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TAKE A SURVEY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF KEY CRITERIA FOR SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
The BRICS University is conducting a scientific study titled Impact Investing Market Infrastructure (author - Senior Research Fellow, Associate Professor Ekaterina O. Azizi). As part of the study, significant contributions of regions to improving the quality of life of the population through the implementation of investment projects were examined.
The “Market Assessment and Business Plan Calculation” service has become available to users of the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Digital Platform. This platform operates under the national project “Small and Medium-sized Entrepreneurship”. The new service will assist current and aspiring entrepreneurs in analyzing the situation within their chosen sector and conducting business planning across more than 160 types of activities.
MORDOVIA HAS RECORDED THE HIGHEST ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE PAST NINE YEARS
Mordovia has recorded the highest economic growth in the past nine years. On June 27, the Head of Mordovia, Artem Zdunov, discussed issues of the region's socio-economic development with the First Deputy Prime Minister of the republican government, Natalia Tarkaeva. Positive dynamics are noted in all areas. For example, in 2023, the gross regional product increased by 4.5%. This is the highest growth in the past nine years (in Russia, GDP growth in 2023 is estimated at 3.6%).
ATTENTION! FREE INVESTMENT SITE
Mordovia Development Corporation continues to update the registry of sites available to investors for the implementation of investment projects. The registry can be accessed on the Investment Map of the region. We recommend paying attention to the investment site located in the industrial zone of Saransk, on the North-Eastern Highway.
Residents of the Priority Development Area (PDA) will be able to lease or acquire state and municipal property without a tender process and use it to implement investment projects. The decree on the procedure for transferring such property was signed by the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Mishustin.
Two projects from Mordovia have been included in the Investment Projects of the Regions of Russia catalog. This booklet, authored by the Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan, presents ready-made proposals for investors in various sectors of the economy. The catalog features two projects. One of them is the organization of industrial production of alpha-cellulose from rapidly renewable raw materials based on efficient innovative ecological solutions. The investment volume is 1,980,000,000 rubles, with a payback period of 7 years.
Applications are being accepted for the 20th Anniversary Award named after P.A. Stolypin in the field of economics and finance. The event is being held in collaboration with the Financial, Industrial, and Investment Policy Council of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and industry associations.
TWO ENTREPRENEURS FROM MORDOVIA ARE AMONG THE NOMINEES FOR THE ALL-RUSSIAN AWARD
On the website of the All-Russian Young Industrialist of the Year award, a public vote is underway. Among the contenders for victory are two entrepreneurs from Mordovia: Alexander Zemchenko and Vladimir Karlenkov.
The Ministry of Economic Development of Russia has developed an investment map of Russia (https://invest.gov.ru/). It is already operational and available to both Russian and foreign entrepreneurs and investors. This was announced by the Minister of Economic Development, Maxim Reshetnikov, during the plenary session of the Entrepreneurship Day at the Russia forum-exhibition at VDNKh. The platform is based on data from the investment maps of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, which were developed during the implementation of the regional investment standard under the guidance of First Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov.
MORDOVIA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PARTICIPATED IN THE NAIDA.DIGIT PLATFORM MEETING
On June 14th, employees from the Investment Development Department of the Mordovia Development Corporation participated in a video conference session of the NAIDA.Digit platform. During the video conference on June 14th, the employees from the Investment Development Department of the Mordovia Development Corporation reviewed the results of the NAIDA research on the creation of regional investment maps in Russian regions (in accordance with RIS 2.0) and regional investment portals planned for 2024.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORDOVIA'S SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE WAS DISCUSSED AT THE HOUSE OF THE REPUBLIC
The development of Mordovia's special economic zone was discussed at the House of the Republic. During the meeting, a prospective development plan for the SEZ for the next 10 years was presented. Currently, two residents have started operations in the special economic zone: industrial resident NK-Industriya LLC and Zavod svetovykh priborov LLC (Lighting Fixtures Plant). Three more are undergoing registration procedures and are in the process of developing projects.
Mordovia is showing a good increase in the number of SMEs. According to the latest data, the number of SMEs has already exceeded 24.5 thousand. The number of individual entrepreneurs continues to grow as well. Currently, there are over 18.2 thousand in the region, and the number of legal entities has exceeded 6.2 thousand. Self-employment is gaining popularity rapidly. Thanks to the support of the national project, more than 25.8 thousand people in Mordovia are already engaged in this type of activity, and the number of people involved in the SME sector has exceeded 106.8 thousand.