Oct 22, 2019

The «Business Russia» stand aroused great interest among the participants of the International Exhibition WETEX-2019

On October 21, the «Business Russia» presented a consolidated stand at the International Exhibition on Water Treatment, Energy Technologies and Environmental Protection WETEX-2019. The exposition of the Russian enterprises aroused great interest among the participants of the exhibition. Only within the first day over 20 meetings and strategic talks with representatives of the UAE business and authorities took place at the «Business Russia» stand.

To be mentioned - the «Business Russia» delegation headed by the business ambassador of the organization at the UAE Maksim Zagornov included 16 entrepreneurs representing the interests of the Russian companies working in the field of distributed energy, water supply, water disposal, fire safety. Within the framework of a uniforme stand they presented their own innovative developments and discussed ways of further cooperation with the strategic partners.

In the morning the «Business Russia» stand was visited by the Vice-President of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) Yousef Ebrahim Al Akraf. DEWA is the organizer of the WETEX exhibition and is responsible for the production and distribution of energy, as well as for the water and power supply of Dubai. The main strategy of DEWA is to implement green economy projects.

Yousef Ebrahim Al Akraf expressed his interest in distributed generation projects aimed at creating mobile power plants presented by the «Business Russia» Ambassador, Director of the NKS Group of Companies Maksim Zagornov. DEWA was particularly interested in the ICETech project of the BR-members to freeze and transport fresh water to the regions suffering from the drtinking water shortage. Yousef Ebrahim Al Akraf wished all the participants of the Russian business mission good luck and expressed hope that Russia's participation in the WETEX exhibition will become a good tradition.

The «Business Russia» stand was also visited by the Chairman of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry Abdullah Sultan Al Ovais. The «Business Russia» Ambassador at the UAE spoke about the possibilities of the largest business organization of the Russian Federation. The sides discussed the cooperation prospects, as well as the possibility of establishing joint production in the UAE.

At the end of the meeting Maksim Zagornov presented a gift to Yousef Ibrahim Al Akraf. The Chairman of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in turn, invited a delegation of Russian entrepreneurs to visit Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the nearest future and discuss issues of cooperation in more detail.

The work of the «Business Russia» delegation at WETEX goes on. On the second day of the exhibition a number of new meetings and negotiations are planned at the «Business Russia» stand.