MONTHLY INFORMATION DIGEST

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF
THE FAR EAST
July 2020

KEY TOPICS• Yury Trutnev: pandemicand changes in thenational programme
won't cancel large
projects in the Far East•

Over RUB 2 trln.
allocated for the Far
East development until
2024•

Over 15 thousandapplications for theFar Eastern Mortgag

EASTERN ECONOMIC FORUM EVENTS
24 July 2020, TASS

Yury Trutnev: pandemic and changes in the national programme will not cancel large
projects in the Far Eastern Federal District
The pandemic and the economic crisis it caused, as well as changes in the national programme for
the Far East development will not hurdle large projects in this macroregion. It was announced by Yury
Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to theFar Eastern Federal District.
tass.ru/ekonomika/9041231
13 July 2020, Telekanal 78

Russian Federal Agency for Tourism and Roscongress launched a common online project
on domestic tourism
The project offers themed reviews, presentations, and interviews that will involve official
representatives of Russian regions and municipalities, as well as bloggers. They will elaborate on thebenefits of domestic travel
78.ru/news/2020-07
13/rosturizm_i_roskongress_zapustili_sovmestnii_onlainproekt_o_vnutrennem_turizme

STATE POLICY IN THE FAR EAST
28 July 2020, Vostok Rossii News Agency

Project on artisanal gold mining approved
The Ministry for the Development of the Far East and Arctic prepared a project to legalize artisanalgold mining. The project was approved after its regulatory impact was evaluated.
eastrussia.ru/news/byulleten-eastrussia-proekt-o-volnom-prinose-poluchil-odobrenie/22 July 2020, RIA Novosti

Mikhail Mishustin spoke about the national development programme for the Far Eastern
Federal District
The national programme for the Far East socio-economic development until 2024 and further until
2035 is on the Russian Government’s list of favourites, shared Prime Minister.
ria.ru/20200722/1574709432.html
20 July 2020, Interfax-tourism

Russian Federal Agency for Tourism negotiates charter flights to the Far East in August withtour operators
The Russian Federal Agency for Tourism is talking to tour operators about launching charter flights fromCentral Russia to the Far East before the end of the summer. The Agency hopes these programmes will beextended for the winter season, shared Yelena Lysenkova, head of division for tourism information resourceson tourism safety.
tourism.interfax.ru/ru/news/articles/72082/
16 July 2020, RT

Over RUB 2 trln. allocated for the Far East development until 2024
Yury Trutnev stated the national programme for the Far East development provided for allocation ofover RUB 2 trln. for the needs of this macroregion until 2024.
russian.rt.com/business/news/764827-dalniy-vostok-dengi

ECONOMY OF THE FAR EAST
17 July 2020, Kamchatka-Info News AgencyYury Trutnev: we’re entering a new stage of Kamchatka’s investment attractivenessIn Kamchatka, Yury Trutnev held a meeting on large investment projects and their implementation.
During the meeting, he highly appreciated the efforts of Vladimir Solodov, the Head of Kamchatka Territory
to create a positive investment climate and attract large investment projects in this territory.
kamchatinfo.com/news/economics_and_business/detail/38390/
14 July 2020, TASS

Yandex will help with advanced training for teachers in Zabaikalye
The Government of Zabaikalye Territory and Yandex signed an agreement on socio-economic
development and digitalization of the region. The agreement was signed by Alexander Osipov, Governorof Zabaikalye Territory, and Elena Bunina, CEO of Yandex.
tass.ru/obschestvo/8963441
3 July 2020, Amurskaya Pravda

Investment in Svobodny ASEZ exceeded RUB 1 trillion
Advanced Social Economic Zones in Amur Region have attracted RUB 1.2 trillion of investment.
Implementation of scheduled projects will result in 5,666 new jobs. Svobodny ASEZ is the Far Eastern
Federal District’s leader in terms of investment portfolio.
ampravda.ru/2020/07/03/097240.html
3 July 2020, Interfax

Over 15 thousand applications submitted for the Far Eastern Mortgage
Over 15 thousand applications have been submitted for the Far Eastern Mortgage. This discounted
programme was launched in December 2019 as part of the Demography national project under Vladimir
Putin’s instructions.
realty.interfax.ru/ru/news/articles/118900/

NEW MECHANISMS FOR THE FAR EAST
DEVELOPMENT: SUCCESS STORIES
17 July 2020, Vesti – Amurskaya Oblast

A new online service will help entrepreneurs open an online business in Amur Region
The Far East Development Fund offers entrepreneurs in Amur Region to make their first step towards
online sales. A special mobile app was created through the Fund ’s initiative together with VEB.RF (holds
100% of the Fund’s shares) and Mail.ru Group, one of Russia’s largest technology companies. The Far
East Development Fund and Mail.ru Group invested RUB 233 million.
gtrkamur.ru/news/2020/07/17/37338
16 July 2020, Amur Media

Two projects to develop ecotourism in Khabarovsk Territory presented at the nation-widecompetition
Khabarovsk Territory is taking part in the nation-wide competition to create tourism and recreation
clusters and develop ecotourism in Russia. Khabarovsk Territory presented two projects: ‘Whales of theSea of Okhotsk. Khabarovsk Territory’ and ‘Myaochan’.
amurmedia.ru/news/971724/
8 July 2020, REGNUM News Agency

SUEK Port in Khabarovsk Territory will become part of the Free Port of Vladivostok
Vanino Bulk Terminal of Daltransugol (part of SUEK group) applied for the resident status in the Free
Port of Vladivostok to take the terminal coal trans-shipment capacity up to 40 mln. tonnes a year.
regnum.ru/news/economy/3004243.html
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The Foundation was established in 2007 with the aim of facilitating the development of Russia’s economic potential, promoting its nationalinterests, and strengthening the country’s image. One of the roles of the Foundation is to comprehensively evaluate, analyse, and cover issues on
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Each year, the Foundation’s events draw participants from 208 countries and territories, with more than 15,000 media representatives working
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