Published on: 2026-10-02
Source: Government of the Russian Federation –
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The 6th International Olympiad on Financial Security, which took place from September 27 at the Siberian Federal University in Krasnoyarsk, has concluded. The solemn closing ceremony was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, Director of Rosfinmonitoring Yuri Chikhanchin, Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai Mikhail Kotyukov, and Governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast Denis Pasler.
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko greeted the finalists and thanked Yuri Chikhanchin, Mikhail Kotyukov, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, and the volunteers for successfully organizing the intellectual competition.
“I am glad to see talented and professional people in this hall, whose eyes are shining. You have come from different countries, but you are united by one desire – to become the best, to protect your country and your loved ones. You have demonstrated incredible results. This Olympiad movement is developing thanks to the initiative of our President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, who gave it a start six years ago. It has already united 6 million participants. You are representatives of this vast team of like-minded people bound by a common value. The head of our state says that this Olympiad reveals the creative potential and talent of the younger generation. I sincerely wish that you succeed, that you take away knowledge, contacts, confidence that you are acting in the right direction. The Olympiad is concluding, but we do not say goodbye. We will definitely meet again, and continue cooperation on the “Sodruzhestvo” platform,” said Dmitry Chernyshenko.
Krasnoyarsk has become a hub attracting talented schoolchildren and students from 45 countries around the world. About 700 participants made it to the finals. Winners and prize-winners included 219 participants from 35 countries – 26 schoolchildren and 193 students. During the final week, more than 100 events were held across professional, educational, sports, and cultural tracks. The central theme of the sixth olympiad was the impact of artificial intelligence on financial security.
The Director of Rosfinmonitoring, Yuri Chikhanchin, addressed the finalists: “Today the Olympiad speaks 70 languages. Over this week, you have received many positive emotions, new friends, and most importantly – to maintain these relationships. The Olympiad finalists have launched several projects, and we, the organizers, will try to continue your ideas at the next Olympiad. I wish you all success.”
The winners and prize-winners were also congratulated and awarded by Hamid Al Zaabi, President of the Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force, Oleg Yastrebov, Rector of the Patrice Lumumba Russian University of Peoples’ Friendship, Acting Rector of Siberian Federal University Maksim Rumyantsev, First Deputy Chairman of PJSC “PSB Bank” Oleg Barybin, Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai Mikhail Kotyukov, Head of the Financial Intelligence Unit of Madagascar, Chairman Anti-Money Laundering Groups in East and Southern Africa Hadja Lalao Razanamanana.
“Thanks to the support of the organizers, we have been able to bring financial literacy and security work in the region to a new level. Students participating in the Olympiad are now teaching lessons in Krasnoyarsk schools themselves. The family financial literacy festival, held for residents of the region as part of Financial Culture Week, received a great response. We say goodbye to the Olympiad with a bit of sadness, but we are already starting to prepare Krasnoyarsk schoolchildren and students for the final of the seventh international Olympiad, which will take place in a year,” said Mikhail Kotyukov.
During the ceremony, the city hosting the next, seventh International Olympiad on Financial Security was announced. It is Yekaterinburg.
“Hosting the International Olympiad on Financial Security in the Middle Urals will be a logical continuation of our course towards interstate cooperation and a confirmation that Yekaterinburg is the capital of youth worldwide. In September, the Sverdlovsk region hosted the International Youth Festival, which brought together 10,000 young leaders from 191 countries. Therefore, we view the upcoming international olympiad as an incentive for further global communication among youth, as well as intellectual and creative exploration,” said Denis Pasler, Governor of the Sverdlovsk region.
In addition, under the chairmanship of Dmitry Chernyshenko, the fourth meeting of the Presidium of the International Movement for Financial Security was held.
“I thank Yuri Anatolyevich Chikhanchin, Rosfinmonitoring, and PSB Bank for their significant contribution to the development of the movement,” noted Dmitry Chernyshenko.
One of the key topics was the structure and functionality of the development centers of the International Movement for Financial Security, being established on the basis of educational and scientific institutions of the International Network Institute in the field of AML/CFT.
“Currently, development centers have been established based on some organizations participating in the movement. Their task is to give an impetus to the movement’s work in various directions, ranging from supporting the key project, the International Olympiad on Financial Security, to the spiritual and moral enlightenment of youth,” said the Deputy Chairman of the Presidium, Director of Rosfinmonitoring Yuri Chikhanchin.
The participants of the meeting also reviewed the work of the movement’s executive committee and the development of the digital platform “Commonwealth” in 2026. The focus was on the information technology support of the movement’s events.
An important result of the meeting was the unanimous approval of the accession of new participants to the International Financial Security Movement: ANO DPO “Academy PSB”, ANO “Institute for the Development of Educational, Platform, and Digital Solutions”, MGIMO of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, and the financial intelligence unit of Madagascar (SAMIFIN).
It should be noted that the International Olympiad on Financial Security has been held since 2021 by order of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin with the support of the Government.
The organizers are the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the Federal Financial Monitoring Service, the Ministry of Education, and educational institutions that are part of the International Network Institute in the field of AML/CFT. The coordinator of the Olympiad is the International Educational and Methodological Center for Financial Monitoring.
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