For the 27th time, the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) brought together leaders of major Russian and foreign companies, as well as representatives of government agencies and political and scientific communities in an effort to establish business contacts, find new partners, discuss promising projects and exchange views on current trends in politics and economics on global and regional markets.
The Forum continues to enhance its prestige as one of the most important business events in the world. It is becoming more and more action-oriented and dynamic: Decisions are made quickly and new projects are launched and practical solutions are found based on the results of discussions.
"This year, 21,800 people from 139 countries and territories took part in the forum's events. Such a substantial presence of numerous foreign delegations and business representatives once again confirmed that there can be no talk of any international isolation of Russia. The forum brought together representatives of countries that wish to develop their economies in the paradigm of a fair and multipolar world," said Adviser to the Russian President and Executive Secretary of the SPIEF Organizing Committee Anton Kobyakov.
The theme of SPIEF 2024 confirms the freedom of various world powers to choose their own political and economic direction: "The Formation of New Areas of Growth as the Cornerstone of a Multipolar World."
Record of participants
Despite sanctions, the Forum was attended by a record number of participants in 2024. Guests and participants discussed international trade and cooperation, sales markets, technology leadership and investment issues.
Four state leaders traveled to St. Petersburg for the Forum: President of Bolivia Luis Alberto Arce Catacora; President of Zimbabwe Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa; President of the Republic of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania; and President of Republika Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Milorad Dodik.
The Forum's participants also included members of the royal families of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Abdullah Khalifa Salman Al Khalifa and Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud).
The events were attended by more than 120 high-ranking foreign officials, including heads of international organizations and associations, ministers of foreign affairs, heads of diplomatic missions, and the leaders of foreign cities and regions. The largest delegations came from China - 192 participants, followed by UAE - 105, Zimbabwe - 86, Kazakhstan - 84, India - 80, and Oman - 75.
From the Russian side, the Forum was attended by 40 high-ranking officials, 30 heads of federal services and agencies, and 81 heads of Russia's regions.
Besides, more than 8,300 representatives of Russian and foreign business took part in the forum. Foreign businesses were represented at the Forum by more than 480 companies from 94 countries and territories, while Russian businesses were represented by more than 3,300 companies.
For the first time, the Forum was attended by representatives of key companies and organizations in the diamond (mining) industry from African and South Asian countries.
Leading automotive corporations in China and their Russian divisions were widely represented among the SPIEF 2024 participants.
The unprecedented interest in the Forum on the part of domestic and foreign media outlets is evidenced by the number of journalists who covered the Forum events - more than 4,216 people from 34 countries.
Guest country
This year, the Sultanate of Oman received the honorary status of the SPIEF guest country. The country's delegation was headed by Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment Promotion Qais bin Mohammed Al Youssef. Oman took part in the Forum with the aim of exploring opportunities for joint projects in promising areas of interstate cooperation: industry, energy, tourism, science and technology, logistics, and food security. The National Pavilion of the Sultanate of Oman, along with is jam-packed business program, gave participants the unique opportunity to establish direct contacts with Omani companies and government officials and learn more about the country's trade and investment potential. Members of the Omani delegation confirmed their desire to "cooperate with Russian enterprises and see more tourists in their country."
Agreements signed
The Forum resulted in the signing of 1,073 agreements for a total of RUB 6.492 trillion ($72.9 billion), only including agreements whose amount does not constitute a commercial secret, including 55 with representatives of foreign companies.
Below is a recap of the most significant agreements:
• VEB.RF and RusHydro signed a cooperation agreement to implement thermal generation modernization projects in the Far East. An estimated RUB 650 billion were raised from VEB.RF and its partner banks. A major program to build and renovate energy infrastructure in the Far East will be implemented using the Project Financing Factory mechanism with financing for a total of six projects: the expansion of the Partizanskaya State District Power Plant, the construction of the second stage of the Neryungrinskaya State District Power Plant, the reconstruction of the Vladivostok Combined Heat and Power Plant-2, as well as the construction of the Artyomovskaya Combined Heat and Power Plant-2, the Khabarovsk Combined Heat and Power Plant-4, and the Yakutskaya State District Power Plant-2 (second stage). The new and modernized energy facilities will have total electrical capacity of 2.1 GW and thermal capacity of more than 2,500 Gcal/h.
