High risks both foreign and national businesses have to deal with in Russia prevent the country’s investment potential from being used in full scope
Александр Сычев Today Russia has two obvious economic advantages over other countries: large markets and a low public debt. And it would be correct to exchange these advantages for attraction of western technologies
Russian economy has been maturing more and more, so its growth does not depend on any reverses of market conditions and even oil prices or capital inflow or outflow, but on fundamental factors, in particular, our abilities to accelerate the national labor efficiency increase
Forty-one private investment projects worth USD 6.93 billion were announced, launched, or commenced in Russia over the period from November 2011 to January 2012
The leading economic trends of 2011, which will continue this year as well: engineering industry growth against the background of negative signals from the metallurgy industry, general growth of the agricultural sector, and, at best, stagnation of real income of the population
The labor market needs to be seriously reloaded: a complex solution to economic, social, migration, and educational problems is to be found; otherwise, it will be deprived of its key resources
Артем Коваленко Government and businesses should demonstrate their unprecedented ability to agree in order to draw benefits from Russia’s membership in the WTO
No conspicuous displacement of established investment projects occurred in the North-Western Federal District: new construction and modernization of facilities in every constituent territory are carried out in sectors where they were historically successful
Over the last ten years, transnational giants have already discovered for themselves part of Russian regions. Today it is high time to make Russia’s territories, which are already sufficiently developed but still stay in the shadow, more known
On the whole, investment risks in constituent subjects of the Russian Federation have been reduced. Large-scale government programs remain the fundamental driving force, followed closely by private investors
The Republic of Bashkortostan has developed and continues to improve one of the most favorable support systems for investors among all the Russian regions
Артем Коваленко The strategic area of development of the Republic of Bashkortostan provides for concentration in several breakthrough sectors
Bashkiria used to be one of the most closed Russian regions for investors for many years. But today, its investment climate is changing fast
The Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District is a region with abundant resources, but the region’s territory has been explored at just 11%, and possibilities of profiting from the resources have not been used up in full
Александр Сычев The Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District is considered one of the most favorable regions of Russia for investments. Naturally, investments are primarily made in the gas and oil extraction industry
The Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District development is driven by the fuel and energy sector, which includes corporations of at least the federal level
Three gas and oil projects each of which weighs over one trillion rubles will ensure stable development of the Yamalo- Nenets Autonomous District during at least 50 years, and the transport gate to be opened by these projects will change life in the entire Arctic
