Recap of the Eastern Economic Forum 2024

6 September 2024

Recap of the Eastern Economic Forum 2024

The Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) 2024 was held in Vladivostok on 3–6 September. The campus of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) brought together CEOs of leading Russian and foreign companies, representatives of government agencies, leading economists, and experts. The main theme of the event this year was ‘Far East 2030. Combining Strengths to Create New Potential’. The Forum was organized by the Roscongress Foundation.

“The Forum didn’t simply take place; it was a success. This is evidenced by the number of agreements signed, their amount, and most importantly, the number of decisions taken by the president. Almost immediately after the completion of the EEF, a strategic session on the socioeconomic development of the Far East chaired by Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin will be held in Moscow. The proposals that were voiced at the Forum and received the president’s support will be studied there. I would like to reemphasize: for us, the EEF is not some big, beautiful event. For us, the Forum is a purely working tool that creates opportunities for further effective work to develop the Far East,” Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Far Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev said.

This year, the EEF reaffirmed its status as an authoritative platform for discussions about political and economic processes in Asia by consolidating the positive momentum of Russia strengthening its trade positions in the Asia-Pacific region and intensifying multilateral and bilateral relations with the countries of the region.

“Over the past nine years, the Eastern Economic Forum has turned into a powerful institution for national development. The programme included more than 120 sessions and roundtables that were attended by over 700 speakers. More than 300 agreements worth a total of RUB 5.5 trillion were signed at the venue. In the current realities, in addition to its main goals, the EEF is taking on another, more subtle, and equally important meaning. It has become a platform that demonstrates to everyone worldwide what the results of cooperation between countries look like if such cooperation is based on the principles of equality, mutual consideration of interests, and a sincere desire for joint creation,” Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation and Executive Secretary of the EEF Organizing Committee Anton Kobyakov said.

BUSINESS PROGRAMME

The Forum programme was divided into seven thematic pillars: ‘New Contours of International Cooperation’, ‘Technologies to Ensure Independence’, ‘Financial Value System’, ‘The Russian Far East’, ‘People, Education, and Patriotism’, ‘Transport and Logistics: New Routes’, ‘Master Plans: From Architecture to Economy’.

The EEF also included meetings among representatives of business circles of Russia and the Asia-Pacific region. Participants in the business dialogues ‘Russia–ASEAN’, ‘Russia–India’, and ‘Russia–China’ discussed ways to strengthen cooperation and the implementation of joint projects and initiatives.

Other events held at the EEF included the International Russian-Vietnamese Academic and Training Conference timed to the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, the APEC International Conference on Cooperation in Higher Education, as well as the Znanie.Lecture Hall programme.

The EEF youth programme was held in a new format for the first time. The events of the ‘Day of the Future’ youth programme provided young participants with an opportunity to fully immerse themselves in the Forum’s atmosphere and communicate with leaders of Russian and foreign business. Roughly 1,000 young people took part in the more than 20 youth programme events, at which they discussed the technologies of the future, the development of human resources in the Far East, international youth cooperation, education in the 21st century, and public environmental projects.

PLENARY SESSION

The keynote event of the Forum was the plenary session, which was attended by President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, as well as Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Chinese Vice President Han Zheng. In his speech, Putin spoke about ways to further develop the Far East and strengthen cooperation with partner countries, and also provided an assessment of the current state of affairs in the global economy.

“As you know, we have identified the development of the Far East as a national priority for the entire 21st century. The importance and correctness of this decision have been confirmed by life itself, the challenges that we have faced recently, and most importantly, the objective trends that are gaining momentum in the global economy, where the main business ties, trade routes, and the entire development trajectory overall are being increasingly reoriented towards the East and the Global South. Our Far Eastern regions provide direct access to these growing and promising markets, thereby enabling us to overcome the barriers that some Western elites are trying to impose on the entire world. And most importantly, as I have already stated, our Far East region is a huge space for the spearheading of business initiatives, the launch of complex projects, and the establishment of entire new industries,” Putin said.

PARTICIPANTS

The Forum participants included more than 7,100 people, including over 1,500 media representatives from 75 countries and territories, including Russia.

The Forum was attended by representatives of 16 countries and territories that currently have unfriendly relations with Russia: Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Italy, the Cayman Islands, the Netherlands, the Republic of Cyprus, South Korea, Singapore, the United States, France, Switzerland, and Japan.

The largest delegations came from China, Malaysia, Bulgaria, Vietnam, and Myanmar.

