Investment
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Investment standard
Regional Investment Standard is a new support system of investment projects developed by the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
The new regional standard is formed on the basis of the best practices of the regions’ work with investors and aimed at optimizing the interaction of investors with regional authorities.
The main elements of the Regional Investment Standard
Regional Investment Standard: goals and priorities
Legal framework
Investment declaration
The investment Declaration of the Nizhny Novgorod Region is developed in order to create a favorable investment climate in the region and declares the obligations of the Nizhny Novgorod region to the investor about the inviolability of state support measures and business conditions.
The declaration contains a description of the goals and priorities of investment development, key characteristics and advantages of the region, as well as the composition of the investment team of the region.
The investment Declaration WAS APPROVED BY THE Order of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Government No. 2701-r of December 25, 2013
Development Agency
Nizhny Novgorod Region Development Corporation JSC is an organization endowed with the functions of a development agency and authorized to attract private investments and assist investors in the implementation of investment projects in the region on the one–stop shop principle.
In addition, the Development Corporation is authorized to organize the interaction of investors with resource-supplying organizations and operators of engineering and road infrastructure.
THE ORDER OF INTERACTION WITH investors on the one-stop shop principle
Investment Committee
The Investment Committee of the Nizhny Novgorod Region is a body that settles disputes between the investor, state institutions, state/municipal organizations in a pre-trial order.
The chairman of the committee is the head of the region.
In the Nizhny Novgorod Region, the functions of the Investment committee are assigned to the Development Strategy and Investment Council under the Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.
The Council was established for the purposes of:
- Development and implementation of the Socio-economic development strategy of the Nizhny Novgorod Region until 2035
- Creation of favorable conditions for investment activities, protection of rights and legitimate interests of entrepreneurs in the Nizhny Novgorod Region
- Settling disputes between the investor and executive authorities of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, municipal administrations, JSC "Nizhny Novgorod Region Development Corporation", which performs the functions of the regional development agency, in a pre-trial order
The Investment Committee’s mechanism of operation
THE COUNCIL’S MEETINGS
On August 3, 2025, an extended meeting of the Council for Development Strategy and Investments was held chaired by the Deputy Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, Polyakov E.N.
Questions considered:
- on the assistance to Synergetic LLC in identifying the owners of utility networks;
- on the technological connection of TikProm LLC to electrical networks;
- on the technological connection of TPK Foliplast LLC to electrical networks;
- on the reduction of technological connection costs of HozTorg LLSC;
- on the assistance to Asgard NN LLC in connecting to electrical networks;
- on the assistance to “Torpedo” Sports Center LLC in reducing the costs of technological connection to electrical networks;
- on the assistance to OBS Impex LLC in reducing the costs of technological connection;
- on the technological connection of TK Nefteprominvest LLC to the water supply networks of Nizhny Novgorod Vodokanal JSC;
- on the assistance to Real-Invest CJSC in reducing the time frame for reconstruction of the existing high-pressure main gas pipeline;
- on the assistance to Bicom LLC in increasing the volume of gas supply;
- on the assistance to KP “GorSvet” LLC on the issue of restoring the previous boundaries of the land plot;
- on the inclusion of the road from the intersection of Korotkova and Moskovtseva streets to Ostrovsky street in the plan for repairing urban roads of the urban district of Bor;
- on the assistance to Energo 52 LLC in providing a federal land plot for the implementation of an investment project.
As a result of the discussion, protocol decisions were recorded, relevant instructions were given to the responsible authorities.
MEETINGS OF THE PRESIDIUM OF THE COUNCIL
On April 30, 2025, an extended absentee meeting of the Presidium of the Council for Development Strategy and Investments was held chaired by the Deputy Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, Polyakov E.N.
Following the meeting, the members of the Council Presidium made a positive decision to recognize the investment project "Construction of a warehouse complex for food and non-food products (mono-tenant "OZON") in Nizhny Novgorod", implemented by NinoGrad LLC, as a priority investment project of the Nizhny Novgorod Region with state support in the form of a tax benefit on the property of organizations.
Investment map
The Investment map is a digital service that contains information about infrastructure, support measures, investment sites and preferential regimes in the Nizhny Novgorod region.
On the map www.newmap.nn-invest.ru a filtration system is provided by the type of plot, area, municipality, distance from the regional center and form of ownership. The map contains all the necessary information on the available plots, such as the category of land, the form of ownership, the availability of access to roads and railways, average tariffs for connection to networks and mineral deposits. In addition, the cadastral map is integrated into the map, which is presented as an additional layer.
Set of investment rules
Set of investment rules is an algorithm of actions (the "client path") of an investor planning to implement an investment project in the Nizhny Novgorod region. Set of investment rules has been developed in order to increase transparency and simplify the investor's interaction with executive authorities, control (supervisory) bodies and resource organizations when implementing investment projects in terms of gaining access to infrastructure elements.
Algorithms of the investor's actions
Lean production
The Nizhny Novgorod Region is one of the pilot regions for implementing lean technologies aimed at optimizing the interaction process between investors and executive authorities as well as resource-supplying organizations, including through its digitalization.
Lean production implies reducing the period and number of documents required when connecting to engineering infrastructure facilities, as well as developing proposals for amendments to federal legislation.
Feedback mechanism
Feedback mechanism implemented on the unified portal of state and municipal services allows to reduce the period for processing of requests on investment and entrepreneurship activities, as well as monitor the quality and promptness of responses by responsible parties through institutional and technical infrastructure, ensuring a systematic approach to interaction between the government and the business community.
Depending on the content, all incoming requests are assigned one of three types, each of which has its own processing algorithm.
Investment proposals
Investment proposals are projects developed by the development agency, containing information about time and financial costs of investors, implementation site, available infrastructure and support measures.
Municipal standard
Municipal investment standard is aimed at systemizing the maintenance of investment projects in municipalities in order to accelerate their implementation.
Elements of the standard are based on the best municipal practices, one of which was developed in the Nizhny Novgorod Region – investment profile of a municipal entity.
Investment profile is a comprehensive document containing information on key socio-economic indicators, as well as promising areas for the development of investment activity in the municipality.
