The overview is published to inform the market participants and other stakeholders about the most urgent problems with infrastructural investments.

The article is focused on Russian national project «The residential and urban environment»: characteristics and main aims of the Project are reflected, the influence of the reform onto construction industry participants is defined and attracting of FDI into the industry is proposed as the instrument of pursuing an goals of the reform.

This report by The World Bank Group reveals the importance of public-private partnerships (PPPs) for infrastructure procurement, assesses effectiveness of PPP projects at different stages and in different regions, and suggests ways to improve regulatory frameworks.

The article provides an overview of the events of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum from the point of view of experts working at the Forum from St. Petersburg State University of Economics. Particularly important and interesting venues of the Forum were highlighted, an expert opinion on the most pressing problems of the modern economy was presented, and ways of cooperation between the university and the Roscongress Foundation were outlined.