Official foreign delegations that visited the Forum included such prominent politicians as Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Kazakh First Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, and Deputy Prime Minister and Union Minister for Transport and Communications of Myanmar Mya Tun Oo.

The EEF was attended by eight foreign ministers: Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamad Hasan; Malaysian Minister of Investment, Trade, and Industry Tengku Zafrul Aziz; Mongolian Minister of Finance Bold Javkhlan; Union Minister for Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation of Myanmar U Min Naung; Union Minister for Commerce of Myanmar U Tun Ohn; Union Minister for Electric Power of Myanmar U Nyan Tun; Union Minister for Hotels and Tourism of Myanmar Thet Thet Khine, and Union Minister for Industry of Myanmar Charlie Than.

The Forum was also visited by Prosecutor General of the Supreme Court of Cambodia Chea Leang, President of the Office of the Lao Supreme People’s Prosecutor Xaysana Khotphouthone, and Attorney General of Thailand Amnat Jedcharoenruk.

Among the heads of international organizations and associations, the Forum was attended by: Secretary General of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia Kairat Sarybay, Secretary General of the Association of North East Asia Regional Governments Lim Byung-jin, and State Secretary of the Standing Committee of the Union State of Russia and Belarus Dmitry Mezentsev.

In addition, the Forum was visited by 11 heads of the diplomatic corps.

Representatives of the following Russian official delegations attended the EEF: Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov, First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, Deputy Prime Minister and Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Far Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of Staff of the Government Dmitry Grigorenko, and Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Savelyev.

Also attending the Forum were Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office and Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Maxim Oreshkin, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Magomedsalam Magomedov, Adviser to the President Anton Kobyakov, Adviser to the President and Special Representative of the President for International Cooperation in Transport Igor Levitin, and Aide to the President Yury Ushakov.

Ten federal ministers took part in the EEF: Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova, Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Alexander Kozlov, Minister of Sports Mikhail Degtyarev, Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov, Minister of Energy Sergey Tsivilev, Minister for the Development of the Far East and Arctic Alexey Chekunkov, Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov, Minister of Transport Roman Starovoit, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov. Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative in the Central Federal District Igor Shchegolev also attended the EEF.

The Forum was visited by seven heads of federal services and agencies, and 18 heads of the Russian regions.

In addition, the participants included more than 2,500 representatives of Russian and foreign businesses from more than 1,100 companies (including more than 125 foreign companies and roughly 975 Russian companies).

MEDIA

The Forum was attended by 1,515 media representatives from Russia and 10 other countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, the United Kingdom, Vietnam, Italy, China, Malaysia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, and Japan).

AGREEMENTS

At the Forum, 313 agreements were signed for a total of RUB 5.569 trillion (including agreements whose amount is not a commercial secret, and non-public agreements between the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation and the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic for a total of RUB 3.825 trillion), including 27 agreements with foreign organizations, 15 with ministries and agencies, and two agreements during the Falcon Day International Forum.

The most significant agreements were:

· The Far East and Arctic Development Corporation, VEB.RF, and AZOT Group signed a cooperation agreement to study the feasibility of implementing a major investment project, the Vorkuta Chemical Complex, which will be built in Russia’s Arctic zone. The project could have investment of as much as RUB 200 billion and create up to 2,000 new jobs.

· The Far East and Arctic Development Corporation and Kun-Manye signed an agreement for investment of RUB 116.8 billion in activities in the Amurskaya Advanced Special Economic Zone as part of an investment project to develop the Kun-Manye nickel and copper deposit in the Amur Region’s Zeisky District. As part of the project, a modern ore processing plant will be built to produce nickel concentrate. The mining and processing plant is scheduled to open no later than 2029 and will provide an impetus for the socioeconomic development of the region: the investor will create roughly 1,700 new jobs and will also contribute to the construction of new energy and transport infrastructure facilities in the Amur Region.

· The Zabaykalsky Territory signed an agreement with Huatai Mining Company to expand the production capacity of the Berezovsky iron ore deposit in the region’s Nerchinsko-Zavodsky District and modernize an entry checkpoint to the facility, which will create up to 2,000 new jobs with total investment of RUB 113 billion.

