The Financial Congress of the Bank of Russia will be held in St Petersburg on 1–3 July 2026. As usual, its business programme will include two plenary sessions on the first day of the forum, followed by panel discussions over the next two days.

The Congress enables a direct dialogue with the regulator on topical issues relating to the economic situation, monetary policy, and the advancement of the financial market and financial technologies, which makes it a unique platform for sharing opinions and formulating positions on major challenges facing the financial sector.

Every year, the event brings together more than a thousand of representatives of the financial market, the business and expert communities, government authorities, mass media, and the Bank of Russia.

The first day of the forum will take place at the Grand Concert Hall Oktyabrsky, while the New Stage of the Alexandrinsky Theatre will serve as the venue for the following two days.

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.

The first day of the business program of the Financial Congress of the Bank of Russia commenced in Saint Petersburg. As per tradition, the event was opened with a plenary session featuring the Governor of the Bank of Russia, Elvira Nabiullina. The discussion focused on the prospects for economic development and achieving an optimal growth trajectory. Participants in the discussion included the President and Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank, Herman Gref; the Chairman of the Executive Board of VTB Bank, Andrey Kostin; the Director for Artificial Intelligence Development at Yandex, Alexander Kraynov; and the Chairman of the Executive Board of Gazprom Neft, Alexander Dyukov. The session is moderated by Doctor of Economics and Head of the Department at Moscow State University, Filipp Kartaev.

Following the first session, a dialogue took place between Elvira Nabiullina and special guest Fatih Karahan, Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye. The first day of the Congress concluded with a plenary session dedicated to trends and prospects for the development of the Russian financial market. Speakers included Vladimir Verkhoshinsky, Chief Executive Officer of Alfa-Bank; Dmitry Zauers, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Gazprombank; Ekaterina Chernykh, General Director of Modern Real Estate Funds Management Company; Vladimir Chistyukhin, First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Russia; and Sergey Shvetsov, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Moscow Exchange. The session was moderated by Elina Tikhonova, Head of Investment Programs at RBC-TV.

Over the following two days, sessions’ participants will discuss a wide range of topics related to the capital market, savings and investments, the platformization of the economy, the piloting of the digital ruble, and many other subjects.

The broadcast of the Financial Congress will be available on the official website. 

In 2025, the general partners of the event are Alfa-Bank, VTB, Gazprombank, DOM.RF Bank, the Moscow Exchange, and Sber. Official partners include the Mir payment system and the Faster Payments System (FPS), PSB, Russian Agricultural Bank, Sovcombank, and T-Bank. Congress partners include NPF Blagosostoyanie and Tochka Bank. The general media partner is Interfax.

Over 2023–2024, the Russian economy demonstrated remarkable growth despite a significant deterioration of the external economic environment. The participants will analyse the factors that enabled such economic performance, the conditions conducive to sustainable economic growth, and the role of macroeconomic policy in creating these conditions.

Speakers at the second plenary session, which will be attended by Vladimir Chistyukhin, First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Russia, will assess the main trends that will influence the financial market development over the next 7–10 years amid global economic instability, sanctions pressure, and technological transformation.

The panel sessions scheduled for 3–4 July cover a wide range of topics – from capital market prospects to the optimal model of cooperation between the government and businesses when building the national digital infrastructure in the financial market.

This year, the business programme includes two plenary sessions on 2 July, the first day of the Congress. At the plenary session on economics, the speakers will discuss specific conditions needed for sustainable economic growth and the role of macroeconomic policy in shaping these conditions. The second session will cover trends and development outlook of the Russian financial market.

During the next two days (3–4 July), the forum participants will discuss a broad range of topics, including key medium-term challenges faced by the Russian economy, current risks for the financial system, development potential and drivers of the capital market, banking regulation priorities, issues of the mass use of long-term instruments and barriers to it, and the optimal model of cooperation between government and businesses needed to create a national digital infrastructure in the financial market.

The Financial Congress of the Bank of Russia will be held in St Petersburg on 2–4 July 2025.  Two plenary sessions will take place on the first day of the forum (2 July), followed by panel discussions scheduled for 3–4 July.

