Eastern Economic Forum

Eastern Economic Forum (Russian: Восточный экономический форум or ВЭФ) is an international forum held each year in Vladivostok, Russia, for the purpose of encouraging foreign investment in the Russian Far East.

With the exception of 2020, the forum has been held in September of each year since 2015. The 2020 forum was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic.[1] The Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia has been the venue of the forum since its inception.[2]

The Far East Economic Forum is sponsored by the organizing committee whose members are appointed by Roscongress, an association of the Russian Government which also sponsors other international forums, such as the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.[3]

YearDatesNotable guests
2015September 3-5
2016RussiaVladimir Putin, President of RussiaJapanShinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan
2017September 6-7[4]RussiaVladimir Putin, President of Russia[4]JapanShinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan[4][5][6]South KoreaMoon Jae-in, President of South Korea[4]MongoliaKhaltmaagiin Battulga, President of Mongolia[4]
2018September 11-13[7]RussiaVladimir Putin, President of RussiaChinaXi Jinping, Paramount leader of ChinaJapanShinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan
2019RussiaVladimir Putin, President of RussiaMalaysiaMahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia
2020September 2-5Cancelled due to the COVID pandemic[1]
2021September 2-4[1]
2022September 5-8[8]
2023LaosPany Yathotou, Vice President of Laos[9]
2024MalaysiaAnwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia
2025September 3-6[10]RussiaVladimir Putin, President of Russia[11]LaosSonexay Siphandone, Prime Minister of Laos[11]MongoliaZandanshatar Gombojav, Prime Minister of Mongolia[11]ChinaLi Hongzhong, a Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress[11]

See also

References

  1. 123"Eastern Economic Forum set to take place on September 2-4". TASS. 12 March 2021.
  2. "Venue of the Eastern Economic Forum". Archived from the original on 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  3. "Russia opens international Far East economic forum | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News". NHK WORLD. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  4. 12345"Round-up of the Eastern Economic Forum 2017". 14 September 2017.
  5. Japanese Prime-Minister Abe and Foreign Affairs minister Kono are attending Far East Economic Forum (September 6-7, 2017) (Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs) in Japanese
  6. Far East Economic Forum Begins Today in VladivostokArchived 2017-09-06 at the Wayback Machine (NHK) in Japanese
  7. File:Восточный экономический форум 2018 01.jpg
  8. "Eastern Economic Forum to be held on September 5-8, 2022, in Vladivostok". October 28, 2021.
  9. "Kremlin says Laos will be top guest at economic forum, no word on Kim Jong Un". Reuters. 10 September 2023.
  10. "Recap of the Eastern Economic Forum 2025". 7 September 2025.
  11. 1234Soldatkin, Vladimir; Bryanski, Gleb (September 5, 2025). "Russia's Putin denies economy is stagnating, as evidence suggests otherwise". Reuters.