Sustainable development of global economy to dominate SPIEF agenda this year, says Roscongress

MOSCOW, April 15. /TASS/. ‘Creating a Sustainable Development Agenda’ will become the key topic of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum scheduled for June 6-8, 2019, press service of Russia's Roscongress Foundation, the organizer of the forum, said in a statement on Tuesday. "Issues of the current state and prospects for sustainable development of the global economy are particularly relevant today, as many events in the world, such as the transformation of international economic unions, growing social inequality, unstable trade and political relations, are continuing to impact on the global economy," Advisor to Russian President Anton Kobyakov was quoted as saying. "These topics are of interest to leaders of world politics and business, and that is what we want to talk about at the Forum," he emphasized. The participants will discuss relevant trends in the world economy, geopolitics, macroeconomic development, environmental security and international trade. Another block covers the development ways of the Russian economy, its role in the global economy and the impact of the changing external and internal factors on specific industries and sectors. The topics include economic growth as a basis for reaching national development goals, implementation of social guarantees: partnership between the state and society, global competitiveness and export potential of Russian education, high-tech export, the innovative economy and youth entrepreneurship. In addition, SPIEF 2019 will feature business dialogues involving participants from Russia and members of foreign delegations from Austria, China, India, Italy, the United States, Finland, France, Switzerland and Africa, among others. SPIEF has been held since 1997, and it has become a leading global platform for members of the business community to meet and discuss the key economic issues facing Russia, emerging markets, and the world as a whole. Read more