· United Oil and Gas Corporation and Xuan Yuan Industrial Development signed an agreement on the main terms and conditions for strategic cooperation to build the new Soyuz cross-border railway transshipment facility. As part of the project, five industrial infrastructure facilities will be built by 2030: a terminal that will receive, store, and release stable gas condensate with capacity of up to 3 million tonnes per year; an oil depot with tanks that will receive, store, and release up to 1 million tonnes of petroleum products per year and a tank farm that will store and release up to 0.7 million tonnes of petrochemical products per year; a gas filling facility that will receive, store, and release 1 million tonnes of liquefied petroleum gases and up to 0.3 million tonnes of pentane-hexane fraction per year; a container terminal with open storage areas that will handle large-sized and large-tonnage cargo and an area that will handle 2 million tonnes of hazardous goods and polymer products per year; and a warehouse space that will store 2 million tonnes of imported cargo from China per year. The project has an estimated cost of RUB 106 billion.

· The Khabarovsk Territory, Remstal Company, and co-investors plan to launch a marine terminal for the transshipment of liquefied petroleum gases in the Khabarovsk Territory in 2025. The Russian Direct Investment Fund and a major Chinese petrochemical company previously agreed on the terms for their financial participation in this stage of the project. By the time it is fully launched, the terminal’s capacity should increase to 10 million tonnes per year. The project has total declared investments of RUB 95 billion.

· The Irkutsk Region, United Aircraft Corporation, and Yakovlev agreed to create favourable conditions for the modernization of Irkutsk Aviation Plant, the socioeconomic development of the region, and the strengthening of the country’s aircraft manufacturing complex as a whole. The agreement also includes a social partnership programme with a list of planned measures for the period from 2024 to 2026 and total funding of RUB 84.4 billion. Yakovlev will invest more than RUB 81 billion in the social partnership programme, which is scheduled to take place over the course of three years.

· The Far East and Arctic Development Corporation and Shouneng Investment Management plan to build a deep timber processing facility and a multifunctional marine complex (Agnevo) for RUB 60 billion.

In addition, the Roscongress Foundation and RUSAL reached an agreement to offset the carbon footprint of the EEF 2024. The company donated part of the carbon units it received as a result of a project to protect forests against fires in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. The carbon footprint of the EEF 2024 will be offset using the Thread of Nature platform, which can conduct transactions with carbon units and quota fulfilment units based on the marketplace principle.

Documents were signed in the following areas: 58 for the socioeconomic development of Russia’s regions, 55 in industry and construction, 48 in education and science, 34 in investment and banking, 25 in transport and logistics, and 22 in high technology and communications.

During the Forum, 13 Russian regions signed 119 documents for a total of RUB 724 billion (the amount of which is not a commercial secret). The leaders were: the Zabaykalsky Territory signed 15 agreements for RUB 250 billion, the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) signed 23 agreements for RUB 132 billion, the Khabarovsk Territory signed 17 agreements for RUB 124 billion, the Irkutsk Region signed seven agreements for RUB 84 billion, and the Amur Region signed 17 agreements for RUB 74 billion.

EEF SPORT GAMES

Minister of Sport of the Russian Federation Mikhail Degtyarev chaired the session ‘Changing Times in World Sports. Shaping Russia’s Response’. The minister laid out the principles of sports sovereignty and called on Russian sports stars to actively use their contacts to return to international tournaments. The discussion was continued as part of the programme of the Russian Ministry of Sport pavilion at the Far East Street exhibition.

The EEF Sport Games featured more than 20 events in 10 sports. The programme was prepared by the sports platform of the Roscongress Foundation in cooperation with the Russian Ministry of Sport and different sports federations.

Athletes from 15 countries competed in international rowing, chess, and curling tournaments. Rowers from the national teams of Russia, Belarus, China, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, and Pakistan took part in the 3rd Vladivostok International Regatta, which featured coastal rowing, a new Olympic sport. The Pacific Cup international curling tournament was held at the new Ice House complex, whose construction began at the EEF 2019.

More than 25 Russian sport stars took part in the Forum events.

Olympic champions Oleg Saitov, Yana Egorian, Nikita Nagorny, Alexander Legkov, and Evgeny Tishchenko, and world champions Raimkul Malakhbekov and Darya Nagornaya launched the national project ‘Exercise Marathon’, which was organized by the Healthy Fatherland national public movement. The award-winning athletes led exercises for 1,500 children as part of the event.

The sports stars also warmed up participants in the ‘For Friendship in Sport’ race, which was attended by over 1,000 people.

