Bank of Russia releases Financial Congress programme architecture and opens registration

This year, the business programme includes two plenary sessions on 2 July, the first day of the Congress. At the plenary session on economics, the speakers will discuss specific conditions needed for sustainable economic growth and the role of macroeconomic policy in shaping these conditions. The second session will cover trends and development outlook of the Russian financial market.

During the next two days (3–4 July), the forum participants will discuss a broad range of topics, including key medium-term challenges faced by the Russian economy, current risks for the financial system, development potential and drivers of the capital market, banking regulation priorities, issues of the mass use of long-term instruments and barriers to it, and the optimal model of cooperation between government and businesses needed to create a national digital infrastructure in the financial market.

The Congress will comprise 21 panel sessions in total. The Bank of Russia management, representatives of Russia’s leading financial institutions, government authorities, and the expert community will take part in the sessions.

The Financial Congress will take place in St Petersburg on 2–4 July 2025.