Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation: Alabuga SEZ recognized as the leader in efficiency in 2024
Alabuga became the leader in efficiency among Russian SEZs by the end of 2024, reaching 100% of the indicator. Such data is provided by the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation in the report on the results of the work of special economic zones in the past year.
The Alabuga SEZ outstripped Russian SEZs in terms of the number of jobs created by residents and the management company in 2024 – 9.7 thousand. In addition, the Alabuga management company raised the most funds from business activities and invested in the creation of engineering, transport, social, innovation and other infrastructure facilities – 42.6 billion rubles. Alabuga also took the first place in terms of taxes paid to the budgets of the budgetary system of the Russian Federation – 20.2 billion rubles.
"Special economic zones remain one of the most effective instruments of state support for investors. Last year, residents invested more than 1.2 trillion rubles in projects, which is twice as much as a year earlier. More than 25,000 new jobs were created, 40% more than in 2023," said Deputy Minister of Economic Development Svyatoslav Sorokin.
The Deputy Minister noted that the published results confirm comfortable business conditions in special economic zones, explaining that this is ensured by tax and customs preferences, ready-made infrastructure, administrative support and reduced costs for connecting to resources. He added that all this makes SEZ sites growth points and attractive for long-term investments.