On June 7, 2024 Stanislav Prokofiev, Rector of the FinU, took part in the strategic session of the Roscongress Foundation "Financial Sovereignty and Macroeconomics: Practical Steps and Strategic Goals", which was held as part of the business program of the main day of the XXVII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
The strategic session was attended by Nikolay Zhuravlev, Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Alexander Babakov, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Ivan Chebeskov, Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation, Deputy Secretary of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, Alexander Galushka, Chairman of the Coordination Council of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation for National Projects and National Conservation, and Mikhail Alekseev, Chairman of the Management Board of PJSC Bank Otkritie. The event was moderated by Dmitry Stolkov, Active State Advisor, 3rd class of the Russian Federation, an alumnus of the FinU.
During the expert discussion, the participants separately focused on the very concept of financial sovereignty. "It is important to understand what financial sovereignty is. In relation to Russia, it is the state's ability to conduct monetary policy independently of external factors in order to achieve national development goals," said Stanislav Prokofiev. In his speech, the Rector of the FinU also outlined the most promising areas for building the country's financial and economic sovereignty in a multipolar world.
The participants of the strategic session paid special attention to the development of the national financial infrastructure and the balance of fiscal policy. "Some time ago we realized that we had done absolutely the right thing when we created our payment infrastructure, exchange infrastructure, rating infrastructure and a number of other important areas that allowed us not to stop settlements and payments for a second," said Nikolay Zhuravlev, Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council. He also emphasized that a strong and stable financial system has been created in Russia.
At the end of the expert discussion, all participants of the strategic session agreed that ensuring the country's financial sovereignty under unprecedented sanctions pressure is one of the strategic tasks for achieving national development goals.
