Armenia and Kyrgyzstan are the newest members of the EAEU; Belarus is accelerating its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and has set 2020 as the goal to join. Kazakhstan joined the WTO in October 2015. China and member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union signed an agreement in Astana, Kazakhstan, to cut trade barriers and facilitate economic activities in May 2018.
Vietnam has signed a Free Trade Agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union and in January 2018 India has entered into negotiations to start a Free Trade Agreement with the EEC. Many other nations are reaching agreements for special trading rights with the Eurasian Economic Union.

The Developing Eurasian Economic Union:
(Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia)

This event allows participants to interact with those in Eurasia seeking to expand multilateral trade, direct investments, business opportunities and open communication. Participants at the conference will speak with the Head of the Russian Economic Department to the United States, representatives from Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Armenia as well as experts who have years of experience in doing business in Eurasia. Executives from numerous US corporations and officials from different countries will attend.

As former obstacles to trade are being removed in this vast free trade zone, an in-depth understanding of new opportunities and developments there becomes increasingly important. Conference panelists and EEU officials will address vital topics of business, trade, energy, finance and investments – including privatization of state-owned enterprises, requirements for capital infusion to underwrite infrastructure, transport and energy projects, and advanced technology and engineering opportunities in renewable energy, ‘Smart Cities’ and other areas. As always, large corporations, mid-size and small enterprises and entrepreneurs are involved in The Eurasia Center & Eurasian Business Coalition's efforts to build better economic relations, build bridges for peace, and create jobs for the future both in Eurasia and here in America. We hope you will join us in learning more about the Eurasian Economic Union, and in helping form working relationships, programs and solutions that will contribute to better, peaceful and productive East-West collaboration.

Panels will address vital topics of business, trade, energy and finance, which will cover new business and investment opportunities in the BRICS. The Conference will include presentations on energy and natural resources, high technology, legal changes, mergers and acquisitions, economic development and public support for investments.

This event will allow you and your colleagues to interact with those officials from Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa seeking to expand trade, direct investments, business opportunities and open communication. There are many important commercial developments occurring among the BRICS that will stimulate new growth. South Africa is reforming under President Cyril Ramaphosa as he unveiled a long-overdue stimulus package coupled with beefed-up infrastructure outlays, a number of job-creation initiatives and pro-business reforms as a new Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has taken the challenge to increase growth. There will be executives and representatives from US and international corporations as well as government officials from the BRICS.

India's economy has now become the world's fastest growing economy, under Prime Minister Modi. And it is expected to grow even faster in the near future, beating China’s growth rate as India's Government has loosened regulations on foreign investments. Brazil had come out of recession in 2017 with an increased GDP rate of 1%. The economy of Brazil is the world's eighth largest economy by nominal GDP and eighth largest by purchasing power parity. Brazil has an estimated US$21.8 trillion worth of natural resources which includes vast amounts of gold, uranium, iron, and timber. These and many more important factors point to an interesting BRICS Conference in May 2019!

Panels will address vital topics of business, trade, energy and finance, which will cover new business and investment opportunities with the European Union and Great Britain. The Conference will include presentations on energy and natural resources, high technology, legal changes, mergers and acquisitions, economic development and public support for investments.

This event will allow you and your colleagues to interact with those officials from European Union seeking to expand trade, direct investments, business opportunities and open communication. The Eurasia Center/EBC is convening this Conference because of the tremendous changes and growth opportunities which exist for international corporations and business with the European Union given the repercussions of Brexit and the changing European economic landscape.

This new economic push to link the countries of Eurasia by high-speed rail, expanded trucking routes, and modernized air and seaport facilities will open up huge investment opportunities, drive technology assistance programs, and generate a proliferation of new manufacturing and service industries in all the countries in-between. The 4,000-mile original caravan road linked ancient Chinese, Indian, Persian, Arabic, Greek and Roman civilizations and was later popularized by the Italians with Marco Polo’s trade initiatives with the Emperor of China. The modern Silk Road nations comprise a population of 3 Billion and a market that is unparalleled in both scale and potential.

The Eurasia Center/Eurasian Business Coalition will provide an overview of the extraordinary opportunities that are becoming available to countries, companies and individuals to become a part of what is arguably the Project of the Century. This event will allow you and your colleagues to interact with those officials and business representatives from China, India, Kazakhstan, and many other New Silk Road nations who are actively seeking contact with American companies, both large and small, to open communication channels and expedite trade, direct investments, and a wide range of business opportunities. There will be executives and representatives from U.S. corporations, and officials from U.S. Government agencies involved in trade promotion and overseas project financing. The Silk Road will allow for a deeper penetration of this vast market by US companies, many of which are not yet familiar with these regions and the new opportunities they offer.

This event allows participants to interact with those in America, Europe and Asia (Eurasia) seeking to insure greater world stability given the areas of crisis throughout Eurasia. Participants at the conference will speak with key policymakers and specialists who are involved in addressing the important questions of security, as well as Government and defense industry experts who are seeking solutions to the current crises. The input of military representatives and panels designed to address each crisis area and new issue area is an important step in bringing about solutions to the growing international security dilemmas facing the world.