The average compliance rate of the regions with the municipal investment standard exceeds 70%. This was stated by Dmitry Starovoitov, Deputy Director of the Department of Labor Productivity, Protection and Promotion of Investments of the Ministry of Economic Development during the Municipal Investment Forum.
The main objectives of the forums are to form a community of municipal investment commissioners, popularize the municipal investment standard, and exchange work practices.
"In September last year, the Ministry of Economic Development approved a municipal investment standard consisting of 10 recommendations for working with investors. Its implementation will improve the quality of project support on the ground. To exchange practices, we are holding municipal investment forums together with the NAAIR," said the Deputy Director of the Department of Labor Productivity, Protection and Promotion of Investments of the Ministry of Economic Development Dmitry Starovoitov.
According to him, the demand for municipal investment standard tools in the whole country is at a very high level.
"The average percentage of compliance with the standard in the country is more than 70%. And 9 regions have achieved full compliance, 4 of them will host similar forums. These are the Tyumen and Lipetsk regions, the Republic of Tatarstan and Krasnodar Territory," explained the representative of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia.
During the forums, municipal investment commissioners were given the opportunity to present their practices of attracting and supporting investors, developing the municipal investment climate, and promoting entrepreneurial initiatives.
The next municipal investment forum will be held on May 23-25 in Innopolis.