• The Tomsk Region and SIBAGRO signed a cooperation agreement. Investment in the project, which will create 10,000 new jobs, will amount to RUB 500 billion over 10 years. The agreement aims to implement the Eleanor Emerald Smart City investment project, which involves the construction of a new modern area that has all the necessary engineering and social infrastructure. The project will use advanced technologies, take into account environmental aspects, and use innovative approaches to creating a comfortable environment for people. Residential, commercial, educational, sports, cultural, and other facilities are to be built in the new area. The agreement signed at SPIEF 2024 envisages cooperation in planning, financing, construction, and project management. The parties to the agreement noted at the signing that Eleanor Emerald Smart City will become a major project for the region.
• The City of Moscow signed an agreement on the reorganization of the site of the former Southern Port industrial zone with the site's owner, Aeon Development. Investment in the reorganization of the site will amount to almost RUB 360 billion. The city concluded an agreement with the investor on the comprehensive development of the 39.7-hectare site. Within 17 years, a modern neighbourhood will appear on part of the former Southern Port industrial zone, where roughly 1.5 million square meters of various real estate will be built. The project will result in the creation of almost 9,300 jobs in the Pechatniki District.
• The Kursk Region and Metalloinvest concluded a cooperation agreement on the construction of a factory that will process oxidized ferruginous quartzite at the Andrey Varichev Mikhailovsky Mining and Processing Plant. Metalloinvest plans to invest more than RUB 210 billion in the project. If implemented, the project will create jobs for at least 900 skilled professionals in Zheleznogorsk. The new facility is scheduled to open in 2028. The plant has design capacity of more than 7 million tons of premium quality iron ore concentrate per year with the ability to further increase capacity to 11 million tons.
• The Kemerovo Region-Kuzbass and Azot signed an agreement to launch the production of granulated urea and ammonia in the Kuzbass Industrial Special Economic Zone in 2032 with total investment of RUB 200 billion.
