A program of events to develop the investment climate at the municipal level was presented in Crimea

Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea — Minister of Finance of the Republic of Crimea Irina Kiviko presented a report on measures to develop the investment climate at the municipal level at the meeting of the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy “Implementation of the regional investment standard: the experience of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.”

During the event, participants discussed issues of the effectiveness of the implementation of the regional investment standard, improving the accessibility of regional infrastructure for investors, vertical interaction between regional and municipal authorities, and others.

In her report, the Deputy Prime Minister noted that one of the key tasks of the Government of the Republic of Crimea is to create favorable conditions for attracting investment in fixed capital. For this purpose, the republic has adopted a special procedure for considering investor appeals. Within the framework of the Procedure, municipalities are directly involved in deciding on the possibility of implementing an investment project. Investors fulfill obligations of a social nature, which are agreed upon by the municipality and the investor at the stage of approval and implementation of the investment project, social infrastructure facilities are created and modernized in municipalities.

In addition, within the framework of the free economic zone operating throughout the entire territory of the Republic of Crimea, the heads of administrations of city districts, municipal districts and rural settlements of the republic are entrusted with the function of considering the possibility of providing a land plot for rent without bidding.

In 2024, the Republic of Crimea fully implemented the municipal investment standard (MIS) in accordance with the order of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development. As part of this work, previously implemented elements were updated and new ones were introduced. In total, municipalities in the region have implemented 14 MIS elements, of which 10 are in accordance with federal requirements and 4 are regional. Interaction with investors and monitoring the implementation of investment projects is currently one of the priority activities of municipal administrations. Such close interaction between business and municipal authorities makes it possible to more productively solve the problems of investors at the municipal level,” summed up Irina Kiviko.

source: according to the press service of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Republic of Crimea