The Eurasian Congress was held on 8–9 June 2023 in Sochi at the Sirius Science and Arts Park. Center-invest Bank participated in the event.

Within the framework of the «Young Businessmen and EAEU — Movement Towards Each Other» session, Alexander Dolganov, Doctor of Economics, Deputy Chairman of Center-invest Bank’s Management Board, told about the prospects of youth entrepreneurship development in EAEU, and the role of the EADB international development institute, national institutes, as well as business associations, in creation of favorable conditions for implementation of youth business projects with integration potential.

«Each entrepreneur starts their activities from education. Center-invest Bank continuously supports startups, holds youth hackathons, financial literacy championships, various contests. Implementation of support measures is not limited to the regions of Russia, but also extends to countries of the near abroad. This year the Economics of Transformations contest was held, which has acquired an international status, covering the cities of Belarus, Kazakhstan and People’s Republic of China. The Bank provides financing for the youth business and creates a sustainable community,» Alexander Dolganov commented.

One of Center-invest Bank’s key priorities is support and development of entrepreneurship in the south of Russia. Center-invest Bank is number seven nationwide in providing loans to small and medium business.

Since 2011 the bank actively works with startups and young entrepreneurs, offering special lending programmes to them. The bank has three acceleration programmes of its own: Accelerator for entrepreneurs, self-employed individuals, and for entering the marketplaces (acc.centrinvest.ru). Training offered under these programmes helps the young entrepreneurs to start their business successfully and to ensure its efficient development.