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.

Ksenia Yudaeva

Ksenia Yudaeva

First Deputy Governor, The Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia)
Biography
Born on 17 March 1970 in Moscow.



Education:

1992: graduated from the Lomonosov Moscow State University.

1994: graduated from the New Economic School.

PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.



Career

She was awarded the Order of Honour, the Order for Merit to the Fatherland 4th class, and the Acknowledgment of the President of the Russian Federation.

1998–2000: Lead Researcher at the Russian—European Centre for Economic Reforms, Moscow.

1998–1999: study course at the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics, Sweden.

1999–2006: Senior Researcher at the Central Economic and Mathematical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow.

2000–2006: Lead Researcher, Director of Economic Policy Research at the Centre for Economic and Financial Research, Moscow.

2003–2006: Fellow of the Research Council at the Carnegie Moscow Center.

2006–2008: Research Supervisor at the Centre for Strategic Research, Moscow.

2008–2012: Senior Advisor to the President — Chief Economist, Director of Sberbank’s Centre for Macroeconomic Research, Moscow.

2012–2013: Chief of the Presidential Experts’ Directorate at the Presidential Executive Office, Moscow.

Since September 2013: First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Russia.

Member of the Bank of Russia Board of Directors (since 10 October 2018).
Quotes
24.05.2023
Eurasian Economic Forum 2023
International Settlements and Digital Assets
Our main concern is to ensure that the creation of platforms using cryptocurrencies [in foreign economic activities – Ed.] does not result in cryptocurrency contamination within our financial system or create a public frenzy, leading to a widespread desire to hold such alternative currencies. While we have always been and continue to be against encouraging or allowing the use of cryptocurrencies inside Russia, we believe that cryptocurrencies and digital assets can serve a purpose in international trade
24.05.2023
Eurasian Economic Forum 2023
International Settlements and Digital Assets
The process of de-banking, which refers to disconnecting certain countries from global payment systems ... was discussed ten years ago in terms of its impact on trade and the facilitation of grants. Now, all these processes have intensified
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