The Nizhny Novgorod Region won in four nominations of the National Award “Leaders of Investment Development-2024”

The Nizhny Novgorod Region won in four nominations of the National Award “Leaders of Investment Development-2024”. It is organized by the non-profit organization “National Association of Investment and Development Agencies” (NAAIR).

A total of 246 applications were submitted for the award in 12 nominations from 64 regions of Russia. The jury also assessed 85 regional investment portals and investment maps of the country’s regions.

“The investments are the basis for the steady development of the economy. It is the development agencies and their platforms that ensure the inflow of funds into regional budgets. Ober the past four years, the development agencies have attracted more than 10 trillion rubles. These are new production facilities, jobs, goods”, – said Deputy Minister of Economic Development of Russia Murat Kerefov.

In the nomination “Manager of the Year”, the winner was the Director General of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Development Corporation Igor Ishchenko, in the nomination “Specialist of the Year (Attractor)” – the head of the Investment Project Support Department Sergey Makarov, in the nomination “Specialist of the Year (Supporter)” – the head of the Special Economic Zone Development Department Olga Tikhonova. The investment map of the Nizhny Novgorod Region also received an award.

“Against the backdrop of new challenges, the development of investor attraction and support instruments is becoming highly topical. Thanks to this, new jobs are being created, territories are changing for the better, and new growth points are emerging. It our region, we have a solid team of professionals working on the improvement of the investment climate, which is confirmed by such victories and economic figures”, – said the Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Gleb Nikitin.

Despite the high base of 2023, the volume of investments in fixed assets in the region for the 3 quarters of 2024 increased by 2.5 percent.

“The achievements of the Nizhny Novgorod Region in improving the investment climate have been multiple times noted at the federal level. The region ranks 2^nd in the national rating of investment climate of the Agency of strategic initiatives, and the Development Corporation has been highly praised by NAAIR for the second year in a row”, – noted the Deputy Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Andrey Sanosyan.

In 2023, the Development Corporation and the investment portal of the Nizhny Novgorod Region were recognized as the best in Russia as part of the award “Leaders of Investment Development”.

According to Igor Ishchenko, the Development Corporation has assembled a highly qualified team of managers with significant experience in supporting investment projects.

“Each investor is offered an individual approach, which helps to make the investment process more comfortable and effective. The Development Corporation has a lot of tasks ahead, but I am sure they will be successfully solved by our team”, – said Igor Ishchenko.

JSC “Development Corporation of the Nizhny Novgorod Region” was created on the initiative of the Governor Gleb Nikitin. The organization facilitates the implementation of projects at all stages – from providing information about the region, possible support measures, inspection of investment sites and up to the commissioning of the facility, taking on obligations to interact with executive authorities, local governments, natural monopoly entities and other organizations.