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.

Arkady Korostelev

Arkady Korostelev

President, FESCO
Quotes
07.06.2024
SPIEF 2024
Russia’s Sovereign Logistics: Let’s Go!
The Russian logistics sector has full sovereignty, and is not reliant on any of the foreign players that abruptly left. We have of course replaced these lost capacities by acquiring new vessels and opening new routes. And as you are aware, for the first time in Russia, we have opened a direct route from St. Petersburg to the port of Shanghai without stopping at any unfriendly ports. <…> In addition, we have opened routes from Vladivostok to Vietnam, and from Novorossiysk to India. <…> And incidentally, we consider India to be one of our potential main hubs for forming a cargo base, as well as Vietnam
06.06.2024
SPIEF 2024
Expansion of BRICS. New Opportunities for Business Cooperation
We see a need for relevant government bodies to work together more closely. We are ready to offer logistics solutions in terms of supporting and further boosting freight traffic, with the view to analysing the current cargo base and evaluating development prospects
15.06.2023
SPIEF 2023
Transforming International Trade: New Tools and Paths to Development
The departure of the former – and now unfriendly – partners from the market provided us with a window of opportunity. Rebuilding was a bit of a challenge, but we got through it. We have increased our presence in the market by growing our fleet. We already have more than 30 vessels and plan to purchase more. <...> We are opening new lines: Vietnam, we opened the first and so far the only line from China <...> to St. Petersburg, we also opened a line from Kaliningrad to Turkey. Now we are going to open a line to India, to Iran, and to Pakistan
07.09.2022
EEF 2022
Far East Logistics: Seamless Technologies in Action
We [the Commercial Port of Vladivostok – ed.] are a multifunctional port. We process general cargo, coal, and metals. Today, the market for our exporters has narrowed to Asia. Unfortunately, exports have fallen, while the situation around imports has been somewhat fraught these past summer months. Work had to be done to address a lack of containers and vessels. Currently... the port is at 130% capacity – we have a record number of containers in the port, which are stacked 5–6 high. Usually they are stacked 3–4 high. We’re somehow managing for now
03.09.2021
EEF 2021
Extended Session of the NSR Public Council. Big Northern Sea Route: New Global Traffic Lane
As part of our fleet renewal programme, a new simulator and training centre for navigators has been opened for the purpose of improving competence in fleet management on the Northern Sea Route