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.

Alexander Zhukov

Alexander Zhukov

First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
Quotes
06.06.2024
SPIEF 2024
Improving the Tax System: Fairness, Balance, Stability
This increase does not violate the competitiveness of our taxation in comparison with neighbouring countries. I am not talking about Western countries, where rates of income tax and corporation tax are significantly higher. So we are not losing any competitiveness here. This is also, in my opinion, one of the important elements of balance
17.06.2022
SPIEF 2022
Government Audit in the New Normal: Accountability Culture Creation
“The Accounts Chamber analyses all state programmes in great detail and with care. We have recently received such a report, and any legislator can see how any of the state programmes is being implemented. And not only from the point of view of the budgetary funds spent, but also from the point of view of achieving the final result. <...> This gives the legislator a very serious tool in budget planning. <...> During the budget process the deputies make decisions in many respects based on this analysis
17.06.2022
SPIEF 2022
Government Audit in the New Normal: Accountability Culture Creation
The Accounts Chamber, as a state audit body, enjoys great confidence among the people in Russia. It is not just a controlling body, but has become a real state auditor. What does it mean? The Accounts Chamber gives its opinions on almost all draft laws that exist... We have daily, constant contact
16.06.2022
SPIEF 2022
Life without Audits: A Reality or an Illusion?
Over six months of law year, 83 thousand warnings were issued, these helping businesses save several billion roubles. <…> The purpose of a preventive visit is to provide personal recommendations and information, and to get any breaches corrected,
16.06.2022
SPIEF 2022
Life without Audits: A Reality or an Illusion?
All regional acts that run counter to the new law on control should be amended or abolished
06.06.2019
SPIEF 2019
Are We Witnessing a Paradigm Shift in the Global Economic Order?
Now I think the United States looks like a main threat to this liberal economy of the world. They use the instrument of the world trade, the dollar, as a weapon, as an economic weapon against Russia, against China, even against Mexico