A socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of nationwide and international conventions; exhibitions; and business, public, youth, sporting, and cultural events.

The Roscongress Foundation is a socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of nationwide and international conventions; exhibitions; and business, public, youth, sporting, and cultural events. It was established in pursuance of a decision by the President of the Russian Federation.

The Foundation was established in 2007 with the aim of facilitating the development of Russia’s economic potential, promoting its national interests, and strengthening the country’s image. One of the roles of the Foundation is to comprehensively evaluate, analyse, and cover issues on the Russian and global economic agendas. It also offers administrative services, provides promotional support for business projects and attracting investment, helps foster social entrepreneurship and charitable initiatives.

Each year, the Foundation’s events draw participants from 209 countries and territories, with more than 15,000 media representatives working on-site at Roscongress’ various venues. The Foundation benefits from analytical and professional expertise provided by 5,000 people working in Russia and abroad.

The Foundation works alongside various UN departments and other international organizations, and is building multi-format cooperation with 212 economic partners, including industrialists’ and entrepreneurs’ unions, financial, trade, and business associations from 86 countries worldwide, and 293 Russian public organizations, federal and regional executive and legislative bodies of the Russian Federation.

The Roscongress Foundation has Telegram channels in Russian t.me/Roscongress, English – t.me/RoscongressDirect, Spanish – t.me/RoscongressEsp and Arabic t.me/RosCongressArabic. Official website and Information and Analytical System of the Roscongress Foundation:roscongress.org.

Sergey Gromak

Sergey Gromak

Vice President for External Affairs and Shareholder Relations, AVTOVAZ
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06.06.2024
SPIEF 2024
Russian Automotive Industry: A Second Birth in the Modern World
In some price segments, sometimes there are several car manufacturers, car assemblers. Due to the fact that there are many of them in one price segment, there is fragmentation. There are too many models, too many platforms. In the passenger segment, in one class, from the point of view of the economy, it is reasonable to have two or three platforms
06.06.2024
SPIEF 2024
Russian Automotive Industry: A Second Birth in the Modern World
Money, subsidies, monetary support measures are important, but I would pay attention to non-monetary measures as well. If Russian carmakers form a market with the help of regulation, maybe subsidies will not be needed. For example, we believe that it is necessary to regulate the market within Russia through SPIC [special investment contract – Ed.] instruments. <...> We believe that there should be a long-term scale of indexation of the utilization fee. We need to protect our own market. Let foreign manufacturers come not as importers, but as producers. Let them invest
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