St Petersburg is doubling its subvention fund to 50 million Roubles (approximately £610,000) for 2019 as part of its ongoing strategy to attract major international congresses to the city. Although the fund is available for use across all the city’s venues, it will have a significant, positive impact on Expoforum, which the city’s primary congress venue, capable of hosting up to 4,000 delegates in its main conference halls in addition to its 50,000sqm of indoor exhibition space.