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One of the oldest bakeries in the capital of Mordovia has resumed operations
After a two‑year halt in bread production, Saransk Bakery No. 5 is returning to the market with products made to the original recipes. The investor — the Belyovskaya Pastila Manufactory Group of Companies — has completed a large‑scale reconstruction and restored the functionality of the enterprise, which has been supplying the city with bread since 1972. A great deal of work was done before the familiar Moksha bread could be released. One of the two main stone ovens, which determines the taste and aroma of Saransk bread, has been fully restored.
The harvesting campaign has started in Mordovia
Farms growing green peas were the first to begin work. About 500 tons of produce have already been harvested from the initial 200 hectares. This year, more than 450,000 hectares in the republic have been allocated for grain and leguminous crops. Farmers in Mordovia plan to harvest at least 1.75 million tons of grain. Last year was a record one for Mordovia: the total grain harvest came close to 2 million tons.
Mordovia is strengthening its investment attractiveness
A strategic session was held in Mordovia to enhance the region’s investment attractiveness through industrial development tools. The event was organised by the Autonomous Institution “Technopark‑Mordovia” together with the Institute of Knowledge Economy, with the support of AKIT RF. The event brought together representatives of executive authorities, enterprises, industrial clusters, managers of infrastructure sites and key development institutions of the region.
Small technology companies can get a grant for an AI‑based solution
Small technology companies can submit applications to participate in the third round of the “Development‑AI” competition until 20 July. The competition is organised by the Innovation Promotion Fund as part of the national project “Data Economy”. Winners will be able to receive grants of up to 30 million rubles for developing domestic products, services and solutions using artificial intelligence technologies.
In Mordovia, 244 SMEs are engaged in research and development
Since the beginning of 2026, small and medium‑sized enterprises in the science sector have attracted over 2 billion rubles in state support under the National Guarantee System — this is twice as much as in the same period last year. As of 1 June 2026, 244 SMEs have been registered in Mordovia for which research and development is the main activity. The average age of such companies is 6 years and 8 months. Across Russia as a whole, 24,300 SMEs operate in this sector. More than 103,500 other enterprises use science as an additional area of activity.
Mikhail Mishustin, Chairman of the Government of Russia, signed an order to write off two‑thirds of the debt on budget loans, totalling 16.7 billion rubles, for 17 more regions. Mordovia is among them. The list also includes Dagestan, Kalmykia, the Khabarovsk Territory, the Amur, Astrakhan, Vologda, Kirov, Kostroma, Kursk, Murmansk, Penza, Pskov, Ryazan, and Sverdlovsk Regions, the Jewish Autonomous Region, and the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Mordovia, as part of the implementation of the national project “Tourism and Hospitality”, held a meeting of the competition commission to select projects in the tourism sector. A total of 12.1 million rubles has been allocated for support from the federal and republican budgets. Seven applications were submitted for the competition, covering three areas: developing new routes, purchasing tourism equipment, and creating campsites. Five projects have been admitted to the in‑person defence stage.
Youth entrepreneurship in Mordovia has grown to 5,431 individual entrepreneurs
According to the SME Corporation, the total number of individual entrepreneurs under the age of 35 has exceeded 1.1 million. In Mordovia, there are 5,431 such entrepreneurs; over the past three years, their number has increased by 8 %. Nationwide, the share of young people under 35 in the digital sectors exceeds 50 %. Young entrepreneurs are most active in running computer clubs (accounting for almost 70 % of all SMEs), publishing computer games, online advertising, and IT training courses (61–63 %), as well as in animation production, news public groups, and online education (60 %).
The Mordovia Development Corporation informs investors about the sale of property of bankrupt enterprises. This is a chance to purchase ready-made business assets at a competitive price and take them to a new level. Investors have a variety of facilities at their disposal, from a modern fitness center to high-tech manufacturing. Each lot is the foundation for a successful business with an already established infrastructure.
On June 19, in Moscow, Artem Zdunov, Head of the Republic of Mordovia, met with Maxim Reshetnikov, Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation. They discussed the implementation of a number of projects in the republic aimed at increasing the region’s investment attractiveness, including the creation of business parks and an industrial technopark.
On June 18, a working meeting was held at the House of the Republic between Artem Zdunov, Head of the Republic of Mordovia, and Ilnur Nurmukhametov, Head of the Federal State Institution “Volgo‑Vyatskupravtodor”. The discussion focused on bringing federal public roads passing through the territory of Mordovia and under the jurisdiction of “Volgo‑Vyatskupravtodor” into compliance with regulatory standards. These include the following highways: M‑5 “Ural” — the approach to the city of Saransk; R‑158 “Nizhny Novgorod — Arzamas — Saransk — Issa — Penza — Saratov”; and R‑178 “Saransk — Surskoe — Ulyanovsk”. Since March 27, 2026, these federal roads have been transferred to the operational management of “Volgo‑Vyatskupravtodor”.
In the first five months of 2026, entrepreneurs in Mordovia operating in the manufacturing industry, information technology, tourism, logistics, and scientific and technical activities raised 30 million rubles in borrowed funds under “umbrella” sureties. This is 50 % higher than the figure for the same period last year, which stood at 20 million rubles.