Denis Manturov, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, made a working visit to the Republic of Kalmykia. During the visit, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia visited the factory for the production of electronic component base Zvezda and examined the exhibition of commodity producers in the region. Special attention was paid to investment projects of the Republic, in particular, a regional Industry Development Fund will be created in Kalmykia to support them. 

Another large diamond of gem quality, weighing 63.15 carats, was mined on the Zapolyarnaya pipe of the Verkhne-Munsky ALROSA field. The first large precious crystal weighing 51.49 carats was extracted from the field immediately after its launch in October last year.

The Far East Investment Promotion and Export Support Agency (ANO API) will assist in intensifying the Icelandic consortium Knarr Maritime (Knarr Maritime) relations with the Far Eastern business. Such an agreement was reached following the visit of the Agency’s delegation to Reykjavik.

The shortage of qualified personnel is one of the problems that investors often face when implementing their projects in the DFO. The Human Capital Development Agency in the Far East offers residents of TOR, the free port of Vladivostok, as well as companies implementing investment projects, mass recruitment of workers in specialties, solutions for attracting unique specialists, training personnel in accordance with the needs of companies, and labor market research. Up to 30% of all vacancies that are given to companies by the Agency

The dairy farm for 220 heads was commissioned by the resident of the free port of Vladivostok, the Selskoye company, in the Olginsky district of the Primorsky Territory. The company was established by agreement with JSC "Corporation for the Development of the Far East." Currently, investments in the project amount to 12 million rubles, 37 workers are employed on the farm.

In the Kremlin, in the presence of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, a ceremony of exchange of agreements of intent signed by representatives of the Government of the Russian Federation and the largest organizations with state participation was held with the aim of developing individual high-tech areas. The ceremony was attended by Denis Manturov, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.

As part of the unique project of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia “International certification of leading Russian enterprises of light industry and their active promotion to foreign markets,” manufacturers who were able to pass an audit of a foreign certification center deserved high marks from foreign experts in the first stage of the event. 

On July 9, a meeting of the Russian-Estonian Mixed Commission on cooperation in the field of international automobile communication was held in St. Petersburg.

The Russian delegation was headed by Alexey Dvoinykh, General Director of Rosavtotrans, the Estonian - Tõnis Laks, deputy head of the roads and railways department of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications.

The company “Far Eastern Transport Security” has started providing services to ensure the safety of objects of sea and river transport infrastructure in the territory of the free port of Vladivostok. The project was implemented under an investment agreement with the Far East Development Corporation JSC. The company created 92 jobs.

More than 72 thousand people have already visited the Far East through the check points of the free port of Vladivostok by e-visa. Registration of the electronic document takes no more than 4 days; citizens make out the jingle without leaving home - on a special site. Electronic visa is issued free of charge, without consular fees.