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Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.
The XVI International Economic Forum “Russia – Islamic World: KazanForum” is aimed at strengthening the comprehensive cooperation between Russia and Muslim states. It was held in Kazan from May 13 to 18.
“We see that the forum is absolutely in demand and needed both by our country and by the countries of the Islamic world. Every year KazanForum is gaining more and more momentum. This year the program included more than 200 events, including 148 business sessions with the participation of 990 speakers. The forum was a record-breaking one in terms of its effectiveness: 130 agreements and memorandums were concluded on its platform, including 75 international ones, for a total of more than 1 billion rubles,” said Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the preparation and holding of the International Economic Forum “Russia – Islamic World: KazanForum” Marat Khusnullin.
In 2025, representatives from 96 countries and 82 Russian regions took part in the forum events.
The key topics for 2025 were digitalization of cooperation between Russia and the countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), international cooperation, a real estate exhibition and conference, sports, the halal industry, Islamic finance and investment, tourism, culture, a female perspective, business, economics, personnel today and tomorrow, science and technology, and media activities.
A meeting of the strategic vision group “Russia – Islamic world” was held within the framework of KazanForum. The meeting was devoted to issues of youth policy and cooperation in the humanitarian sphere. The meeting was chaired by Rais of the Republic of Tatarstan, Chairman of the strategic vision group “Russia – Islamic world” Rustam Minnikhanov.
In addition to the meetings of the forum and the Russia-Islamic World Strategic Vision Group, plenary sessions of the AAOIFI (Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions), the international symposium on the Islamic Urban Environment (IBEIS 2025), the International Forum of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the 11th Kazan Forum of Young Entrepreneurs of the OIC Countries, a meeting of the North-South International Transport Corridor, and a congress of ministers of culture of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation were held. The plenary session was attended by ministers of culture and representatives of the ministries of culture of 12 countries, the Director General of the Department of Public Arts of Iraq, the Chairman of the Organization for Culture and Islamic Relations of Iran, representatives of the embassies of 5 states in the Russian Federation, as well as the Director of the OIC Department of Culture, the Director General of ISESCO and a representative of the League of Arab States in the Russian Federation.
The forum became the venue for 10 meetings of representatives of Russia and foreign countries in various formats – from pitch sessions to business forums. In particular, events on international cooperation “Russia – UAE”, “Russia – MENA countries”, “Russia – Afghanistan”, “Russia – Turkey”, “Russia – Malaysia”, “Russia – Iran”, “Russia – Tajikistan”, “Russia – Kazakhstan”, “Russia – Qatar” were held.
The international exhibition Russia Halal Expo was organized for the 8th time within the framework of the forum. This is the largest exhibition in Russia of economic and scientific-technological cooperation of the regions of the Russian Federation and the OIC countries. The exhibition presents 54 stands from 12 countries.
This year, the International Property Market real estate exhibition was organized for the 2nd time within the framework of KazanForum – a unique platform designed to strengthen international ties and interaction with investors from different countries. The exhibition part of IPM 2025 was spread over an area of more than 1 thousand square meters. The participants of the exhibition were 57 companies, including 29 developers and builders, among which were stands from the UAE, Azerbaijan and Turkey.
As part of the forum, the opening of the XV All-Russian Forum of Tatar Religious Figures “National Identity and Religion” took place in the Kazan Agro-Industrial Park. The forum traditionally brought together more than 1,000 imams, Islamic scholars, representatives of the clergy, and public figures from 74 regions of the Russian Federation. On the final day of the forum, delegates went to the ancient city of Bolgar, where they took part in the ceremonial event “Izge Bolgar zyeeny”, which brought together about 25,000 people from Russia and abroad.
“For the Russian Federation, a state that unites many nations and people of different faiths, partnership with the Islamic world has been and remains one of the most important areas of foreign policy. Russia and the countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation actively interact on the basis of balanced approaches to a number of global problems, are involved in the formation of a new world order, showing by their example the possibility of a conflict-free dialogue of civilizations,” said the head of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.
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