Hockey legends Ilya Kovalchuk, Valery Kamensky, Sergei Bobrovsky, as well as bronze medallists from the 2008 Euro football championship Roman Shirokov and Dmitry Sychev competed in a hockey gala match under the auspices of the Made in Russia national brand. During the break, Olympic figure skating champion Anna Shcherbakova put on a performance. The Forum participants competed in sailing, curling, chess, and table tennis tournaments.

Chess players from 12 countries played in the 3rd EEF Cup, which was held at the FEFU library.

The Forum also included a series of regattas, as well as the International Parade of Sails, the Platu-25 class regatta, and the Vedomosti business regatta.

VLADIVOSTOK SEASONS CULTURAL FESTIVAL

The EEF cultural programme was held under the brand of the Vladivostok Seasons Cultural Festival, which featured concerts, flash mobs, exhibitions, and film screenings. The events aimed to develop humanitarian ties between Russia and other countries, as well as present the cultural wealth of the Far East and Russia as a whole. PSB served as a partner of the Vladivostok Seasons Festival.

The main event of the festival was the concert ‘Russia for the World’, which was held on Fighters of the Revolution Square in Vladivostok. The ambassador of the ‘Russia for the World’ project was Nadezhda Batoeva, the young prima ballerina at the Mariinsky Theatre. The concert was attended by soloists from the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre, as well as Chinese and Korean national groups. In addition, the Combined Choir of the Vladivostok Diocese performed with the support of the strategic multimedia partner of the EEF, the Right Outdoor Media Group. Upon conclusion of the event, children performed the song ‘Solnechny Krug’ in the languages of the Asia-Pacific region. The classical part of the concert was prepared jointly with Hans-Joachim Frey, the founder of the Bridge of Arts Foundation for the Support of Development of Cultural Projects. The concert was attended by 8,000 people.

Pianist Denis Matsuev held a concert accompanied by a youth symphony orchestra on the Primorsky Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre.

As part of the cross-cultural Years of Russia and China, the Primorsky Territory presented a joint concert of the Pacific Symphony Orchestra and orchestral musicians and artists from the choir of the Shenyang Conservatory of Music of the Liaoning Province (China) at the Far East Street exhibition.

The Vladimir K. Arseniev Museum of Far East History and the Moscow Kremlin Museums held the official opening of the exhibition ‘The Faberge Era. The Golden Age of Russian Jewellery Art’. In addition, the Forum participants and guests had an opportunity to visit the Vladivostok Fortress, as well as the Primorsky State Art Gallery.

One of the highlights of the Vladivostok Seasons Festival was a display of collections by designers from the Primorsky Territory. The Forum participants learned about two dozen local brands, including the finalists of the Promotion and Sales competition, which was held with the support of the Roscongress Foundation.

FAR EAST STREET EXHIBITION

On the embankment of Ajax Bay, 11 regions of the Far East presented their key projects and achievements in various fields. The Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation pavilion and Sports Arena hosted the ‘Developing the Far East!’ joint exposition of the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation and the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic, while the Tourism.RF regional development corporation had its own pavilion as well.

The Falcon House pavilion introduced guests to birds of the falcon family, their habitats, behavioural features, threats to the population, and measures being taken by the government to preserve these predators. For the second year, the exhibition included the Arab Village exposition, which was timed to coincide with the second Falcon Day International Forum. The exposition is dedicated to the culture and specific features of the Arabian Peninsula. In addition, for the first time, the Primorsky Territory opened a Fish Market at the Far East Street exhibition, where guests were presented with Far Eastern cuisine, including signature dishes made from pollock, scallop, crab, and mussels.

The ‘Time to Live in the Far East’ flash mob was held as part of the opening ceremony.

The exhibition was organized by the Roscongress Foundation with the support of the Office of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Russian President in the Far Eastern Federal District.

In addition, the ‘Welcome to the Far East’ exhibition took place with the attendance of nine federal executive bodies and the Republic of Tatarstan.

SECOND FALCON DAY INTERNATIONAL FORUM

The 2nd Falcon Day International Forum took place on the opening day of the EEF. During the event, government officials, members of the scientific community, and international experts discussed the experience that has been gained from preserving and restoring birds of prey, digitalization and innovative methods for monitoring wildlife, the creation of rehabilitation centres, and the work of nurseries.

The Forum was attended by representatives of such countries as: Bahrain, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Uzbekistan.

