The events of the XXVI International Financial Congress STARTED in the Presidential Library

12 July 2017

The events of the XXVI International Financial Congress started today, July 12, 2017, in the Presidential Library in St. Petersburg. The theme of the largest annual financial forum in Russia, which will last until July 14, is "Finance for Development." During the congress, the Central Bank of Russia will present seven economic and financial studies focused on various aspects of the current financial system of Russia.

On the first day, preceding the main program of the International Financial Congress, the Presidential Library hosts round tables dedicated to essential issues of microfinance and the asset management market regulation.

A ceremony of official opening of the XXVI International Financial Congress will be held in the Presidential Library on July 13. The Chairman of the Central Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina, representatives of the Government of the Russian Federation, the State Duma of the Russian Federation and the Government of St. Petersburg, heads of central and commercial banks of Russia and abroad, financial institutions and many others will attend the ceremony.

The first event of the day will be a plenary session chaired by the Chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Elvira Nabiullina, devoted to the main theme of the Congress "Finance for Development". There will also be a dialogue between the head of the Bank of Russia and the Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Maxim Oreshkin. Round tables, which will address the issues of increasing a financial literacy of the population, innovations in the infrastructure of financial market and many others, will be held at the forum site.

On July 14, the closing day of the XXVI International Financial Congress, the Presidential Library will hold panel sessions, focusing on the main directions for the development of the financial market of the Russian Federation and current methods of information security. Participants of the round table entitled "Strategy for Financial Accessibility: Reaching a New Level" will discuss the problems of financing small and medium-sized businesses, the development of channels for digital financial services, the development of access to financial services in remote and non-urban areas and other important issues.

The events of the International Financial Congress are traditionally being held in the Presidential Library. The institution is the largest multifunctional information, scientific , outreach and awareness raising, educational and cultural center, accommodating the premises of electronic reading room and exhibition arias, a conference hall, multimedia and television complexes. The Presidential Library acts as an organizer and a venue for scientific and cultural events, business meetings and international summits, national awards ceremonies, and entertainment.

The program of the XXVI International Financial Congress is available at http://ibcongress.com/en/program/.

The official opening of the event on July 13 and the plenary sessions on July 13 and 14 will be live broadcast on the Presidential Library website under the Internet Broadcasting http://www.prlib.ru/live-broadcasts section.