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Qatari Citizens Can Attend SPIEF Without a Visa
An agreement regarding the mutual waiver of visa requirements between Russia and Qatar will go into effect on 23 February 2020.
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Media Registration Now Open for the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2020
From 17 February to 2 May 2020 media representatives can register online for all days of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2020. One-day registration for media representatives will be open on 4–25 May 2020. St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2020 will be held on 3–6 June.
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Denis Manturov invited representatives of German business community to SPIEF and EEF 2020
On 18 February 2020, the interregional conference on strategic cooperation between Germany and Russia took place in the House of German Economy in Berlin. The topic of the conference organized by the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce together with the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK) was ‘Innovations as the Driver of Economic Growth’.
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Chairman of SPIEF Organizing Committee Appointed
Presidential Decree No. 112 dated 13 February 2020 appointed First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Andrei Belousov the Chairman of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Organizing Committee.
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Lavrov: Cuban Delegation to Participate in SPIEF at a High Level
Santiago de Cuba (Republic of Cuba) hosted a meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla.
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Invited ASEAN Members to Participate in Russian Business Events
A meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov and the Secretary General of ASEAN Lim Jock Hoi took place in Moscow.
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Russia and Singapore Discuss Strengthening Commercial and Economic Relations
A meeting was held in Moscow between the Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation Anton Kobyakov and the Ambassador of Singapore Premjith Sadasivan. The meeting was focused on the strengthening of commercial and economic ties between the countries and the participation of the official delegation of Singapore in key business events taking place in Russia, including the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Eastern Economic Forum and International Arctic Forum.
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SPIEF 2020 Foreign Delegations Will Be Able to Enter Russia on e-visas
Foreign visitors and participants in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum from 53 countries will be able to apply for e-visas to enter Russia. The procedure for obtaining e-visas was established in accordance with Resolution No. 1252 of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 26 September 2019.
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The Russia House in Davos Announces Main Themes of Business Programme
The official website of the Russia House in Davos has posted the architecture of the event’s business programme. The Russia House will be open on 20–24 January 2020 in Davos, Switzerland and will continue the annual tradition of international meetings and partnership dialogues on key economic, cultural, scientific, and technical cooperation.
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Official WEF programme sessions set to be held at Russia House in Davos for the first time
Following the meeting which took place as part of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2020 session in Doha (Qatar), Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Roscongress Foundation Alexander Stuglev made an agreement with President of the World Economic Forum Børge Brende to hold joint events on the Russia House platform in Davos.
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SPIEF 2020 session held in Qatar
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Joint SPIEF and Doha Forum Session on Venture Investments Takes Place in Doha
On 14 December, a joint panel session between SPIEF and Doha Forum on ‘Developing the High-Tech Sector in Russia: Prospects for Venture Investment’ took place on the sidelines of the Doha Forum in the Qatari capital. The session was held with the support of the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Moscow and the Qatar–Russia project office.
