The Growth Trajectory of the Russian Economy Became the Central Theme of the Financial Congress of the Bank of Russia 2025

The three-day business program included 24 events, among them two plenary sessions and a discussion between the Governor of the Bank of Russia, Elvira Nabiullina and the Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye, Fatih Karahan.

The topic of the prospects for the development of the Russian economy and achieving an optimal growth trajectory, which was raised in various ways during many sessions, became the key theme of the event. Other major discussion issues included: key challenges and drivers of the capital market, prospects for digital financial instruments, regulation of banks’ participation in ecosystems and piloting of the digital ruble. In 2025, the Financial Congress brought together 125 speakers.

From July 2 to 4, the event was attended by over 1,000 experts in the field of economics and finance, representatives of the regulator, public authorities, major businesses and media. Delegations from foreign national banks and international institutions also participated in the Congress.

This year, the Financial Congress was also integrated into the educational program of the VI Summer Macroeconomic School of the Bank of Russia. Its participants - students, graduate students and faculty from leading Russian universities specializing in economics - were invited to attend the event.

The general partners of the Financial Congress were Alfa-Bank, VTB Bank, Gazprombank, DOM.RF Bank, the Moscow Exchange and Sber. The official partners in 2025 included the Mir payment system and the Faster Payments System (FPS), PSB, Russian Agricultural Bank, Sovcombank and T-Bank. The Congress partners were NPF Blagosostoyanie and Tochka Bank. The Russian news agency Interfax served as the general media partner of the event.