This publication, specially prepared by the Roscongress Foundation and ITI for the 5th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF 2019), explores current trends and nuances of the trade and economic relations between Russia and India. The authors demonstrate that the potential for collaboration between the two countries needs to be exploited further.

Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Hiroshige Sekō is the man directly responsible for developing economic relations between Japan and Russia. As a frequent visitor to our country, he shares his views on the prospects for economic cooperation with the Russian Far East, and on Japan’s priorities in the region.

The Russian Council on International Affairs presented a detailed analysis of the Concept of the State Migration Policy of the Russian Federation for 2019–2025.

Global human development, which can be measured as a combination of the world’s education, health and living standards, could decline this year for the first time since the concept was introduced in 1990, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) warned today. UNDP experts have prepared a document on the current impact of COVID-19 on human development and proposed a Framework for the immediate socioeconomic response.