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.

Zhang Hanhui

Zhang Hanhui

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Russian Federation
Quotes
05.09.2024
EEF 2024
Russia – China
The scope of cooperation [between Russia and China] has expanded from traditional areas such as energy and minerals to emerging sectors like artificial intelligence, the digital economy, green and low-carbon industries, services, and transnational e-commerce
05.09.2024
EEF 2024
Russia – China
In a turbulent and changing world, Chinese-Russian ties have withstood the test of international shifts, displaying maturity, stability, endurance, and independence. <...> Our ties have entered the best period in history. Now, we see relations between two great powers which are characterized by a high level of trust, cooperation, and strategic value
06.06.2024
SPIEF 2024
Russia – China
We need to create a system of cooperation so as to lay a good foundation for further development. We must be able to enjoy certain opportunities for cooperation in the financial sphere
06.06.2024
SPIEF 2024
Russia – China
China is Russia’s main economic partner, and our cooperation is growing at a very rapid pace
15.06.2023
SPIEF 2023
Russia–China
This year, too, we have seen a steady trend in trade turnover over the past five months. Compared to [the same period last year – Ed.], the trade turnover has increased by 40.7% to USD 93.8 billion. We hope this positive momentum towards the increase of trade turnover between the parties will continue. <...> Russia and China continue to deepen comprehensive cooperation in various areas. This includes the energy sector, nuclear energy, space and aviation. The parties are also stepping up cooperation in the green economy, digitalization, cross-border trade, high-tech 5G communications, and the biological and pharmaceutical fields
16.06.2022
SPIEF 2022
Russia – China
We are being tested by an epidemic, a global economic recession, and turmoil in international markets among other things, and Russia and China are supporting each other as friends, deepening mutually beneficial cooperation. In 2021, trade turnover reached CNY 140 billion, which is a record, and in general, China has been Russia’s largest trading partner for the last 12 years. In the first five months of this year, trade between Russia and China increased by 28.9% to USD 65.8 billion, and we are moving steadily toward the goal set by the government to reach USD 200 billion in trade turnover
16.06.2022
SPIEF 2022
Russia – China
We are now faced with this moment where global change has run up against a global pandemic, and the world has been plunged into an era of change. Thanks to the strategic leadership of President Xi Jinping and President Putin, relations between our countries have entered their best period in history, they have turned into a relationship between two great powers, a relationship with the highest level of trust, the highest level of cooperation, and great strategic value
07.09.2022
EEF 2022
Russian-Chinese Cooperation in a New Age
There is an even higher potential in new areas that include trading key products in oil, gas, coal, and agricultural industries, as well as cooperation in the digital economy and green/low-carbon economic development. We are looking for new touch points
07.09.2022
EEF 2022
Russian-Chinese Cooperation in a New Age
New waves of the coronavirus pandemic are going through the world. The economy is restoring slower, the inflation is on the rise, and the risks in food and energy security are growing. Despite the pressure caused by the breaks in supply chains, Russia and China are strengthening their mutual support in the face of serious and hard tests
07.09.2022
EEF 2022
Russian-Chinese Cooperation in a New Age
Under the guidance of PRC Chairman Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, bilateral relations between Russia and China have entered their best stage in their history and become exemplary relations between two great powers that they are demonstrating on a high strategic level
02.09.2021
EEF 2021
Russia–China Business Dialogue
The mechanism for the development of the Far East is constantly being optimized, and the policy of benefits and incentives for investments is also taking on a more complete vector, in particular, the creation of the Free Port of Vladivostok and a free economic zone [...] China is ready to incentivize any enterprises that can invest in the Far East, expand cooperation in the processing and manufacturing sectors, the joint extraction of resources, and the production of various chemicals as well as in the development of infrastructure, agriculture, forestry, transport, and customs logistics
02.09.2021
EEF 2021
Russia–China Business Dialogue
China attaches great importance to this Forum’s role as a bridge throughout the region, and is ready to work with the Russian Federation to develop cooperation throughout the Russian-Chinese Far East in order to promote the restoration of the regional economy, the sustainable development of the region, and the recovery from the pandemic