Traditionally, the event will be a platform for discussing topical issues related to economics, monetary policy, financial market and financial technology development, and consumer protection.

The Bank of Russia management, representatives of Russia’s leading financial institutions, government authorities, and the expert community will take part in the Congress. In 2024, the event was attended by more than 1,000 participants.

At the plenary session on economics, the speakers will discuss how external restrictions affect economic growth. The second session will cover the capital market as a source of long-term resources for the economy.

During the next two days (4–5 July) the forum participants will discuss a broad range of topics, including the prospects of the Russian economy for the years to come as well as the future of the financial market and the opportunities opening up to the clients, the priorities of the banking regulation, long-term saving instruments and the development of the payment infrastructure.

The Congress will comprise 21 panel sessions in total. The Bank of Russia management, representatives of Russia’s leading financial institutions, government authorities, and the expert community will take part in the sessions.

The Financial Congress will take place in St Petersburg on 3–5 July 2024.

The congress’s business programme will be devoted to the economy and monetary policy, the financial market and protection of consumer rights, the development of financial technologies, the regulation of financial market participants, the climate and ESG agenda, and international cooperation.

Managers of major players of the Russian financial market, the Bank of Russia management, and representatives of Russia’s partner countries will take part in the event.

The programme includes 28 panel sessions with more than 100 top level speakers involved. Next week, market leaders, experts in the field of economics and finance, national regulators and international experts will meet to bring forward a dialogue about the present and future of the national financial system.

Elvira Nabiullina, the Governor of the Bank of Russia will share her thoughts at the Congress plenary session, devoted to the structural transformation of the economy and financial markets. The Governor of Central Bank of Armenia Martyn Galstyan, Chairman of Sberbank German Gref, Chairman of VTB Bank Andrey Kostin, Chief Executive Officer of Alfa-Bank Vladimir Verkhoshinskiy and Head of the Supervisory Board of MOEX Sergey Shvetsov will also present at the session.

The Financial Congress of the Bank of Russia will be held in St. Petersburg on the New Stage of the Mariinsky Theatre on July 6-7. The general partners of the event are Alfa-Bank, VTB, Gazprombank and Sberbank, the official partners are Bank DOM.RF, National Payment Card System, MOEX and Sovcombank, the partner of the Congress is Rosselkhozbank. General media partner is RIA Novosti news agency.

See the Programme page to learn more anout the speakers and topics.

The business program of the Congress comprises 25 sessions on the topical issues of the Russian financial system’s development.
The sessions will be held simultaneously at several different halls. 

Here are some of the featured topics: 

• Digital ruble: a vision for the future.
• Consumer value of financial products: myth or reality?
• Financial market transparency: information disclosures and developing a system of indicators.
• Long-term savings and investments: incentives and instruments.
• Corporate governance in financial institutions: immediate prospects.
• Sustainable development and climate risks: challenges for the economy and the financial sector.

The full program is available on the “Programme” page.

The Organizing Committee invites you to register for the Congress. Please visit Participant Area to learn about participation fees, and find out how to submit your application and how it will be processed.
After your application is approved, you will get access to the necessary organizational information.
The 2023 Financial Congress of the Bank of Russia will be held in St. Petersburg on 6–7 July 2023.

The main events of the Bank of Russia’s 2023 Financial Congress will take place at the new premises of the Mariinsky Theatre located on the Kryukov Canal Embankment, St. Petersburg.
The sessions will be held in the main hall of the theatre, in the chamber hall and in rehearsal halls. The backstage and the foyer will be used for holding discussions and business negotiations.
The modern and well-equipped venue aligns with the spirit and goals of the Congress. The event returns to its usual offline format after a break and will be devoted to the development of the Russian financial system in the new environment.

In 2023, the annual Financial Congress of the Bank of Russia will be held again in an offline format. Representatives of the largest Russian banks and other financial institutions, government authorities, and national banks of foreign countries will meet in St. Petersburg on 6–7 July.