St Petersburg

SPIEF kicks off

ST PETERSBURG - The St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) kicked off on Thursday with a business breakfast on the strategic partnership between the Eurasian Economic Union and India.

SPIEF, held under the patronage of Russian President Vladimir Putin, ends on June 3.

Leading-edge conference centre to host SPIEF

ST PETERSBURG - Expo Forum, the venue of this year's St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), is the city's largest centre of its kind, consisting of three pavilions totalling over 6,500 sq m and capable of accommodating over 10,000 people.

Opened in 2014, Expo Forum is the most modern centre of this type in Russia and Europe.

Female entrepreneurship has great potential - round table

ST PETERSBURG - Female entrepreneurship holds great potential for development of the economy and local communities, a round table on the potentials and challenges of female entrepreneurship, held in St Petersburg ahead of Thursday's opening of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), was told Wednesday.

World's elite arriving in St Petersburg ahead of SPIEF

ST PETERSBURG - Top-ranking politicians, diplomats and representatives of the business community from around the world are arriving in St Petersburg, which will on June 1-3 host the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) with the main theme of "Achieving a New Balance on the Global Stage".

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