On 7 November, the 29th International Real Estate Trade Fair opened at the Expoforum Convention and Exhibition Centre, and was attended by over 350 players from the St Petersburg and Leningrad Region real estate market.

On 28 October, PAP-FOR 2014, the largest pulp and paper exhibition in Eastern Europe, opened at the new Expoforum Convention and Exhibition Centre, with new products, innovative ideas and modern technology presented by more than 260 companies from 26 countries.

As part of Russia's Concept for the Development of Healthcare until 2020, budget funding in 2015 will triple.

The 4th St. Petersburg International Gas Forum – one of the most important industry-specific events in Russia – has kicked off with the Blue Corridor Natural Gas Vehicle Rally, in which a convoy of factory-supplied vehicles running on natural gas follow a route of some 3,000 kilometres across 15 countries.