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.

Dmitry Antonov

Dmitry Antonov

Senior Vice President, Resurs Group of Agricultural Enterprises; Chairman of the Committee on the Agro-Industrial Complex, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)
Quotes
15.06.2023
SPIEF 2023
Integration in the Name of Development: Practical Aspects of Cooperation Under the SCO
We have some apprehensions about the automotive integration of SCO member states. We are not only major agricultural producers, but also the builders of an extensive transport and logistics network which encompasses a sea route and substantial road resources. <...> Goods are transported via land within the SCO. <...> We must prevent all restrictive measures on the movement of our products within the SCO. The sanctions have led to us encountering restrictions on purchasing petrol in some SCO countries. We cannot buy petrol from premium petrol stations with the provision of all the financial documents we need. Problems related to road transport and transit should not hinder the growth of exports