OPEC Fund Development Forum 2025: Global Partners Seek Ways to Build a Stronger Future

More+Events ♦ Published: July 29, 2025; 16:45 ♦ (Vindobona)

The international development community is gathering in Vienna for the fourth OPEC Fund Development Forum. Under the theme “A Transition that Strengthens Our Tomorrow,” more than 500 high-level representatives, including heads of state, ministers, and heads of international institutions, are coming together in the historic setting of the Hofburg Imperial Palace to discuss pressing global challenges.

Hofburg, Vienna's former imperial residence, now serves as Europe's premier address for congresses and a hub for international diplomacy and organizations like OPEC. / Picture: © Dennis Jarvis/ Flickr Attribution (CC BY 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)

The forum, organized by the OPEC Fund for International Development, aims to strengthen partnerships, catalyze innovative financing, and accelerate the implementation of effective development projects. “Our vision is a world where sustainable development is a reality for all,” said Abdulhamid Alkhalifa, President of the OPEC Fund for International Development, in his…