第27届圣彼得堡国际经济论坛（SPIEF）汇集了俄罗斯和外国主要公司的领导人，以及政府机构以及政治和科学界的代表，努力建立业务联系，寻找新的合作伙伴，讨论有前途的项目，并就全球和区域市场的政治和经济当前趋势交换意见。
该论坛继续提高其作为世界上最重要的商业活动之一的声望。它正变得越来越以行动为导向和动态：快速做出决定，启动新项目，并根据讨论结果找到切实可行的解决方案。
“今年，来自139个国家和地区的21,800人参加了论坛的活动。如此多的外国代表团和企业代表的大量存在再次证实，不能谈论俄罗斯的任何国际孤立。该论坛汇集了希望在公平和多极世界范式中发展经济的国家代表，“俄罗斯总统顾问兼SPIEF组委会执行秘书Anton Kobyakov说。
SPIEF 2024 的主题确认了世界各国选择自己的政治和经济方向的自由：“形成新的增长领域作为多极世界的基石”。
与会者
记录 尽管受到制裁，但 2024 年参加论坛的与会者人数创下了历史新高。与会嘉宾和与会者就国际贸易与合作、销售市场、技术领先和投资问题进行了讨论。
四位国家领导人前往圣彼得堡参加论坛：玻利维亚总统路易斯·阿尔贝托·阿尔塞·卡塔科拉;津巴布韦总统埃默森·丹布佐·姆南加古瓦;阿布哈兹共和国总统阿斯兰·布扎尼亚;塞族共和国（波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那）总统米洛拉德·多迪克。
论坛的与会者还包括巴林王国和沙特阿拉伯王国的王室成员（阿卜杜拉·哈利法·萨勒曼·阿勒哈利法和阿卜杜勒阿齐兹·本·萨勒曼·本·阿卜杜勒阿齐兹·沙特）。
国际组织和协会负责人、外交部长、外交使团团长、外国城市和地区领导人等120多名外国高级官员出席了活动。最大的代表团来自中国 - 192 名与会者，其次是阿联酋 - 105 名，津巴布韦 - 86 名，哈萨克斯坦 - 84 名，印度 - 80 名和阿曼 - 75 名。
俄罗斯方面有40名高级官员、30名联邦服务和机构负责人以及81名俄罗斯地区负责人出席了论坛。
此外，超过8,300名俄罗斯和外国企业代表参加了论坛。来自94个国家和地区的480多家公司代表外国企业参加了论坛，而俄罗斯企业则有3,300多家公司代表。
来自非洲和南亚国家的钻石（采矿）行业主要公司和组织的代表首次出席了论坛。
中国领先的汽车公司na 及其俄罗斯分部在 SPIEF 2024 参与者中得到了广泛代表。
国内外媒体对论坛的空前兴趣体现在报道论坛活动的记者人数上——来自34个国家的4 216多人。
嘉宾国
今年，阿曼苏丹国获得了SPIEF嘉宾国的荣誉地位。该国代表团由工业、贸易和投资促进部长盖斯·本·穆罕默德·优素福率领。阿曼参加了该论坛，旨在探索在有前途的国家间合作领域开展联合项目的机会：工业、能源、旅游、科学和技术、物流和粮食安全。阿曼苏丹国国家馆以及丰富的商业活动为参与者提供了与阿曼公司和政府官员建立直接联系的独特机会，并更多地了解该国的贸易和投资潜力。阿曼代表团成员证实，他们希望“与俄罗斯企业合作，并在他们的国家看到更多的游客”。
签署协议
论坛签署了1,073项协议，总额为6.492万亿卢布（729亿美元），仅包括金额不构成商业秘密的协议，其中包括55项与外国公司代表的协议。
以下是最重要的协议的回顾：
• VEB.RF和RusHydro签署了一项合作协议，在远东地区实施火力发电现代化项目。据估计，VEB筹集了6500亿卢布。RF 及其合作银行。将利用项目融资工厂机制实施一项在远东建设和改造能源基础设施的重大计划，共为六个项目提供资金：Partizanskaya州区电厂的扩建，Neryungrinskaya州区电厂第二阶段的建设，符拉迪沃斯托克热电联产电厂-2的重建， 以及阿尔乔莫夫斯卡娅热电联产厂-2、哈巴罗夫斯克热电联产厂-4和雅库茨卡亚州区电厂-2（第二阶段）的建设。新的和现代化的能源设施的总电力容量将达到2.1吉瓦，热容量超过2,500千卡/小时。
该项目的投资将创造10,000个新工作岗位，10年内将达到5000亿卢布。该协议旨在实施埃莉诺翡翠智慧城市投资项目，该项目涉及建设一个新的现代化区域，拥有所有必要的工程和社会基础设施。该项目将采用先进技术，考虑环境因素，并采用创新方法为人们创造舒适的环境。新区将建设住宅、商业、教育、体育、文化等设施。在SPIEF 2024上签署的协议设想在规划、融资、建设和项目管理方面进行合作。协议各方在签署时指出，埃莉诺翡翠智慧城市将成为是区域。
• 莫斯科市与前南港工业区的所有者永旺开发公司签署了一项关于重组该地块的协议。该基地的重组投资将达到近3600亿卢布。该市与投资者就39.7公顷土地的综合开发达成了协议。在17年内，一个现代化的社区将出现在前南港工业区的一部分，那里将建造大约150万平方米的各种房地产。该项目将在Pechatniki区创造近9,300个工作岗位。
• 库尔斯克州和Metalloinvest签署了一项合作协议，在安德烈·瓦里切夫·米哈伊洛夫斯基采矿和加工厂建造一座加工氧化铁石英岩的工厂。Metalloinvest计划在该项目上投资超过2100亿卢布。如果实施，该项目将为热列兹诺戈尔斯克的至少900名熟练专业人员创造就业机会。新设施计划于2028年开业。该工厂的设计产能超过700万吨，年产优质铁精矿，并有能力进一步提高产能至1100万吨。
• 克麦罗沃地区-库兹巴斯和阿佐特签署了一项协议，将于2032年在库兹巴斯工业经济特区启动颗粒尿素和氨的生产，总投资为2000亿卢布。
