TASS-FACTBOX. The 29th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum will take place from June 3 to 6, 2026. The TASS-FACTBOX editorial team has prepared a summary on this event.
Key facts
The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum is Russia’s leading annual economic conference, held since 1997. Until 2007, it was known as the St. Petersburg Economic Forum. In 2020, SPIEF was called off due to the coronavirus pandemic.
At SPIEF, heads of state, finance ministers, and top executives of Russian and foreign companies, along with financiers and scientists, gather to discuss key economic challenges facing Russia, emerging markets, and the global economy as a whole.
Every year, the forum brings together more than 10,000 participants representing over 100 countries, with a record 24,200 participants from 144 countries and territories attending in 2025. The work of SPIEF is arranged in the form of plenary sessions, roundtable discussions, exhibitions, video conferences, and presentations. Since 2005, the President of Russia has taken part in the forum: from 2005 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2025 it was Vladimir Putin, and from 2008 to 2011 it was Dmitry Medvedev. Traditionally, the forum is accompanied by an extensive cultural program, featuring concerts and exhibitions (several dozen planned in 2026).
