The first RussiaAfrica Economic Forum will be held in conjunction
with the RussiaAfrica Summit in Sochi
on 2324 October 2019. The
plenary session will centre around the main theme of the Forum Uncovering the
Potential for Cooperation. Participants will discuss key areas for cooperation
based on three thematic pillars: Forging Economic Ties, Creating Joint
Projects, and Collaborating in the Humanitarian and Social Sector.
«Its difficult to overstate
the importance of Russia and the countries of Africa developing cooperation. Africa
is not only a promising sales market, but also a strategically important
partner in scientific and technical cooperation and the development of oil and
gas projects, agribusiness, and the Russian Industrial Zone. The RussiaAfrica Forums programme covers the entire range
of pressing issues in cooperation and growth points. I am certain that the
Forum will become a meaningful and high-profile platform and will mark the
beginning of a new stage in Russian-African cooperation», Adviser to the
Russian President and Executive Secretary of the Organizing Committee Anton
Kobyakov said.
The Forums business
sessions will focus on limitations and opportunities for doing business in
Africa, security risks, prospects for economic development and digital transformation,
cooperation in nuclear technologies, and ways to improve the quality of life on
the continent. The participants will also discuss joint projects in the oil and
gas industry and transport infrastructure as well as collaboration between Russian
and African banks. One of the central themes will be the Russian Industrial
Zone that is set to operate in Egypts Suez Canal Economic Zone. A youth
programme will make up a separate pillar of the Forum.
More than 3,000
representatives of African business as well as CEOs of Russian companies and
leading international experts will take part in the discussions held as part of
the RussiaAfrica Forums business programme. A large number of cooperation
agreements are to be signed in various sectors. The Forum will help to unlock
the potential of the current economic agenda and contribute to the further
development of mutually beneficial cooperation between Russia and the African
continent.
The
architecture of the RussiaAfrica Economic Forum programme can be found here.