According to the statement, based on data from the Russian Roscongress Foundation, the event’s leading organizer and affiliated with the presidential office, it is expected that representatives from 36 nations and territories will attend the Forum.

More than 7,100 people from 75 countries and territories, including more than 1,500 journalists, participated in the previous edition.

From 2015 to 2024, some 2,480 agreements were concluded within the framework of the EEF, totaling more than 29 trillion rubles (some 365 billion US dollars at the current exchange rate), mainly focused on infrastructure development, the energy sector, mining, transportation, and logistics.

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