Outstanding quotes from EEF 2019 about the Far East

Back in December 2013, Russian President Vladimir Putin defined the development of the Russian Far East as a national priority for the 21st century. That was the beginning of the latest chapter in the history of the region, which, since the Tsarist era, has been seen as not just Russia’s window onto Asia, but as the key to the formation of the entire Eurasian space.

Vladivostok is welcoming guests to the Eastern Economic Forum for the fourth time. What does the capital of Russia’s southeastern coast have to offer investors? Vladivostok’s Mayor Vitaly Verkeenko talks to us about the city’s history, its present-day role, and where it is headed.

Muscovite Narek Oganisyan is now the owner of an entire uninhabited island, on which he is planning to create a pirate adventure tourist attraction.

The InfraONE Research analytical review «Infrastructure Investments. Far East», prepared exclusively for the 5th Eastern Economic Forum, surveys the current state of the Far Eastern District’s infrastructure and its investment market, regional authorities’ plans for the launch of infrastructure facilities construction projects and estimates their implementation potential.