The launch of investment projects in the Far East made it possible to establish 178 enterprises in 2022, but due to the sanctions, investors faced difficulties in 35 projects. In this respect writer “Kommersant”, referring to the message of the college of the Far Eastern Ministry of Development, is Yuri Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister and presidential envoy of the Far Eastern Federal District.
The launch of investment projects in the Far East continued in 2022 – 178 new businesses were created, but due to sanctions, investors faced delays in 35 projects. As a result, deferred investments in the regional economy for 2023-2025 amounted to 150 billion rubles.
According to the Far East Development Corporation, in 2022 the number of residents of the developed development zone (TOR) increased by 530 companies. In total, last year residents invested 792 billion rubles in the creation of enterprises, and the amount of investment was 3.4 trillion rubles. At the same time, the head of the Russian Far Eastern Ministry of Development, Alexei Chekunkov, expects that this year it will be possible to attract more foreign investors, especially from friendly Asian countries.
The publication noted that the emergence of international TOPs should alleviate the impact of sanctions on companies in Russia on access to foreign technologies. However, only companies producing high-tech products can become residents of such TOPs.
In mid-February, Piao Yangfan, PRC Consul General in Vladivostok statedPointing out that China invested more than 13 billion dollars in Russia’s Far East economy in 2022, the Minister drew attention to the steady increase in trade with Russia in terms of agricultural products. Also, according to him, the volume of freight traffic passing through the Hunchun and Suifenhe border gates has increased noticeably.