The standard of the regional authorities on ensuring a favorable investment climate was discussed in Russian Ministry of Regional Development

Meeting chaired by the Minister of Regional Development of the Russian Federation Igor Slyunyayev held yesterday in Moscow.

The All-Russian meeting on improving the investment attractiveness of Russia and the standard introduction of the regional authorities to ensure a favorable investment climate was attended by the Executive Director of the National Investment Agency «Invest in Russia» Yuriy Wojciechowski, representatives of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI), the All-Russian public organization «Business Russia», executive bodies and development institutions of 84 regions.

From Tatarstan Investment Development Agency in the meeting participated Deputy Chief Executive Insaf Galiyev, who made a presentation on the activities of the Agency and working for a favorable investment climate in the region.

As part of the discussions were announced preliminary results of the Standard implementation (provided by the executive authorities of the regions in collaboration with the Ministry of Regional Development of Russia and ASI). As for March 1, 2014 to the implementation process joined all subjects of the Russian Federation. Among the 11 «pilot» subjects: Astrakhan, Belgorod, Kaluga, Lipetsk, Sverdlovsk, Ulyanovsk, Chelyabinsk and Yaroslavl, Perm region, the republics of Bashkortostan and Tatarstan - Standard testing was successfully completed in 2012.

Key provisions of the Standard of the regional authorities to ensure a favorable investment climate were fully implemented in 17 regions: Rostov, Tula, Tambov, Kostroma, Voronezh, Vologda, Magadan, Nizhny Novgorod, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous region, Khabarovsk Krai, Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria and Mari El. In 2014 the implementation of standards will be completed in 50 regions.

Participants identified the main problems, arising in the process of standards implementation measures and made specific proposals necessary for their removal. Particular attention was paid to the need of complying with all deadlines for standards implementation measures.

Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Press Service