MTC North-South – new horizons

II Astrakhan
International Forum

13-15 November 2024

Quick entry into the premium markets of Iran, the East, Asia, Africa and India



which will help all interested market participants find practical solutions and answers to questions that are already being posed, to promote the growth of freight traffic now, without waiting for the corridor infrastructure to be completed, for a single operator to appear, etc.

Purpose of the Forum is to formulate new concept for operation of the North-South ITC,

Main topics and sessions of the Forum:



Demands and offers of Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the Middle East, South Asia and East Africa;

Transport and logistics routes of the North-South International Transport Corridor (ITC) and transportation costs;

Financial schemes for cross-border and cargo insurance payments;

Advantages, limitations and cost of sea transportation from Novorossiysk and St. Petersburg to the Middle East, India, South Asian countries and East Africa;

East and South Africa in the range of ​​the North-South ITC.

Forum participants will obtain valuable first-hand information and answers
to all their questions, including information on:




What is the total market capacity for Russian goods in the North-South ITC range with a population of 3.5 billion people;

who supplies food, building materials and consumer goods to residents of Iraq (42 million population), Afghanistan (37 million population) and what is the supply mechanism;

level of maturity and development of the market in the Middle East, South Asia and East Africa, including the share and number of middle class representatives;

how Turkish companies manage to supply all of Africa with flour from grain crops from Russia and CIS countries;

costs of goods produced in Russia and CIS countries in the markets of the Middle East
and Africa;




how the UAE became a trade hub for Africa and the Middle East, what is the cost of goods storage in the UAE and Iranian ports;

why traders from the UAE, Saudi Arabia and India buy Russian oil, oil products, LPG, petrochemicals, mineral fertilizers and coal;

why Russian warehouses are absent in such countries as Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the UAE, what food products fill the shelves of supermarkets in the Middle East;

what are the free niches for Russian goods in the markets of the Middle East, South Asia
and East Africa.

Dear organizers and participants of the forum!

On behalf of the Business Center for Economic Development of the CIS, allow me to welcome you to the Astrakhan Forum - a platform for the development of international cooperation between Russia and the CIS countries!

Today, more than ever, consolidation of efforts to realize the economic potential of our states is relevant. In the context of a changing geopolitical situation, we see enormous opportunities for expanding cooperation with countries in the Near and Middle East, South Asia and East Africa.

Russia and the CIS countries need advanced technologies in the fields of energy, agriculture, industry, as well as investments for the implementation of joint projects. The creation of new and modernization of existing transport corridors, including the North-South ITC, is the key to successful economic cooperation.

The North-South ITC plays a key role in the development of economic relations. It is necessary to focus efforts on optimizing routes, simplifying customs procedures, and developing digital technologies in logistics. Investments in the development of port and railway infrastructure.

I am confident that the Astrakhan Forum will become a fruitful platform for dialogue, exchange of experience and development of specific solutions. The CIS Business Center is ready to provide comprehensive support in the implementation of joint projects.

Welcome speech
from Vadim Ganin,
General Director of the CIS Business Center
to participants of the Astrakhan Forum

Speakers

Valuable knowledge from smart people from the best companies

the list
is growing

Dmitry Borisovich Dubovik

Director of the Caspian International Integrative Club "North-South"

Ilya Alexandrovich Volynsky

Minister of Industry, Trade and Energy of the Astrakhan Region

Ramazan Gadzhimuradovich Abdulatipov

Chairman of the "North-South Club"

Nikita Andreevich RASSOKHIN

First Secretary of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the United Republic of Tanzania

Lyudmila Viktorovna Teselkina

Founder of the "JUST" group of companies

VADIM VALERIEVICH GANIN

General Director of the Association "Business Center for Economic Development of the CIS"

Alexander Mikhailovich Sharov

General Director of "RusIranExpo" Group of Companies

Stanislav Stepanovich Sinchenko

President of the Union "Astrakhan Chamber of Commerce and Industry"

Sergey Igorevich Rybakov

Director of Strategic Development, Insurance Broker "RIFAMS"

Yuri Alekseevich Shcherbanin

Prof., Doctor of Economics, head of the laboratory of the Institute of National Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences, head. Department of the Russian State University of Oil and Gas (NRU) named after I.M. Gubkin.

