The ranking of the best regions for doing business in Russia did not take into account the Moscow and Leningrad regions, Moscow and St. Petersburg due to their unique political and economic situation. In addition, the regions of the North Caucasus were not taken into account, since it is difficult to assess the objectivity of security.
The rating was compiled according to the criteria, which are divided into six groups:
- provision of the population,
- business climate,
- socio-demographic indicators,
- infrastructure,
- economic situation,
- the comfort of doing business.
The study was carried out by specialists from the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation.
10. Kaluga region
The main advantage of the Kaluga region is the presence on its territory of as many as 15 industrial parks and a special economic zone. Parks are already prepared land plots with secured legal rights and guaranteed access to all necessary communications and infrastructure.
On such sites, you can create enterprises that will have access to tax incentives, which is due to the special economic zone. Such opportunities are extremely attractive to investors. Local authorities actively and diversified support business in the region.
9. Tomsk region
The Tomsk Region remains the leader among all regions of Russia in terms of the number of small businesses.
In the region, there are various funds for the development of entrepreneurship, "business incubators", investment attraction agencies and many other entities, the purpose of which is to provide comprehensive support to small and medium-sized businesses.
8. Irkutsk region
Irkutsk Oblast is a large industrial region of Russia, famous for its highly developed timber processing, machine-building and mining industries.
The region is dominated by timber industry enterprises, which are popular with investors. The business sale and purchase market in the Irkutsk Region is developed at a high level.
7. Tyumen region
It is part of the Ural Federal District, the capital of the region is Tyumen. On the territory of 1435, 2 thousand sq. km 3430.2 thousand people live, and the governor of the region is Vladimir Vladimirovich Yakushev.
Most of the natural gas and about half of the oil are produced here. The infrastructure of the region was highly rated - 27 points.
6. Krasnoyarsk Territory
The main areas of investment in the Krasnoyarsk Territory are woodworking, metallurgical and food industries. The Krasnoyarsk Territory has rich natural resources, which stimulates the formation of a large number of energy-intensive industries. Therefore, all of the above areas of entrepreneurship are profitable for investment.
The state supports small and medium-sized businesses in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. In the rating of investment potential, the region ranks 7th in Russia.
5. Novosibirsk region
The Novosibirsk Region has one of the highest investment potential among all regions of Russia. This is explained by the highly developed business infrastructure in the Siberian Federal District, consisting of more than 100 investment companies, consulting and auditing firms, investment funds and other similar enterprises, as well as more than 70 commercial banks.
Interesting fact: Novosibirsk has the statute of a technopolis and is a member of the World Organization of Technopolises, which also creates favorable conditions for doing business.
4. Perm region
The main competitive advantages of the Perm Territory include a developed industrial sector, a wealth of natural resources, a good transport location on the way from Europe to Asia, as well as a large number of research centers and highly qualified specialists from various fields of economy.
For many years the Perm Territory has been the leader in terms of average wages in the Volga Federal District. All these factors indicate a high level of development of the region, consumer demand, and, consequently, high rates of development of small and medium-sized businesses.
3. Republic of Bashkortostan
In the distant 2013, the respected rating agency Forbes awarded Ufa the second place in the rating of the 30 best cities for doing business in Russia. The criteria by which the capital of the republic was identified in this top have not changed to this day.
Bashkortostan is one of the 5 Russian regions subject to minimal economic risks, as well as one of the 10 regions with the highest investment attractiveness.
A stable economic situation combined with a rich industrial and raw material base allowed the Republic of Bashkortostan to open our three best regions for doing business.
2. Samara region
The specificity of the economy of the Samara region is its diversification, which made it possible to form a developed business environment in the region.
After multi-stage periods of privatization in the region, large assets were acquired by integrated business groups, and large regional companies were created.
With all the errors of interaction between business and government, the presence of large owners in the Samara region qualitatively improves the development prospects for all forms of business.
1. Republic of Tatarstan
The leader of our rating is deservedly the Republic of Tatarstan... By all macroeconomic indicators, Tatarstan is among the leading regions of Russia. This is the region with the lowest investment risk, which is confirmed by numerous studies by leading domestic and foreign agencies.
The attractiveness for small and medium-sized businesses is also due to the favorable geo-economic position of the region: Tatarstan is located in the center of a large industrial region, just 750 kilometers from Moscow.
Where is it profitable to invest money? This question is asked by all aspiring and experienced entrepreneurs. In the current economic environment, this problem is more urgent than ever. When choosing a region for business development, it is worth considering not only its statistical indicators, but also expert assessments and opinions.
We hope that our article will become a small but useful guide to the world of business intelligence for you.