Outstanding quotes from SPIEF 2021: Forum participants on standards of living and development of cities and regions

The Report was prepared for the Russia House at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos in January 2020. Based on the analysis of foreign sources, the key issues on the agenda of the Meeting are revealed: approaches to overcoming environmental problems and ways of sustainable business transformation.

The research of the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) focuses on «green» finance mechanisms and the role of repo transactions in advancing the agenda of sustainable development.

The National Rating Agency (NRA) has published its seventh annual rating of investment attractiveness of Russia’s regions. The rating includes all 85 regions of the Russian Federation.

Demographic challenges are among the main challenges of the 21st century faced not only by Russia. The challenges that need to be responded are caused primarily by profound changes in the very demographic processes united by the «demographic transition». These changes are objective, logical and generally progressive, but they also lead to negative consequences which should be addressed appropriately.