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Altai region is twinned with Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Cooperation with Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is a priority area of Altai region activity. Over 15 years Altai enterprises participate in international exhibition “Eurasia Commodity and Trade Expo” which is annually held in Ürümqi (China) and aimed to strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation. This year Altai region was presented by 6 companies. Joint exhibition booth was organized by Altai regional administration with the assistance of  the Altai export support center. Among presented Altai goods were sea buckthorn juices, deer antler velvet products, pine nuts products and supplements, children wear, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, grits, wood products etc. All visitors were very much encouraged to examine and try Altai production. 

Alashankou Free Trade Zone is the first FTZ in Xinjiang and the 16th FTZ in China. Alashankou Port is the “gate” of the second Eurasian continental bridge in China and it plays vital role in boosting cooperation between Altai and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Regions. Altai companies LLC “Konkord” and LLC «Altai External Economic Company» provide shopping mall in Alashankou with Altai goods. Altai honey, beverages, shampoos and hair balsams, herbal liqueurs, flaxseed, cedar wood, walnut oils and  herbal teas can be found on store shelves in Alashankou. The Altai export support center recovered expenditures on label translation to Chinese language.

Briefing note: The Altai Regional Coordination Center of Export Oriented Small and Medium-sized Business Entities Support is a structural subdivision of the Regional State Budget – funded Institution “Altai Business Incubator”. The Center is aimed to promote and involve small and medium-sized business entities in foreign economic activity.