Outstanding quotes from SPIEF 2019: Forum participants on business and human capital

While businesses run by older adults have struggled to acquire market share and position, an entrepreneurial generation Y has grown up in the country. Millennials are doing business in Russia because they believe in the opportunities here, but they also think on a global scale.

At the Eastern Economic Forum, new growth areas will be found for regional cooperation between Northeastern China and the Russian Far East, which will become a powerful driving force for trade and for the economies of both countries — believes General Manager of China Chengtong International Investment Zhou Liqun, who is also Chairman of the Union of Chinese Entrepreneurs in Russia, Head of Representation at the Centre for Trade Development and Investment Management in Europe, and President of the Greenwood International Trade Centre.

This report by HPBS examines international experience with and government tools for promoting sustainable development, green construction, and energy efficiency.

IMF experts present a forecast for global growth, in particular with regard to pandemic-induced disruptions to economic activity, commodity prices, financial conditions and government support.