In addition, the second International Falcon Auction was held on the sidelines of the Falcon Day Forum. The auction, which included guests from the Middle East, was a success, with all 10 lots being sold. The auctioned birds were raised at leading Russian nurseries, including: Sapsan ROF, the birds of prey nursery in the Galichya Gora Nature Reserve of Voronezh State University, the Vitasfera rare birds nursery, YTA-Falcon, and PEREGRINUS FALCON. The proceeds will be used to develop centres for the reintroduction and conservation of birds of the falcon family, ecotourism, as well as to conduct research in the natural environment and at the centres.

During the Forum, Qatar acceded to the Framework Declaration of Intent on the Conservation of the Gyrfalcon Population, which was previously joined by Mongolia, China, the United Arab Emirates, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Bahrain.

Another highlight of the Forum’s business agenda was an official statement made by Mr. Al Janabi Abdullah, a representative of the Eastern Bird Breeding Center for Conservation Ltd. from the United Arab Emirates, on the organization’s willingness to finance a project to create a Great Bustard Reintroduction and Conservation Centre in the Republic of Kalmykia in March next year.

BRICS CREATIVE INNOVATION FORUM

The EEF also hosted the BRICS Creative Innovation Forum, which was organized by the Innosocium Foundation, the social platform of the Roscongress Foundation. Nine discussion sessions were held about how to develop a human-based approach to innovation that combines consumer demand, technological capabilities, and the needs of business. In light of Russia’s BRICS chairmanship, all the main focuses of the Forum programme were prepared with an emphasis on how to thoroughly intensify interaction with BRICS countries in culture and art. The key event was the plenary session ‘New Russian Cultural Code: The Art of Preserving, Rethinking, and Transforming’.

THEMATIC PLATFORMS

Roscongress Urban Hub

For the second time, the EEF hosted events of the Roscongress Urban Hub international discussion platform. This year, the events shared the common theme of ‘City by the Water’. During the discussions, representatives of the Russian Ministry of Construction and the professional community discussed the development of Far East and Arctic cities located on sea and river routes. They also examined certain aspects of the construction industry related to new challenges in the context of the development of the Far East and Arctic. One of the key topics was a discussion about the implementation stages of the new national project ‘Infrastructure for Life’ and its impact on the region’s demographics. Roughly 70 speakers took part in 15 discussions.

Governors’ Club

The EEF also hosted the Governors’ Club, which is intended for business meetings and informal communication among the heads of Russia’s regions. During the Forum, 48 meetings were held at the Governors’ Club, five agreements were signed, and five events were held about master plans and municipal development, ways to strengthen human capital, personnel training, and patriotic education. In addition to governors, the participants included representatives of Russian and foreign companies, as well as government agencies and organizations.

VinoGrad

The Roscongress Foundation and Russian Agricultural Bank presented the achievements of the Russian winemaking industry under the VinoGrad brand. Guests had a chance to take part in open tastings and learn about the history and products of leading Russian farms. This year, more than a dozen leading wineries presented their collections in Vladivostok. In addition, an extensive programme of master classes and tastings was prepared specifically for the EEF as part of the VinoGrad programme.

At the EEF, VinoGrad builds upon the wine agenda addressed at the Roscongress Foundation’s other projects, in particular the Russian Wine Forum, which will take place for the third time on 7–8 November 2024 in Moscow.

The Russian Wine Forum is being organized by the Roscongress Foundation and the Federal Self-Regulatory Organization of Winegrowers and Winemakers of Russia with the support of the Russian government. The co-organizer is Russian Agricultural Bank and the strategic scientific partner is Kurchatov Institute National Research Centre.

COUNTRY’S HUMAN POTENTIAL ECOSYSTEM

In an effort to support the aspirations of young people to build a successful career, the Roscongress Foundation is developing the ‘Country’s Human Potential’ ecosystem, which is comprised of social, educational, and youth projects that aim to develop Russia’s human resources potential. Particular attention is paid to young professionals who do not have any work experience and job seekers with disabilities. The goal of the Foundation’s initiatives is to make it more efficient to find and hire talented professionals.

The ‘Country’s Human Potential. Careers’ project is a virtual platform (chatbot) that aggregates vacancies, HR programmes, and internships for young professionals and job seekers with disabilities from the country’s leading employers.

At the EEF venue, visitors to the EEF Day of the Future (Youth Day), primarily representatives of the country’s most active and promising young people, were able to view vacancies and programmes.

