Conference “Countries of the East in the 21st Century: Unevenness of Economic Growth and Inequality of Socio-Economic Development”

On February 17, 2020, the conference “Countries of the East in the XXI Century: Unevenness of Economic Growth and Inequality of Socio-Economic Development” was held at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, dedicated to the memory of oriental economist V.G. Rastyannikov. The issues of uneven economic growth and inequalities in socio-economic development in Asia and Africa were discussed. From the Russian Council on Foreign Affairs, referent Ivan Bocharov took part in the conference.

On February 17, 2020, the conference “Countries of the East in the XXI Century: Unevenness of Economic Growth and Inequality of Socio-Economic Development” was held at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, dedicated to the memory of oriental economist V.G. Rastyannikov. The issues of uneven economic growth and inequalities in socio-economic development in Asia and Africa were discussed. From the Russian International Affairs Council, referent Ivan Bocharov took part in the conference.

Within the framework of the section “Economic Growth in the East at the Beginning of the 21st Century: Theory and Practice”, I. Bocharov presented a report on the features of the economic development of the Arab Republic of Egypt (ARE). A feature of the new economic course pursued by the Egyptian leadership is not about structural changes in the economy, it is more about the implementation of large infrastructure and industrial projects. The insignificance of structural transformations of the economy, the exhaustion of the main financial resources and the limited opportunities for agricultural development can lead to a prolongation of the period of economic crisis.

Following the conference, a collection of abstracts was published.