AEB Presentation of the report of the World Bank “Systematic country diagnostic for the Russian Federation: pathways to inclusive growth”

The Association of European Businesses is pleased to invite you to the presentation of the report of the World Bank “Systematic country diagnostic for the Russian Federation: pathways to inclusive growth” organised by the AEB Finance and Investments Committee.

The event will take place on Tuesday, 7 March 2017, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (registration starts at 09:30 a.m.), at the AEB Conference centre (ul. Krasnoproletarskaya, 16, bld. 3, entrance 8, floor 4, office 8).

Please register online for this event. Registration will close as soon as we reach the maximum number of participants and the latest at noon on 6 March 2017.

You will have the privilege to hear Andras Horvai, Country Director and Resident Representative for the Russian Federation, World Bank, and Apurva Sanghi, Lead Economist for the Russian Federation, World Bank. The event will be moderated by Stuart Lawson, AEB Finance and Investments Committee Chairman / Senior Advisor, EY.

The report of the World Bank consists of five chapters:

Chapter 1. Recent Economic Developments Macroeconomic and Shared Prosperity Trends.

Chapter 2. Pathway One: Increasing Productivity for Diversified Growth.

Chapter 3. Pathway Two: Reducing Vulnerability by Deepening Human Capital Gains and Improving Access to Services.

Chapter 4. Requisites: Fiscal Sustainability, Good Governance, and Better Natural Resource Management.

Chapter 5. Policy Priorities and Actions.

For details, please see the programme in ENGLISH as well as CVs of the speakers – Andras Horvai and Apurva Sanghi. The report of the World Bank is available HERE.

The working language of the event is English. Simultaneous interpretation will not be provided.

Attendance fees:

Assigned representatives of AEB member companies - free of charge.

Additional representatives of AEB members: 3,850 RUR (+18% VAT);

Representatives of non-member companies: 7,700 RUB per (+18% VAT).

All payments are to be made through bank transfer or credit card ahead of the event. Once the transfer is made, the sum is not refundable. Please note that online payment with personal or corporate credit card is available. Please choose the “online payment” link when registering.

Contact persons:

Programme and sponsorship: Anna Tsiulina, AEB Committees Coordinator, tel. (495) 234 27 64, ext.124, at@aebrus.ru.

Registration: Tatiana Barysheva, AEB Events Coordinator, tel. (495) 234 27 64, ext. 127, Tatiana.Barysheva@aebrus.ru.