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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF
THE FAR EASTMay 2020

KEY TOPICS• Russia and South
Korea to hold joint
business events in2020•Ex-adviser of theenvoy’s office
department appointedDeputy Minister for theDevelopment of theRussian Far East•

Small and mediumsized business in the
Far Eastern Federal
District to receive
additional RUB 1.4
billion of support

EASTERN ECONOMIC FORUM NEWS26 May 2020, TASS

Roscongress Foundation and Eastern Economic Forum to support the ‘Far East’
National Literary Award named after V. Arsenyev
The award was created by the initiative of Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Presidential
Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev. The national prize is awarded for the best
literary pieces on the Far East in Russian in three categories: long prose, short prose, and children’s prose.
https://tass.ru/novosti-partnerov/8564747

25 May 2020, Ruchess.ru

Outcomes of the Roscongress Cup
As part of the EEF sporting programme, an online Roscongress Cup chess tournament was held dedicatedto the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Among the participants of the event organized onthe Roscongress Sport Club page on Chess.com were 16 representatives of business and politics. Managing
Director of the Pulkovo Data Processing Centre (RIVC-Pulkovo) Gleb Golovchenko became the winner with 5.5
points out of 6.

https://ruchess.ru/news/all/podvedeny_itogi_turnira_roscongress_cup/
15 May 2020, RTRussia and South Korea to hold joint business events in 2020
An online meeting between the Roscongress Foundation representatives and Vice President of theInternational Affairs Group of the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) was held. The parties discussed
the plans for joint events dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between
Russia and the Republic of Korea.

Suggested event formats include online meetings between companies representing both countries, webinars
on assessment of cooperation outcomes and its future, as well as on prospective areas for bilateral cooperation.
They also discussed the joint work as part of holding major multilateral business events in online and offline
formats.
KITA stated its willingness, as in the previous years, to act as a partner of Russia – Republic of Korea
business dialogue at the Eastern Economic Forum in 2020.

https://russian.rt.com/business/news/746975-rossiya-koreya-sotrudnichestvo

STATE POLICY IN THE FAR EAST
20 May 2020, Regnum

New Deputy Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East has been appointed
Mikhail Mishustin appointed Vasily Nagibin Deputy Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East.
The corresponding decree was published on the website of the Government of the Russian Federation. Vasily
Nagibin’s range of responsibilities will include implementation of social projects, development of transport andenergy infrastructure, and programmes for demographic policy, human capital development and professionaltraining.

https://regnum.ru/news/2956804.html
13 May 2020, RIA Novosti

Residents of ASEZs and the Free Port of Vladivostok to be able to search for investments
onlineFor the convenience of residents of advances special economic zones and the Free Port of Vladivostok, theFar East Development Corporation introduces services for online debt funding and digital interaction with business.
With the Personal Office service, residents will be able to attract investments. For that, they need to submit anapplication with project parameters, and the information will be published and become available for potential
partners.

https://ria.ru/20200518/1571591760.html
6 May 2020, TASS

Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East prepared a project for nuclear
facility disposal in the Arctic
The document implies the assignation of the following functions to Rosatom: regulation and implementation ofstate policy related to the rehabilitation of the Russian Arctic zone from drowned or sunken facilities with spent
nuclear fuel and nuclear waste, as well as issues of the rehabilitation plan. The plan is expected to be implementedin 2020–2029.

https://tass.ru/obschestvo/8397279
6 May 2020, TASS

Regime of international medical cluster can be expanded to a part of Russky Island inPrimorye
Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East suggests setting up a medical cluster on Russky Island
in Primorye with a special regime that now is only introduced in the cluster in Skolkovo. The corresponding draft
law has been published on the federal portal for draft legislative acts.

https://tass.ru/obschestvo/8411423

ECONOMY OF THE FAR EAST
26 May 2020, Komsomolskaya Pravda

Small and medium-sized business in the Far Eastern Federal District will receive
additional RUB 1.4 billion of support
Under the conditions of the coronavirus pandemic, FEFD regions will receive RUB 2.9 billion. Yury Trutnev charged
the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and the administration of the envoy’s office to analyze
how FEFD regions are fulfilling the assignments on support measures for organizations and enterprises undercurrent restrictions. https://www.dv.kp.ru/daily/27134/4224590/

15 May 2020, Sakhapechat

Far East Investment and Export Agency supports the implementation of investmentprojects in the Far East
As of the first quarter, the Far East Investment and Export Agency signed 39 agreements with entrepreneurs.
The total amount to be invested by them in the economy of the Far East is RUB 230 billion. By the end of the year,
the number of such agreements is expected to reach 170.