The project’s chatbot is constantly available on the career.roscongress.org website and on Telegram (t.me/Country_Potential_bot) and is updated with relevant information from Russian companies that participate in Roscongress Foundation events. Companies can post vacancies and internships by completing an online questionnaire.

Using the Interactive Map of Russian Regions from the Roscongress Foundation’s MARMA Relevant Technologies Laboratory, EEF visitors were able learn about the potential of each of the country’s regions in a unique format, study some of the most iconic objects of cultural and historical heritage, and also carefully examine the traditional ways of life of the peoples of Russia, which decorate the map thanks to collaboration with the Chuvash Republic’s ‘Embroidered Map of Russia’ project.

EXPERT AND ANALYTICAL SUPPORT FOR EEF 2024

The Roscongress Foundation’s Information and Analytical System continued to develop its Summary service, which provides brief analytical recaps of discussions with descriptions of the key conclusions, problems, and solutions voiced during the discussions. A total of 49 analytical summaries were released following the EEF 2024.

Cards with prominent quotes from key speakers at the EEF 2024 were prepared.

Most of these materials were prepared using artificial intelligence.

A report titled ‘Recap of the Eastern Economic Forum 2024’ will be prepared based on the Forum results. It will be available in electronic form on the event’s official website forumvostok.ru and in the Roscongress Foundation’s Information and Analytical System roscongress.org.

Expert and analytical support for the Forum was provided with the help of representatives from leading Russian universities and research institutions. This work will result in expert opinions on the key themes of the Forum’s agenda.

The Roscongress Foundation and its analytical partners prepared exclusive materials especially for the Forum about significant issues on the EEF agenda: Trade Potential and Transport Connectivity of BRICS Countries after the 2024 Expansion and Approaches to BRICS Urban Planning. All the reports were published in the Information and Analytical System ROSCONGRESS.ORG.

During the EEF, the Roscongress Foundation and the Russian Public Opinion Research Centre organized sociological support for the Forum by conducting a survey of EEF 2024 participants in order to determine their perception of the Forum’s topics.

EEF PARTNERS

The title partners of the EEF are VEB.RF and Bamtonnelstroy-Most Group of companies. The general sponsor is VTB Bank. The general partners are Gazprom, the Delo Group, the Natsproektstroy Group, and RusHydro. The official car is HONGQI. The strategic partner is Rosseti. The official airline of the Forum is Aeroflot.

The media partners of the EEF are: Information Channel ‘Russia 24’, RBC, MIC Izvestia (Izvestia newspaper, RenTV channel, and Channel Five TV channel), Russia Today TV channel, Rambler&Co (Gazeta.ru, Lenta.ru, and Championat.ru), TASS News Agency, Rossiya Segodnya IIA (RIA Novosti and Sputnik radio), Business FM radio station, NTV TV channel, Interfax News Agency, Kommersant Publishing House, Komsomolskaya Pravda Publishing House, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Argumenty i Fakty newspaper, Vedomosti newspaper, Expert magazine, 1MI Holding, the Federal Press News Agency, Sovetsky Sport newspaper, Vostok Rossii Information Agency, Regionalnaya Rossiya magazine, EcoStandard.journal, News.ru, Shkulev Media Holding, Gazprom Media Holding, TV BRICS, News Media Holding, Public Television of Russia (OTR), Phoenix Television Majority State Television Network (China), Global Times (China), China Media Group (China), Vietnam News Agency (Vietnam), VOV Radio Station (Vietnam), Nhan Dan Newspaper (Vietnam), Erkhet Mongol Media Group (Mongolia), Chukotka Information Agency online publication (ProChukotku), Gubernskie Vedomosti Publishing House: Gubernskie Vedomosti newspaper, RIA SAKHALIN-KURILY (sakh.online), OTV TV Company, Magadanskaya Pravda Publishing House, Khabarovsk Territory Today News Agency, Leader Information Agency – Argumenty i Fakty-Dalinform, RIA Birobidzhan, Birobidzhan Publishing House, LIVE DV Media Holding, Zabaykalsky Rabochy Regional newspaper, IA ChitaMedia, GTRK ‘Chita’, Vostok-Teleinform Information Agency, Tivicom TV and Radio Company, Public Television of Primorye, PrimaMedia online publication, Argumenty i Fakty. Primorye, Vladivostok branch of Komsomolskaya Pravda Publishing House, Yakut-Sakha Information Agency, TV-Kolyma-Plus, and National Broadcasting Company «Sakha» (NBC «Sakha»).

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