Chang paid special attention to the company's ability to export Russian and Singaporean technologies all around the world.

Mr. Chang expressed his interest in further cooperation and thanked the President of ALLWE for the efficiency and warm welcome. The parties came to an understanding regarding future plans and the need for the progressive development of their relations.

On January 18, 2019, at the invitation of the Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, representatives of ALLWE took part in a formal reception devoted to the 60th anniversary of the victory of the Cuban revolution, which was held at the Cultural Center under the Russian Foreign Ministry. The reception was attended by almost the entire Cuban community in Moscow, including families of diplomats.

The official part consisted of speeches by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Russian Federation, Gerardo Penalver, and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Ryabkov Sergey Alekseyevich. The strategic nature of friendly relations between our countries was emphasized in both speeches. The Embassy staff gave a small concert of the Cuban national songs and music.

A folklore ensemble from Cuba performed in front of the guests. Friends of Cuba from various political and social organizations and Russian parliamentarians also attended the event.