Second Summit
Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum

Currency exchange operations

The Russian rouble is the official currency in Russia. To exchange currency, you can go to bank branches and currency exchange offices located near the arrival points and hotels for participants, or exchange currency prior to your trip in your country of residence.

Largest banks in Russia:

Please note the following restrictions when exchanging currency:

Bank cards

Given the existing restrictions on the use of foreign bank cards in Russia, we recommend that you carry cash with you for the entire stay in Russia.

Cards of the Mir and UnionPay payment systems work in Russia without restrictions in any currency.Participants are encouraged to apply for a card or bring with them an existing card of any of these payment systems, if possible.

Please note that the UnionPay payment system only recently began working in Russia, so there could be selective problems with transactions using the cards of this payment system.

Exchanging currency at the Forum

There is a Sber mobile office next to the Druzhba Café at the outdoor exhibition where Forum participants can withdraw cash in roubles and exchange currency. Currencies include US dollars, euros, and Russian roubles.

There are Sber ATMs located within the ExpoForum Convention and Exhibition Centre from which cash can be withdrawn in Russian roubles.

Currency exchange offices

Bank

Address

Opening hours

Currency

Sberbank

18, Chernyshevskogo Prospekt

Mon.–Fri.: 10:00–20:00

Sat.: 11:00–17:30

USD, EUR

Sberbank

1–3, Dumskaya Ulitsa

Mon.–Fri.: 09:30–21:00

Sat.: 10:00–20:00

Sun.: 10:00–18:00

USD, EUR, GBP, CHF, JPY, CNY

Sberbank

1/25, Kazanskaya Ulitsa

Mon.–Fri.: 10:00–19:00

Sat.: 10:00–17:30

USD, EUR, CNY

Sberbank 

82, Nevsky Prospekt

Mon.–Fri.: 10:00–19:00

USD, EUR, CNY

Sberbank 

Nevsky Centre, 114–116, Nevsky Prospekt

Daily, 10:00–22:00

USD, EUR

Sberbank

Galereya TRC, 26–38,Ligovsky Prospekt

Daily, 10:00–21:00

USD, EUR, CNY

Sberbank

35, Liteiny Prospekt 

Mon.–Fri.: 10:00–20:00

USD, EUR

Sberbank

37A, Ligovsky Prospekt

Mon.–Fri.: 10:00–19:00

Sat.: 10:00–17:30

USD, EUR

Sberbank

193, Moskovsky Prospekt

Mon.–Fri.: 10:00–20:00

USD, EUR, GBP, CHF, JPY, CNY

Sberbank

27B, Dunaysky Prospekt, building 1

Mon.–Fri.: 10:00–19:00

USD, EUR

Sberbank

88A, Ulitsa Lensoveta

Mon.–Fri.: 10:00–19:30

Sat.: 10:00–18:00

USD, EUR

Sberbank

189A, Moskovsky Prospekt

Mon.–Fri.: 10:00–19:30

Sat.: 10:00–18:30

USD, EUR

Sberbank

220A, Moskovsky Prospekt

Mon.–Fri.: 10:00–20:00

Sat.: 10:00–19:00

USD, EUR

Sberbank

160A, Leninsky Prospekt

Mon.–Fri.: 10:00–21:00

USD, EUR

Sberbank

Pushkin, 13/1A, Peterburgskoye Shosse

Mon.–Fri.: 10:00–19:00

USD, EUR

Sberbank

Pushkin, 20A, Ulitsa Generala Khazova

Mon.–Fri.: 10:00–19:00

USD, EUR

Global Exchange

41/ZA Pulkovskoye Shosse, 1st floor

24 hours

USD, EUR

“We highly value the results of our joint work at the summit. I am sure the achieved results are creating a good foundation for further deepening the Russia-Africa partnership in the interests of our nations’ prosperity and wellbeing.”

President of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Putin

The Russia–Africa Summit, which is taking place in Sochi on 23–24 October 2019, encapsulates the historically friendly relations between the African continent and the Russian Federation. This Summit carries great significance as it is the first of its kind to emerge during a period of major global and international transformations. In response to the aspirations of the people it is representing, the Summit intends to build a comprehensive framework for expanding Russian–African relations into broader horizons of joint cooperation across different fields.

The African nations and Russia share a common understanding of international relations, based on the principles of respect for the rule of international law, equality, non-interference in the internal affairs of states, and the peaceful resolution of disputes. Both sides affirm their commitment to support multilateral actions to oppose new international threats, be they terrorism and extremism in all their forms, or declining growth rates. The two sides share a firm conviction regarding the importance of developing trade flows and supporting mutual investment in such a way as to ensure security, peace and development for the African and Russian people.

African countries have huge potential and opportunities that will allow them, once efforts to streamline their economies have been achieved, to emerge as real global players. In recent years, the nations of this continent have achieved major successes spanning the political, economic, social and administrative spheres. Africa has flourished in terms of growth over the past decade, reaching a continent-wide growth rate of 3.55% in 2018.

The African Union Summit, which was held in Niger in July 2019, continued the efforts of the African countries and saw the African Continental Free Trade Agreement come into force, along with its operational instruments. The agreement is one of the key objectives of Agenda 2063, an African development strategy that has been created to address the African people’s desire for prosperity and decent living standards.

These successes are opening up wide-ranging prospects for cooperation between African countries and the Russian Federation, and confirm the determination of African governments and their people to cooperate with multiple partners in order to establish mutually beneficial relations.

With this in mind, we express our hopes that the Russia–Africa Summit will help in the establishment of constructive strategic relations, based on partnership between two sides across various fields, and in the service of fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of the African people and their friends in Russia.

President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Abdelfattah ALSISI