Outstanding quotes from SPIEF 2021: Forum participants on trade, finance and entrepreneurship

This report prepared by the World Bank in collaboration with WTO, OECD, the Institute of Developing Economies, and the Research Center of Global Value Chains reviews the phenomenon of global value chains (GVCs) using the latest research data, stressing the importance of GVCs in revealing the changing character of global trade.

The Research Center ITI has prepared an analytical digest titled «Trade Relations Between Russia and China: Potential for Growth» where it studies the importance of Russia as a trade partner for China in main export categories, trends in China’s demand for imports, and regional and transportation aspects of trade. The study was done as part of ITI’s expert analytics partnership with the Roscongress Foundation.

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.

This Diagnostic Overview was prepared by the members of the working group on responsible financing under the Expert Council on the long-term investment market under the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. The Diagnostic Overview contains an analysis of green trends in the global economy, prerequisites for the creation of a green finance market in Russia, and the institutional and legal basis for its formation and development.