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Russia
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ear readers,
We are pleased to present to you this
new supplement and update on Russia’s
exhibition industry and its potential for international
exhibitions.
The importance of mutual trust and collaboration
has grown manifold against the backdrop of the
current international situation. The exhibition
business is playing a crucial role in this work; like
no other it connects countries and continents and
unites partners from all over the world. This role is
played in Russia by the Russian Union of Exhibitions
and Fairs (RUEF), which has remained active and
efficient despite ongoing international tensions.
The Union was born as a family of professionals,
initially consisting of only a few organisations.
Currently, we unite major exhibition companies
from all the federal districts of Russia; we represent
the Russian integrated exhibition community, and
we are known and listened to by both Russian and
foreign business communities and authorities.
Over the period of more than 25 years of its
existence, the Union has made a sizable contribution
to the advancement of the domestic exhibition
business. Still we realise that we have much to do to
fully develop normative regulation of the industry,
and to foster the infrastructures and state support for
our exhibition activity, to encourage enterprises to
take part in exhibitions, and to work in a number of
other areas, too.
No matter the objective difficulties, RUEF keeps
up with global trends, sets itself new and ever
challenging tasks for itself, launches new projects
and, by doing so, comprehensively promotes the
advancement of the Russian exhibition industry,
domestic goods and services, as well as international
co-operation.
In 2018 Russia was honoured to host the 85th UFI
Global Congress. This signal event, including the
special Russia in Focus session, once more presented
Russia as ‘Open to the World’.
This special supplement is published to
support those involved in Russian and foreign
business activity in order to strengthen direct
partner links and further develop mutual trade
and partnership in economics.
I hope the edition will
help also to make a better
acquaintance of the Russian
exhibition industry and
major destinations.
Sergey Alexeev
President, Russian Union
of Exhibitions and Fairs
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