Far East: state-supported investments in comments by Evgenia Zusman for Kommersant

03.09.2025

In a special issue dedicated to the 2025 Eastern Economic Forum, Kommersant reported on the study «Far East: industry, PPP, support Measures.» The research was prepared by the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic, the Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, together with the law firms You & Partners and Lidings, specifically for the 2025 Eastern Economic Forum.

The study was presented on July 17 at the venue of the Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic.

Over five years, investment in the Far East's economy has reached 13.7 trillion rubles. Investments in projects utilizing PPP instruments have grown 2.4 times, reaching 10 trillion rubles.

As noted by Evgenia Zusman, Managing Partner of You & Partners:

«The industrial sector is a promising area for PPP project implementation in the Far East. However, several factors currently constrain such projects in the region. These include cross-industry issues—such as adverse court practice regarding confirming an investor's access to financial resources during private initiative procedures, the Ministry of Finance's planned adoption of standard agreement forms, and restrictions in the Budget Code on the ability of subsidized regions and municipalities to assume budgetary obligations—as well as industry-specific challenges like the investment threshold for federal PPPs in industry (10 billion rubles) and the very definition of industrial PPPs being tied to a property complex. Solving these industry-wide and sector-specific problems will lead to an increase in projects and initiatives. Discussions of the study with representatives of industrial investors and financing organizations show a growing interest in implementing projects in the Far East.»

Current status of investment projects:

  • Over 870 PPP projects are being implemented in the Far East.

  • Total investment volume is 844.5 billion rubles.

  • Private funds account for 599.1 billion rubles.

Factors driving investment growth:

1.      Creation of a favorable investment climate.

2.      Development of preferential regimes (Advanced Special Economic Zones, the Free Port of Vladivostok, the Unified Subsidy, etc.).

3.      Administrative support for projects.

4.      Development of systems of benefits and subsidies.

5.      Improvement of transport infrastructure.

Key challenges for improving the investment climate:

  • Compensating infrastructure costs.

  • Ensuring a supply of qualified personnel.

  • Removing restrictions on budgetary obligations.

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