https://sakha-pechat.ru/ano-api-okazyvaet-sodeystvie-v-realiz/
6 May 2020, TASS

Representatives of Kamchatka’s fishing industry to allocate RUB 80 million to fightpoaching this year
The funds will be spent on salaries of social inspectors, purchase of watercraft, on-ground equipment, satellite
phones, and work clothes, fuel and meals for inspectors. In 2019, the National Guard of Russia seized around 37
tonnes of salmon, over 3.1 tonnes of red caviar and 662 kilograms of crab with the total worth of over RUB 200
million from poachers in Kamchatka.

https://tass.ru/obschestvo/8402657
1 May 2020, Komsomolskaya Pravda

First resident of the Zabaikalye ASEZ launched pellet production
Production of highly efficient biofuel was launched in Zabaikalsky Krai. Over RUB 60 million was invested inthe construction of Gruppa Innovatsia plant that began in September 2019. Wood processing waste from regionalsawmills is used as raw materials for the production of ecofuel pellets. The company will process 80,000 cubic
metres of waste, with plans for further expansion. The new production will help satisfy the local market supply forpellets.

https://www.kp.ru/daily/27126/4209584/

NEW MECHANISMS FOR THE FAR EAST
DEVELOPMENT: SUCCESS STORIES
25 May 2020, Amur.info

The list of support measures for Russians moving to the Far East from abroad has been
extendedRussians moving to live in the Far East from abroad will receive a housing subsidy or a certificate to purchaseor build housing. Its size will be defined by the average market price of a square metre of the total housing area.
Each of 11 regions will have its own rate. In the first quarter of 2020, 1081 Russian citizens moved to FEFD regions.

https://www.amur.info/news/2020/05/25/173282
19 May 2020, Rossiyskaya Gazeta

Vostochny Port implemented unique coal dust protection systems
The largest specialized coal transshipment terminal in Russia, Vostochny Port, completed testing a new mobile
system of all-season dust suppression and is putting it into permanent operation. The system costs RUB 300 million,
and it is just a part of stevedore’s recent investment in eco equipment.

https://rg.ru/2020/05/19/reg-dfo/ao-vostochnyj-port-vnedril-unikalnye-sistemy-zashchity-ot-ugolnojpyli.html
15 May 2020, TASSЛесвосток.рф to become part of the national timber complex resource
The new digital platform Лесвосток.рф developed by the Far East Development Fund will become part of thenational digital resource based on the Federal Forestry Agency platform. The system will be public. The map willshow the species composition, cutting and fire areas, as well as infrastructure. Among other tasks, the system isdesigned to fight illegal loggers.

https://tass.ru/obschestvo/8484013

12 May 2020, Russky Dalny Vostok

Bridge to China across the Amur to be put into operation after lifting of restrictions
caused by the pandemic
The first motorway bridge between Russia and China, built over the boundary river Amur near the cities ofBlagoveshchensk and Heihe, will be put into operation after the coronavirus restrictions are lifted. The constructionof the transborder bridge near Blagoveshchensk in the Amur Region began in 2016 and was completed lastDecember. The Ministry of Construction of the Russian Federation has issued a permit to put the bridge intooperation.

https://russianfareast-news.ru/news/newswire/detail.php?ID=274232
12 May 2020, Izvestiya

Zvezda Shipyard launched Vladimir Monomakh tanker
It is a new-generation tanker aimed for oil transportation with unrestricted navigation. It was designed
according to the highest environmental safety standards. The main and secondary power systems can work bothon traditional and ecofuel – liquefied natural gas. Zvezda’s portfolio already has 12 commissions for this type ofvessel.

https://iz.ru/1010212/2020-05-12/na-sudoverfi-zvezda-spustili-na-vodu-rossiiskii-tanker-vladimirmonomakh
6 May 2020, Interfax – Dalny Vostok

Bikin National Park in Primorye became one of pilot territories of the national programme
for separate waste collection
The Far East’s largest national park was included in the list of pilot territories of the project by the Agency ofStrategic Initiatives and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment aimed at implementation of separate
waste collection in natural reserves. Its main principle is ‘you take what you bring’. The document describes thealgorithms of separate waste collection and waste processing, implementation of zero waste principle and ideas fordevelopment of ecologically responsible behaviour.

https://www.interfax-russia.ru/far-east/news/nacpark-bikin-v-primore-voshel-v-chislo-pilotnyh-territoriynacprogrammy-po-razdelnomu-sboru-othodov
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The Foundation was established in 2007 with the aim of facilitating the development of Russia’s economic potential, pr omoting its nationalinterests, and strengthening the country’s image. One of the roles of the Foundation is to comprehensively evaluate, analyse, and cover issues
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