Salim
Alizade

Representative of the International Foreign Policy Association R.F. in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Andrey Evgenievich PODENOK

President of the Moscow Association of Entrepreneurs, Vice President Opora and President of the Association of Exporters and Importers

Agamir Heydarovich Ramazanov

SEZ Aras in Julfa Iran. CEO Birlik Yoldash Tejarat Aras Con

Marat Ruslanovich Zembatov

Member of the Russian-Oman Business Council at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, member of the transport subgroup of the BRICS Business Council, Candidate of Economic Sciences.

Program architecture

Registration of participants
Welcoming coffee

08:30 — 09:30

Coffee break

11:30 — 11:40

Lunch

13:00 — 14:00

Offers from logistics companies in Russia, Iran, CIS countries, Asia and Africa

14:00 — 16:00 Session 3

New Markets: Demands and Offers of Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Middle East, South Asia and East Africa

09:30 — 11:30 Plenary session 1

Visiting and getting acquainted with the capabilities of Astrakhan companies

10:30 — 17:30
Welcome coffee and departure from Marins Grand Hotel Astrakhan. Travel by bus or minibus. Lunch at a cafe along the route.

On November 14 -15 the VIP hall will host a Cultural Lounge where paintings and video materials provided by the Eastern Cultural Center of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences and cartoons from the Russian-Iranian animation studio SkyFrame, presentations of cultural and sports events will be presented as well.

Thursday

14 November

Wednesday

13 November

On November 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 06:00 in Marins Grand Hotel Astrakhan you are welcome to pre-register for the Forum.

Visiting programs by choice:
Container, refrigerated cargo, timber, universal ports + railway station Kutum

Grain and oil ports of Astrakhan

"Dry port" railway station Kutum + universal ports

Oil loading ports of Astrakhan

Port Olya, Port SEZ Lotos

SEZ Lotos, shipyard in Narimanov

Astrakhan University

Other programs upon commercial requests

Signing of agreements between Russian, Iranian and international companies for the supply of coking coal and anthracite to Iran, iron ore pellets and ores to the Russian Federation

New instruments and opportunities for financial transactions and international settlements under sanctions pressure

11:40 — 13:00 Session 2

Coffee break

16:00 — 16:30
18:30

Galla dinner

East and South Africa in the range of ​​the North-South ITC as a new market for Russian goods with a population of 700 million. South and Southeast Asia in the area of ​​the North-South ITC

16:30 — 18:30 Session 4

Friday

15 November

Welcome coffee

08:30 — 09:30

New concept ITC North-South,
perspectives of development

09:30 — 11:20 Session 1

Coffee break

11:20 — 11:40

Implementation of new international projects with the participation of Russian regions and representatives of friendly countries. Presentation of SEZs and territories

11:40 — 13:00 Session 2

Lunch

13:00 — 14:00

Round table on Forum results

14:00 — 16:00 Session 3
16:00

Final coffee break

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ORGANIZERS

PARTNERS

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For questions regarding media accreditation:
Maria Solovyova
PR manager of the Forum
tel. +7 (960) 860-32-17
e-mail: mariysolov@yandex.ru

Moscow: Yulia Sergeevna Volkova
tel. +7 (926) 263-42-58
e-mail: astrakhan.forum@mail.ru

Moscow: Aisa Basangova
tel. +7 (916) 266-73-15
e-mail: rusiran.ekspo@mail.ru

Moscow: Svetlana Anatolyevna Loginova
tel. +7 (966) 357-70-97
e-mail: sv.77loginova@mail.ru

Astrakhan: Yulia Sergeevna Dubovik
tel. +7 (927) 078-70-79
e-mail: yuliyabubnova14@mail.ru

Contacts organizing committee:

Iran: Salim Akhmedovich Aliyev
tel. +98 (910) 245-23-12
e-mail: salim.alizadeh@mail.ru

Iran: Farid Ismailovich Shabanov
tel. +7 (977) 867-76-42

e-mail: faridshabanov2022@gmail.com

Minsk, Belarus: Mikhail Leonovich Sudas
tel. +37 (529) 646-51-55
e-mail: mlsudas@mail.ru

Tambov: Nikolay Viktorovich Denisov
tel. +7 (905) 085-83-02
e-mail: ruspers-ex@yandex.ru

Grand Hotel, Astrakhan

Astrakhan, st. Kuibyshev, 69

Location

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