Central Bank of the Russian Federation

06/10/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/11/2021 04:59

International Financial Congress – 2021 programme published, registration open

This year, plenary sessions will be dedicated to such topics as 'green' economy, financial sector's transformation towards ecosystems, effects of anti-pandemic measures, etc.

Topics discussed at the IFC will cover monetary policy, banking sector development, insurance, broker activities, non-governmental pension provision, risk management technologies, financing the real sector of the economy, microfinancing, and financial market infrastructure.

Congress sessions will feature such speakers as Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Alexandr Novak, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Herman Gref, CEO, Chairman of the Executive Board of PJSC Sberbank, Anatoly Aksakov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Financial Market, Andrey Kostin, President, Chairman of the Management Board of VTB Bank (PJSC), Petr Aven, Chairman of the Board of Directors of JSC Alfa-Bank, Nikolay Zhuravlev, Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council, Agustin Carstens, General Manager of the BIS, Dmitry Konov, Chairman of the Management Board of PJSC SIBUR Holding, representatives of the Bank of Russia, heads of leading Russian financial institutions, Russian and international experts.

The congress will take place online from 28 June to 2 July 2021.

Translation will be available on the congress website and on the Bank of Russia's YouTube channel.

After registering on the website, congress participants will be able to ask their questions to speakers. Registration will be open from 10 June through the last day of the event.