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continue to provide enlightened views, opinions and suggestions through its seminars, conferences, debates and discussions, MOUs, networking sessions, EXPOS, newsletters and publications, trade delegation meetings and economic roundtables on formulating comprehensive policies, measures and practical recommendations to enhance Australian commercial ties with our established regional trading partners as well as identifying lucrative trade and investment prospects within hitherto untapped extraterritorial economic environments. Heading the keynote speeches at the Annual Gala Dinner, H. E. Dr Alexey Pavolvsky, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation reviewed the economic links between Australia and the Russian Federation, surveying the road ahead for more auspicious trade and investment exchanges between the two countries that have been undermined in recent years by diplomatic tensions. His Excellency lamented the unfortunate campaign of bias and misinformation in some domestic and international circles against the Russian Federation – an economic powerhouse that is willing to smooth over its differences with established and potential commercial partners, while undertaking concrete measures to develop an effective vaccine to facilitate the international economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Notwithstanding this, His Excellency listed Australia among the Russian Federation’s principal trading partners with our nation well-equipped to provide innovative specialised equipment, industry skills training and advanced Download Our App
technology to address the Russian Federation’s infrastructure problems, and proactive collaboration with the Russian Federation’s energy and resources industries to enhance the production levels, operational efficiency and safety practices of that country’s minerals exploration through optimum Australian mining hardware and technological capabilities. As His Excellency likewise observed, both countries are integral members of the G20 (the twenty most industrialised economies in the world) and the ASEAN Regional Forum, and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) grouping, and the East Asian Summit and the Asia Europe Meeting, which presents extensive possibilities to ameliorate trade and investment relations through significant initiatives, including METS missions from Australia linked to Mining World Russia, and special Russian Federation trade and investment delegations to our shores, as well as Austrade education missions to the Russian Federation. Officially announcing the launch of EKONOMOS, Issue 2, 2020, ABSC Inc. president, Dr Frank Alafaci acknowledged the financial assistance provided by the Gold sponsor, Alliance Project Group, led by its Founding Director and current ABSC Inc. Board member, Mr Rouad El Ayoubi, and two bronze sponsors, Swan Wine Group and the Australia China Friendship and Exchange Association (ACFEA), and complimented the high profile article contributors who, including the ABSC Inc. president, comprise H. E. Dr Alexey Pavlovsky (Ambassador of the Russian Federation); H. E. Mr Kristiarto Legowo (AmbasMARCH I 2021
sador of the Republic of Indonesia); H. E. Mr Korhan Karakoc (Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey).; H. E. Mr Muhammad Ashraf (Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan); H. E. Mr Yasser Abed (Consul General of the Arab Republic of Egypt); Ms Fiona Fan (Director General, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, the de facto Taiwanese Consulate General in Sydney); Mr Damien Coorey (Principal / Director, CRM Brokers Pty Ltd); Mr Piers Morgan (Executive Director, Weringa Group); Ms Kim Samuel (Associate Director, Urban & Regional Planning, Elton Consulting); Mr John Stanton (Chief Executive Officer, Communications Alliance Ltd); Mr Ivan Slavich (Chief Executive Officer, Soldier On); Mr David Laanemaa (Managing Director, Back9 Capital Management Pty Ltd); and Dr Anthony De Francesco (Managing Director, Real Investment Analytics Pty Ltd). Several of these distinguished article contributors attending the Annual Gala Dinner or their representatives were expressly invited to join the ABSC Inc. president on the assembled stage
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