St. Petersburg International Economic Forum and exhibitions, became the new SPIEF venue. The Forum was held on June 8–10, 2007. The Forum was a cooperation between two venues – the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum and the World Economic Forum in Davos. It was commemorated by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Russian Ministry of Economic Development and the Trade and the World Economic Forum. SPIEF was attended by more than 8,000 people and delegations from 76 countries, including 9 heads of state, 3 prime ministers, representatives of 340 foreign businesses from 65 countries, 37 representatives of the Federation Council of the
Yalta International Economic Forum Yalta International Economic Forum The Yalta International Economic Forum (shortened as YIEF) is an annual business event held in Yalta on the Crimea Peninsula since 2015. It is considered the fourth largest Russian economic forum, after the Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Eastern Economic Forum and the Sochi Investment Forum. The forum is sponsored by the local Government of the Republic of Crimea and the Yalta International Economic Forum Fund, all Russian sources. The YIEF sees itself as an international venue for discussing socio-economic development issues, for Russia and the world economy as a whole. According to the organizers, the