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.

Vladimir Klimanov

Vladimir Klimanov

Director, Institute for Public Finance Reform (IPFR); Head of the Regional Policy Center, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)
Quotes
06.09.2022
EEF 2022
The Three Whales: Science, Nature, Humans
People in the Far East are in short supply... The trend has been reversed over the past three decades, and the population of the Far East has fallen by a quarter, by more than two million people. How can we break this trend? I do not know.  People in short supply, nature in surplus
07.09.2022
EEF 2022
Crisis Management Portfolio for the Far East Regions and Regional Fiscal Sustainability
Revenue from raw materials which are traded on global markets for skyrocketing prices have generated enormous profits. In a great many regions today – including in the Far East – corporate income tax has come out on top as opposed to personal income tax. This is not unusual for Sakhalin. However, overall, this also remains a situation which – if one could put it like this – is characterized by a risk of financial instability on the part of the Russian regions. That is because corporate income tax revenue fluctuates greatly, and could suddenly double, and then plummet in the following period simply due to an emerging lack of profitability
07.09.2022
EEF 2022
Crisis Management Portfolio for the Far East Regions and Regional Fiscal Sustainability
The entire north-eastern corner of Russia – if I may say so without offending anyone – really is particularly expensive for the entire Russian Federation and its fiscal system
07.09.2022
EEF 2022
Crisis Management Portfolio for the Far East Regions and Regional Fiscal Sustainability
The Far East is a unique macro-territory in our country, which is also true when it comes to its fiscal system. It’s impossible not to notice this – after all, the Far East accounts for two fifths of the total area of Russia, and if you look at the map, it’s clear that it cannot be disregarded. However, the region nevertheless accounts for a relatively very small volume of Russia’s total budget. In terms of the population, 8 million people is two thirds the population of Moscow. Therefore, when discussing how the Far East should be reflected in fiscal terms, we must always bear in mind that this is a region with its own specific conditions. That is true in terms of finance, geography, and natural features. And there are also all the additional factors which dictate its special status
02.09.2021
EEF 2021
Budget Justice: Who Lives Well in Russia?
I agree that a great deal needs to be done in terms of tax breaks, particularly federal tax breaks for funds coming into the national and local coffers