SPIEF reveals the outlines of a new design for a multipolar world
SPIEF reveals the outlines of a new design for a multipolar world On 5 June, the 27th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum began its work. Despite the geopolitical turmoil of recent years, SPIEF is still perceived as a significant global platform open for discussing the main problems and trends in the global economy. This year's theme sounds optimistic: "The foundation of multipolarity is the formation of new growth centres". In fact, contrary to the skeptics' forecasts, Russia is successfully creating, cultivating and stimulating these growth centres. Paradoxically, but the fact is that the Forum, held in Russia's Northern Palmyra, is gradually becoming an assembly point and centre of attraction for the Global South. SPIEF-2024, which kicked off at the ExpoForum Convention and Exhibition Centre, is hosting more than 17,000 guests from 136 countries. They include gover...