Forum of this year, whose budget was reduced on the third, and the number of participants grew short, did not attract so wide range of investors to itself, as in days gone by. Most largest western companies, whose
naturally. "During
to annual economic presentation of country, declaring that a forum above all things is a platform for the discussion of global economic questions, but not by a mestome, where enormous investment transactions are accomplished, as it was before, writes "The Wall Street Journal"."Forum
gave to us squeak for reflections… and me it seems to, that now this be very important," – declared minister of economic development Elvira Nabiullina, working out the totals of the International economic forum, passing in Saint Petersburg.During an annual three-day forum,
last in home town of president Dmitry Medvedeva and his influential predecessor Vladimir Putin, there was not nervous excitement, accompanying an exchange by the tremendous amounts of money, which characterized these meetings in days gone by. During a forum 2008
years Russia collected about 16,4 milliards of dollars within the framework of the different signed agreements. declared that were signed agreement a cost in "milliards of dollars", but reported no details, not counting information that European
the bank of reconstruction and development going to help small Russian business. The bulk of transactions was celled between the Russian partners. The scale of numerous free, magnificent evening-parties considerably grew short, as well as gifts for thousands of participants
forum, which became the legendary example of Russian hospitality and extravagance already. On a forum did not almost swear at the largest economy of the world of the USA – although this tradition was begun during Russian ekono
last year. Instead the corridors of forum were gap-filling the academic, political and business reasonings about the future of oil prices, protectionism, entry of Russia in WTO and adjusting of world financial markets, casebound with courtesies in
party of receiving party.To the forum – and since information on the first quarter showed evident changes in the Russian economy, whose GDP fallen down on 9,5 percents as compared to impressive last year’s growth in 8,5 percents – officials declared,
that a forum of this year will not be a pavilion for bringing in of investors, but will grow into possibility to develop new ideas, about that as quick and it is better to manage with a world economic crisis.A minister for finance Alex Kudrin declared to the journalists during briefing,
that in that behalf a forum was fruitful, but noticed that from discussions became clearly, that a world economy did not yet attain a bottom. "It can happen at the beginning of next year or at the end of next year, – Kudrin said. – But it did not yet happen."Words
Kudrina repeat the statement of Medvedeva, declaring on opening of forum, that yet before time, that "to open champagne" for celebration of renewal, based on the nedavnikh signs of revival in some countries. said that after numerous
meetings with foreign and Russian investors, economists and governmental officials, including the point-of-sale representative of the USA Ron Kerka (Ron Kirk), he considers that "the level of trust grew to Russia".
