In St. Petersburg opens XX International Economic Forum – Rosbalt.RU

 In the northern capital on June 16 opens XX Petersburg International Economic Forum – the most significant annual economic conference in Russia. SPIEF will be held for the first time at a new venue – in “Expoforum” (previously it took place in “Lenexpo»)

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 It will be attended by the former president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, chairman of the Center for Strategic Research (CSR), Alexei Kudrin, Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev, the head of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Elvira Nabiullina, Russian Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov, and many others.

 The SPIEF in Palace Square will be a concert headliner will be the Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra under Valery Gergiev. In the exhibition hall “Manege” will take place the traditional reception of the governor of St. Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko. According to the government procurement website, the cost of organizing the reception of 30 million rubles (more – in “Rosbalt” material)

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 SPIEF is held since 1997. Since 2006 – under the auspices and with the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin (on the plans the head of state on the forum is available here). This year SPIEF will spend about 1.8 billion rubles.

 Law and order during the SPIEF will provide Russian servicemen of the National Guard.

 Eve online room rates in hotels has increased significantly.

 In conjunction with the Forum in the city imposed restrictions on the traffic. Thus, the limited travel on Ring Road from Pulkovo highway to Krasnoselsky. According Krasnosel’skii highway – from St. Petersburg highway to the Ring Road. According WHSD restrictions are imposed on the Ring Road to the waterfront Ekateringofka river. In addition, travel is limited by the Bypass channel embankment of the river embankment Ekateringofka to Izmailovsky Prospect Avenue in Vitsebsk on the highway to St. Petersburg Ring Road, at Pulkovo Highway and the St. Petersburg highway all over. At the same time, at SPIEF partially overlapped Tuchkov bridge will be opened.