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RAPAPORT... Trade show producer UBM Asia entered into a strategic partnership with the RESTEC Group, a business-to-business (B2B) jewelry show host in Russia. The partnership will begin with the 2014 season of jewelry fairs, which include the Junwex St. Petersburg in February, the Junwex New Russian Style in May and Junwex Moscow in September. RESTEC was established in 1990 and has since become the host of 100 events in Russia and abroad with the Junwex series attracting almost 100,000 attendees annually. UBM Asia organizes the September Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair and 20 other jewelry shows in China, India, Japan, Turkey, Taiwan, Singapore and Germany. Serguei Trofimov, the president of the RESTEC Group, said, "Our jewelry events are well established as the leading events of its kind in Russia. We look forward to a very successful partnership with UBM Asia in getting more international exhibitors and visitors to the events." Jime Essink, the CEO of UBM Asia, added, "RESTEC is the leader of jewelry exhibitions in Russia. We are very excited to partner with RESTEC in facilitating the global jewelry industry to extend further to the flourishing Russia market with our strong office network and extensive connection with the jewelry trade. Also, with RESTEC representing UBM Asia in Russia for our jewelry fairs, we are set to welcome more Russian buyers and exhibitors to our events."
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