Alabuga is the most attractive SEZ of Russia. The results of the II National rating are summed up
Association for Development of Clusters and Technoparks of Russia summed up the results of the II National Rating of Investment Attractiveness of Special Economic Zones of Russia. According to the results of evaluation, the Alabuga SEZ was ranked first. The Dubna SEZ (Moscow region) ranked second, and the Technopolis Moscow SEZ ranked third.
16 special economic zones from 13 regions of the country took part in the rating. The criteria for evaluating the special economic zone are: investment attractiveness of the Russian region; favorable conditions for business activities in the SEZ, provision of infrastructure; land resources; investment activity of residents; information openness of the website. A feature of the rating was the conduct of experiments by potential foreign and domestic investors. Within the framework of it, the efficiency and quality of providing information on availability of necessary industrial and engineering infrastructure for locating new enterprises in the SEZ were assessed.
To ensure maximum objectivity and transparency of the study, an independent Expert Council was formed. A distinctive feature of formation of the council in comparison with 2017 was the wide involvement of representatives of large business as experts.
This rating was conducted to determine the level of investment attractiveness of SEZ, the presence of favorable conditions for attracting Russian and foreign investors, stimulating development of competition among management companies in the struggle for investment, as well as replicating the best management practices.
The rating leaders will be awarded on November 23 in Moscow as part of the III Annual Practical Conference "Industrial Russia 4.0 - Increasing the competitiveness of regions".
Press Service of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan