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.

George Elombi

George Elombi

Executive Vice President, African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank)
Biography
As Executive Secretary, he also covers the board, general meetings and shareholder matters. He joined the Bank as Legal Officer in October 1996. He was appointed to the positions of Senior Legal Officer in 2001, Chief Legal Officer in 2003, Deputy-Director in 2008, Executive-Secretary and Director of Legal Services in January 2009 and Executive Vice-President in April 2015. He holds an LL.M. degree from the London School of Economics, University of London and a Ph.D. Degree in Law (International Commercial Arbitration) from the same University.
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25.05.2018
SPIEF 2018
Russia–Africa
Trust between Russia and Africa existed for a long time, and it still exists. It was built by students who studied in the Russian universities. But we want to reach a new level
24.05.2018
SPIEF 2018
Modern Mechanisms for Promoting Exports on Foreign Markets
I would like to see more comprehensive agreements with African countries <…> to make them not just about financing, but about the work experience and its accumulation. <...> We are building partnership relations, and we really want to achieve such relations with the Russian Export Centre
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