Mikhail Mishustin took part in the plenary session of the Second Eurasian Congress, “Key investment projects as system-wide drivers of economic growth in the EAEU.”
Mikhail Mishustin’s
remarks at the plenary session of the Second Eurasian Congress:
Good afternoon, friends.
I am glad to welcome
you all at the Eurasian Congress.
Second Eurasian Congress
Mikhail Mishustin reviews a presentation of key EAEU+ investment projects. With Chairman of the Eurasian Development Bank Nikolai Podguzov
Second Eurasian Congress
First of all, I would
like to thank the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) for organising this event.
Today you have an extensive integration agenda. It is only the second time that
the congress has been held, but we can already see that it is a popular platform
for discussing the essential issues of expanding cooperation within the Eurasian
Economic Union. Representatives of government bodies as well as the business,
research and expert communities join the discussion. This open dialogue is an
opportunity to present one’s vision of achieving sustainable development of the
region we share, improve people’s welfare and do everything we can for this
union to be the most comfortable place to live and do business.
Our five countries
are overcoming the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are rounding up
this year with rather good indicators that are higher than the pre-pandemic
levels. The EDB estimates that the EAEU’s GDP will grow by 4 percent this year.
Mutual trade is
recovering fast, growing by one-third between January and September. By the end
of the year, the turnover may increase by more than 10 percent and exceed the
pre-pandemic figures from 2019.
More to be posted soon.
