VN joins Saint Petersburg Int’l Economic Forum

VGP - Head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Economic Affairs Nguyen Van Binh is attending the 22nd Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).

May 24, 2018 3:46 PM GMT+7

More than 10,000 delegates, including representatives of large corporations, high-ranking leaders, Government chiefs, Deputy PMs, ministers and governors from 120 nations are joining the event, which is organized from May 24-26.

With the theme of an 'Economy of Trust', the forum consists of four main topics on “The Global Economy in an Era of Change”, “Russia: Utilizing Growth Potential”, “Leadership Technologies” and “Human Capital in the Digital Economy”.

On the sidelines of the forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting with leaders from 40 large investment funds in the world.

In 2017, the event gathered more than 14,000 delegates from 143 nations. A total number of 400 deals, worth nearly US$32,5 billion were inked.

By Thuy Dung