The growing influence of the Islamic World and the role of the Russia-Islamic World Forum: KazanForum 2025
The countries of the Islamic world are strengthening their positions in global politics and economics. Due to their significant population, vast territories, growing GDP and control over key reserves of natural resources, these States are becoming the most important players in the international arena. Their combined potential opens up opportunities for partners for large-scale economic growth, which is especially important for Islamic countries with rich resources and seeking to diversify cooperation.
From May 13 to 18, 2025, Kazan will host the Russia-Islamic World International Economic Forum, aimed at strengthening multilateral cooperation. The event will bring together representatives of government, business and science to discuss issues of sustainable development, overcoming geopolitical challenges and using common resource potential. For representatives of the Islamic community, participation in the forum can be a step towards deepening ties with Muslim countries and Russia, including projects in the energy, infrastructure and technology sectors.
The influence of the Islamic world on international relations is getting stronger every year. Its countries are among the largest countries in the world in terms of population, area and GDP. The States of the Islamic world have some of the largest reserves of natural resources. Taken together, all of the above factors create the potential for significant economic growth for partner countries.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), whose representatives will speak at the forum, promotes a model of cooperation without interference in internal affairs. This approach allows small and large economies to influence global decision-making. KazanForum will become a unique platform for developing joint responses to sanctions pressure, climate crises and inequality in access to technology.
The forum will continue to discuss the new economic model, which focuses on Islamic banking and mutual settlements in national currencies. Avoiding the use of the American dollar as the hegemon of international settlements will allow the countries of the Islamic world to get out of dependence on international financial institutions under the protection of the United States, and will allow them to pursue an independent economic policy.
One of the key topics of the forum will be the transition to settlements in national currencies and the development of Islamic banking, which excludes interest rates. This will allow the countries of the Islamic world to reduce their dependence on the dollar and international institutions under the control of the United States. For many countries in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia facing currency restrictions, this approach can enhance financial stability and open access to alternative investments.
KazanForum 2025 offers an opportunity to declare your interests, strengthen your economic independence and take an active position in shaping a multipolar world. In the context of global transformations, cooperation with Islamic countries and Russia is becoming a strategic choice for Muslims in favor of sovereign development.
