A month and a half remain before the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) is scheduled to begin and representatives of more than 92 countries have already confirmed their intention to participate, a 5% increase over the same period last year.
“More than 92 countries have already confirmed their intention to attend SPIEF, attesting to the Forum’s growing significance as a global platform for forging new economic ties in a multipolar world. Particularly notable is the active participation of the Global South, whose contribution to the global economy is growing rapidly. We are witnessing more interest in the Forum agenda from Asia, Africa, and Latin America than ever before.
SPIEF 2025 guest country is Russia’s important partner in the Middle East, Bahrain. SPIEF’s many participants and diverse range of topics favor the development of practical solutions based on shared values and mutual respect,” Adviser to the Russian President and Executive Secretary of the SPIEF Organizing Committee Anton Kobyakov said.
The Forum is being held from 18 to 21 June 2025 in St. Petersburg and is dedicated to ‘Shared Values: The Foundation of Growth in a Multipolar World’, reflecting the way international cooperation is changing and the role shared values play in sustainable economic development.
The business programme consists of four thematic blocks: ‘Development Economics: Ensuring Growth’, ‘Technology: Pursuing Leadership’, ‘The Living Environment’, and ‘The Individual in a New World’.
15 bilateral business dialogues on economic cooperation and global challenges have been planned as part of SPIEF with partners from Armenia, Africa, Bahrain, Vietnam, the EU, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Latin America, Moldova, Mongolia, Thailand, Uzbekistan, and EAEU–ASEAN.
