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THE CAPITAL OF MORDOVIA HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A CITY OF ETHNOCULTURAL TOURISM
From March 28th to March 30th, the final of the First All-Russian Award “Tourist Cities” took place in Voronezh. Participants included 64 cities from 42 regions of the country. In the nomination “City of Ethnocultural Tourism”, the first place was awarded to the capital of Mordovia. Saransk presented ethnocultural tourism through the national tourist route called “Zov toramy”. The main part of the route passes through Saransk itself. Visitors to the region immerse themselves in the ethnic culture of Mordovia through excursions to museums, interactive programs at the National Drama Theater, and tastings of national cuisine.
In Saransk, a new plant for the production of medical glass for the pharmaceutical industry will be established. The project will be implemented by the resident of the Special Economic Zone “Sistema” – LLC “Lisfarmsteklo” of the “Glass Decor” group of companies. The production capacity will amount to 7 thousand tons per year (up to 300 million vials and 900 million ampoules). The project's investment volume will be approximately 3.2 billion rubles. Around 200 jobs will be created as a result. The first workshops are planned to be launched as early as 2025.
The independent education assessment portal best-edu.ru has published the sixth edition of the National Aggregated Ranking. It includes 686 Russian universities. Mordovian State University named after N.P. Ogarev has once again entered the TOP-25 universities of the Premier League. As reported by the university's press service, the National Aggregated Ranking is formed based on the results of 12 ratings, including the national university ranking by Interfax, ratings from “First Mission”, “Assessment of Education Quality”, “International Recognition”, “National Recognition”, RAEX university ratings; Hirsch Index rating, efficiency monitoring data, results of professional and public accreditation, Forbes, Superjob and HeadHunter ratings.
MORDOVIA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ORGANIZED AN INDIVIDUAL PROMOTIONAL TOUR FOR THE TOUR OPERATOR
On March 26, Mordovia Development Corporation organized an individual promotional tour for the tour operator “Veter Stranstvij” in the Ardatovsky municipal district. The participants were accompanied by Sergey Kochevatov, the Head of the Center for Social Project Support and Tourist Programs. The participants of the trip visited tourist attractions, including the Mordovian cider factory “Kraj Zemli” the manufacturing enterprise “Violet” and the Ardatov lighting plant. During this trip, a meeting was held with the head of the district, Alexander Antipov. Opportunities for the development and promotion of the district in the tourist market were discussed.
TECHNOLOGICAL COMPANIES IN MORDOVIA HAVE RECEIVED OVER HALF A BILLION RUBLES IN FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Small technological companies in the country can receive up to 1 billion rubles through the preferential lending program of the federal project “Takeoff – from startup to IPO”. Launched two years ago, it is part of the national project “Small and Medium-Sized Entrepreneurship”, initiated by the President of the Russian Federation and supervised by the First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov. As of now, there are currently two such companies in Mordovia. The total amount of financial support from the government amounted to 512 million rubles.
Favorable loans, grants, as well as numerous non-financial support measures create favorable conditions for the growth of the number of SMEs in the republic. Thanks to the implementation of the national project “Small and Medium-Sized Entrepreneurship and Support for Individual Entrepreneurial Initiative”, initiated by the President of the Russian Federation and supervised by the First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov, the number of SMEs by mid-March 2024 reached 24,113. Thus, compared to the same period last year, the growth exceeded 12%.
MORDOVIA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PARTICIPATED IN A STRATEGIC SESSION FOR CATERING ESTABLISHMENTS
On March 21, employees of the Mordovia Development Corporation attended an event held as part of the strategic session “Strategy for a successful restaurant” by Novikov Group. The speaker of the final training program “Consistent Service Quality is a Component of a Successful Restaurant” was Victoria Filippova, the Head of the training department. The day before, seminars for the audience were conducted by the Director of Development, Olga Strakhova, and the Brand Chef, Alexander Nazarov.
The industrial mortgage is an effective tool to support manufacturing development. This program was launched in 2022 at the initiative of the head of state and allows obtaining a seven-year loan of up to 500 million rubles for the acquisition, construction, modernization, or reconstruction of factory workshops. For enterprises, the preferential interest rate is 5% per annum, while for technological companies it is 3%.
VEB.RF AND SBERBANK HAVE LAUNCHED AN INTERACTIVE ESG INDEX FOR CITIES AND REGIONS OF RUSSIA
VEB.RF and Sberbank have prepared an interactive ESG index for cities and regions to help them address their strategic development tasks through the lens of environmental, social and governance responsibility. This initiative aims to create a new convenient platform for sharing experiences in the successful implementation of sustainable development projects. This information comes from the VEB.RF press service.
On March 20th and 21st, Mordovia Development Corporation, together with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Mordovia, is organizing a strategic session for managers, staff and potential investors of catering establishments. Over 120 specialists are among the participants. The event “Strategy for a Successful Restaurant” is organized by the Novikov Group and includes a series of interesting educational programs. It covers topics such as effective operational management, delivery, and marketing. Special attention is also given to the proper composition of menus and improving the quality of ingredients. Alongside this, one of the important aspects of a successful restaurant, maintaining consistent service quality, is addressed.
Scientists from Mordovian State University named after N.P. Ogarev have developed a technology for producing flaxseed oilseeds, the processing products of which are an important component in creating gluten-free bakery products. The new development will help create a whole range of import-substituting products and meet the needs of people with celiac disease (gluten intolerance).
A COMPANY FROM MORDOVIA IS COMPETING FOR THE TITLE OF PEOPLE'S ORGANIC BRAND
The Mordovian company “Arivera” is competing for the title of People's Organic Brand. This is a traditional nomination of the National Organic Competition, which is held under the auspices of the Federation Council together with the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation and Roskachestvo, with the support of the “Organika” Fund.