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Mordovia and Cuba are establishing cooperation
Head of Mordovia Artem Zdunov is currently in Cuba. The regional leader held a working meeting with the governor of Matanzas Province, Marieta Caridad Poey Zamora. “Mordovia and Cuba are getting closer! Despite the imposed restrictions on Russia, we continue to explore foreign markets. Some representatives from the region are currently in China, while we, along with federal colleagues, are working in the Republic of Cuba. We are interested in exporting optical fiber, resuming supplies of industrial wagons of various modifications, involving our enterprises in the restoration of oil storage facilities, and providing education for Cuban students in the universities of our republic.
The Russian Ministry of Economic Development has summarized the results of the regional ranking for the level of public-private partnership (PPP) development for 2023. The Republic of Mordovia ranked 52nd. The rankings were based on the assessment of three factors: the results of PPP project implementations in 2023 and in previous years, the performance of government authorities, their openness to investors, and their willingness to support PPP projects.
THE ANNUAL INTERREGIONAL LAND FORUM “MASTOR” WILL TAKE PLACE IN SARANSK
On May 27thand 28th, 2024, with the participation of Rosimushchestvo, the Annual Interregional Land Forum “Mastor” will take place in the Republic of Mordovia. The event is aimed at facilitating dialogue and exchanging experiences in land and property relations between federal and regional authorities to increase the efficiency of land and property management in the Russian Federation. It serves as a non-commercial platform for professional communication among specialists and experts in the land and property complex.
The second day of the XV International Economic Forum “Russia – Islamic World: KazanForum” for the Head of Mordovia, Artem Zdunov, and the region's delegation began with participation in the session “Russia – Islamic World: International Interregional Activation”. Its participants discussed the prospects for cooperation between Russia and the Islamic world countries, opportunities to strengthen mutual understanding and trust among different cultures and religions.
The sustainable development of cities and settlements is in close balance with state, public and private interests, with infrastructure development and ecosystem preservation, ensuring a decent standard of living for the population and the quality of the urban environment. Achieving these goals is possible only through comprehensive solutions, both in the short and long term. This topic was discussed at the XV International Economic Forum “Russia – Islamic World: KazanForum”. Head of Mordovia Artem Zdunov participated as a speaker in the session “Interconnection of spatial data, construction, and technologies in the development of territories”.
REGIONS WILL BE ABLE TO START WORKING WITH RESIDENTS OF SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES MORE QUICKLY
Three orders have been approved aimed at improving the mechanism of special economic zones (SEZs). This was reported by the official website of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia. In particular, the form of the agreement on the establishment and management of SEZs has been approved, as well as the procedure for submitting applications for the creation and expansion of SEZs, the forms of the passport and financial models of investment projects of residents, criteria and methods for their evaluation.
THE INVESTMENT MAP OF THE REPUBLIC OF MORDOVIA HAS BEEN UPDATED
Over the past few months, work has been ongoing to modernize the Investment Map of the Republic of Mordovia. A significant amount of work has been done to create new layers such as “Labor Resources”, “Social Infrastructure” and the Special Economic Zone “Sistema”. Specifically, the latter contains information about land plots and buildings offered to potential residents, as well as details on properties available for purchase. The “Labor Resources” layer provides information on the number of graduates and the fields of study of specialists in higher and secondary vocational education institutions.
On the sidelines of the 15th International Economic Forum “Russia – Islamic World: KazanForum 2024”, the Head of Mordovia, Artem Zdunov, held meetings with business partners from Islamic countries.
A delegation from the Republic of Mordovia, led by the regional Head Artem Zdunov, is participating in the 15th International Economic Forum “Russia – Islamic World: KazanForum 2024”. The event is taking place from May 14 to 19 in Kazan. The delegation from Mordovia at the forum includes the Director General of the Mordovia Development Corporation, Kamil Arslanbekov.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE OF MORDOVIA WAS DISCUSSED IN THE HOUSE OF THE REPUBLIC
On May 14, the Head of Mordovia, Artem Zdunov, held a meeting on the development of the special economic zone of the region. It was attended by Deputy Prime Ministers Natalya Tarkaeva and Batyr Emeev, Minister of Industry, Science and New Technologies of the Republic of Mordovia Igor Gubaidullin, Acting Minister of Economy, Trade and Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Mordovia Ivan Gorin, the management of LLC Management Company of SEZ “Mordovia” and the managing partner of PJSC JSFC “Sistema” Sergey Akhmetshin.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Mordovia, together with the “My Business” Center, continues to provide support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Mordovia by offering regional entrepreneurs the services of the “Electronic Reporting” service. The free option is provided as part of the national project “Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise and Support for Individual Entrepreneurial Initiative”, initiated by the President of Russia.
The development of an effective and competitive economy will be discussed at the RUSSIA EXPO
On May 8th, the Day of National Priorities "Effective and Competitive Economy" will be held at the International Exhibition-Forum Russia. The event is dedicated to the prospects for the development of various sectors of the economy, key aspects of interaction between business and government. The key event of the day of national priorities will be the plenary session "Efficient and Competitive Economy" (Pavilion No. 75, conference hall, beginning at 10.00). First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Andrey Belousov, Minister of Economic Development of Russia Maxim Reshetnikov, Deputy Mayor of Moscow in the Government of Moscow, Head of the Department of Economic Policy and Development of the City of Moscow Maria Bagreeva, Chairman of Promsvyazbank PJSC Peter Fradkov, CEO of JSC SME Corporation Alexander Isaevich, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Delo Group Sergey Shishkarev, representatives of regions and industry communities will speak at the event. The agenda includes discussion of supply side economics, labor productivity, the role of federal and regional authorities in improving the investment climate, support for high-tech industries, SMEs and business activity, the introduction of lean manufacturing, the impact of the financial sector on stimulating investment by enterprises, the removal of transport and logistics restrictions to ensure the country's logistical sovereignty.