The Russian Investment Forum started in Sochi on February 15, 2018.

This is a present-day platform for a constructive dialogue between business communities and the authorities to solve problems of the world economic development and its key trends.

A plenary session “Investments in Regions – Investments in the Future” has become the key event of this day of the forum. The session was attended by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

During the session, Medvedev said, Russia’s financial system was rather sustainable. He noted the stable rate of the ruble. In his words, the positive tendencies in the Russian economy have to develop actively if Russia seeks to move from a stable financial system to the progressive one, which will set the tone.

The intensive program of the Investment Forum will allow its participants to discuss priority issues of the social and economic development of Russia, reach key agreements and sign mutually advantageous contracts.

On the sidelines of the forum FSUE “Rosmorport” General Director Andrei Lavrishchev met with representatives of the authorities and businessmen to discuss key issues of the enterprise’s activity, financing sources and prospects for cooperation between the state and business.

This year the Russian Investment Forum will host the record number of participants – about 4000 people. The forum is expected to be attended by over 160 representatives of foreign companies from Austria, Great Britain, Spain, Italy, the United States of America, Canada, France, Turkey, Japan and other countries.