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New survey shows 62% of Russian event companies believe it will take over a year to return to pre-Covid activity levels
The Russian Union of Exhibitions and Fairs, together with R&C Market Research Company (part of the St Petersburg-based Restec group), have released results of a survey they carried out to gauge the impact of Covid-19 on the
Russian exhibition industry. Among 1,300 events planned for 2020, less than a half (47%) were held on dates originally specified by the organisers, 37% were cancelled or postponed to 2021, 10% were held on other dates, 6% went online.
The results of the survey highlight the strong impact of the pandemic on the industry in 2020 and the expectations of the respondents for 2021.