The Caucasus Investment Forum (KIF) will be held in the capital of the Chechen Republic, the city of Grozny, from 15 to 17 July. The Forum will provide a platform for negotiations and business contracts to develop investment projects and public-private partnerships in the Russian regions. The main theme will be Big Caucasus, from sea to sea.

The two-day KIF-2024 business programme will include more than 60 activities. Attention will be given to entrepreneurship and agro-industry development, transport infrastructure, industry, energy, banking, international cooperation, health, humanitarian agenda and others. A plenary meeting will be the main event of the Forum. The third day of the Forum is the day of the KIF-2024 Youth Programme.

" The selection of the venue of the Caucasus Investment Forum is not the case - the Chechen Republic is one of the most attractive constituents of the Russian Federation, one of the leaders of the National Investment Climate Assessment in our country. I am sure that the expansion of the Forum ' s geography will enable participants and guests to show the traditions and beauty of the Northern Caucasus, the cultural diversity of its regions, and the international status of the KIF will demonstrate investment projects that are developing in the region and to attract foreign investors " , the Vice-President of the Government of the Russian Federation, Alexander Novak, emphasized.

In addition to the extensive business programme, the participants in the Caucasus Investment Forum are expected to have a large educational and cultural programme: lectures, classrooms, guided tours, gastronomical exhibitions, fashion shows and connoisseurships. Also at the KIF-2024 site, for the first time, there will be a solemn ceremony to award the Versina Investment Prize for its contribution to economic growth and the development of the investment potential of the regions of Russia. The business architecture is available on the Forum ' s official website.

Representatives of tourism companies, agrocomplex, transport logistics companies, banking, construction companies from the North Caucasus, Southern Federal District, CIS, Caspian and Black Sea basins will participate in KIF-2024.

" This year the theme of the Forum has expanded over the previous year. This time, it will cover a wide range of development issues in the North Caucasus and Southern Federal Districts, as well as the CIS, Caspian and Black Sea basins. The Forum ' s agenda will be attractive to entrepreneurs and investors, among whom more are fully aware of the region ' s highest potential. The great interest of foreign countries — their desire to participate in the Forum has already been expressed by the representatives of OAE, Oman, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and other countries” — has been underlined by the adviser of the President of the Russian Federation, the responsible secretary of the KIF-2024 Anton Kobayak office.

The First Caucasus Investment Exhibition, held in May 2023 in Mineral Waters, visited over 3,000 people from 15 countries. Over 30 activities were carried out under the business programme. Some 50 agreements worth more than 150 billion roubles were signed at the site.

The Caucasus Investment Forum is held in accordance with the decree of the President of the Russian Federation. Forum organizer - Roscongress Foundation with support from the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.

The Forum ' s news can be tracked at the KIF forumkavkaz.org, the Telegram social media and the Connect.

Background:

The Caucasus Investment Forum will be held in Grozny from 15 to 17 July to enhance the investment capacity of the North Caucasus Federal District and for its sustainable socio-economic development. In 2023, more than 3,000 participants visited the Caucasus Investment Exhibition and agreements were signed for more than 150 billion roubles.

The Forum is supported by the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. The event organizer is the Roscongress Foundation.

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Entrepreneurs ' support in the region is carried out within the framework of the " Small and Medium Enterprise " project.