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Meeting on the development of grain exports

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Before the meeting, the Prime Minister familiarized himself with the work of the Transbaikal Grain Terminal.

Zabaikalsky Grain Terminal LLC was established in 2015 and is part of the New Land Grain Corridor group of companies.

Mikhail Mishustin held a meeting on the development of grain exports

July 22, 2025

Mikhail Mishustin held a meeting on the development of grain exports. With Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut

July 22, 2025

Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut at a meeting on the development of grain exports

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Mikhail Mishustin held a meeting on the development of grain exports

In 2022, within the framework of the Government Resolution of May 13, 2020 No. 668, the company was provided with a subsidy from the federal budget to reimburse the costs of infrastructure facilities "Accession railway of broad gauge to the OKS "First grain railway terminal".

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Mikhail Mishustin visited the Zabaikalsky Krai Perinatal Center

The ceremony to launch the terminal into operation took place in September 2022 with the participation of the President as part of an event to launch new enterprises at the Eastern Economic Forum.

The terminal is a specialized grain railway complex located on the border of Zabaikalsk (Russia) – Manchuria (China).

The throughput capacity is up to 8 million tons of grain per year. The volume of one-time grain storage is up to 80 thousand tons.

The planned number of jobs is 551, currently 524 are occupied.

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Admissions campaign 2025 in SPO: the number of applications has already increased by 800 thousand

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Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko and Minister of Education Sergey Kravtsov spoke about the progress of the admissions campaign in secondary vocational education institutions (SVE).

The acceptance of documents to technical schools and colleges will last until August 15, but already now there is a significant increase in interest among applicants: by July 21, more than 1.7 million applications were submitted, which is 800 thousand more than last year for the same period.

"Training for blue-collar jobs is attracting more and more applicants, and college and technical school graduates are in demand by employers. The number of applications submitted has already increased by 800,000 compared to the same period last year. This is an important result that brings us closer to achieving the goal set by President Vladimir Putin – to train 1 million specialists and skilled workers by 2028," said Dmitry Chernyshenko.

For the third year, college admissions have been 1.2 million people, while six years ago they were 990 thousand people. Thus, today the contingent of secondary vocational education is 3.85 million students.

On the instructions of the Government, since 2025, applications to federal colleges have been submitted via the super service “Online University Admission”. In total, 722 federal higher education institutions implementing SPO programs, including branches, are connected to the super service.

To date, more than 263 thousand applications have been submitted through the super service.

"Already in the first 10 days of the admissions campaign, we have seen a twofold increase in the number of applications compared to last year. Such a growth in interest in SPO clearly confirms the demand for blue-collar jobs among young people and the successful implementation of the tasks set by the President of Russia. Each new SPO student is a future professional who will strengthen the key sectors of our country. The system of secondary vocational education today provides not just education, but sought-after skills, stability and opportunities for professional growth in strategically important sectors," noted Sergey Kravtsov.

The largest number of applications submitted for budget places are observed in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Krasnodar and Perm Krais, Tyumen, Moscow and Novosibirsk Oblasts, and the Republic of Bashkortostan.

The most popular programs among applicants are “Information Systems and Programming” (136 thousand), “Nursing” (104 thousand), “Jurisprudence” (80 thousand), “Tourism and Hospitality” (58 thousand), “General Medicine” (55 thousand), “Economics and Accounting (by Industry)” (39 thousand), “Maintenance and Repair of Motor Vehicles” (37 thousand), “Primary School Teaching” (36 thousand), “Law Enforcement” (35 thousand), “Design (by Industry)” (32 thousand), “Operational Activities in Logistics” (31 thousand), “Construction and Maintenance of Buildings and Structures” (31 thousand).

Earlier, the head of the Ministry of Education emphasized that during the 2025 admissions campaign, there has been a significant increase in interest in SPO. During a recent meeting on education held by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Sergei Kravtsov noted the growing popularity of engineering education among schoolchildren. According to him, school graduates are going into blue-collar jobs.

Let us recall that the admission campaign to secondary vocational education institutions started on June 20. Applicants can submit documents to more than 1,470 educational institutions in 86 regions of the country. In 2025, the secondary vocational education system turns 85 years old.

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Financial news: Self-employed and SMEs will be able to apply for credit holidays

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Holidays can be taken once every 5 years for a period of 6 months for each of the loans, if the entrepreneur has several of them. The corresponding law State Duma accepted immediately in the second and third readings.

The deferment of payments will also be allowed to entrepreneurs who received loans under preferential lending programs for small and medium-sized businesses. The holidays will be available to enterprises operating in any industry if they need a break in servicing the loan, regardless of whether their revenue has decreased or not.

The grace period will be approved if the amount of the loan or credit does not exceed the established values: for microenterprises – 60 million rubles, for small enterprises – 400 million rubles, for medium-sized enterprises – 1 billion rubles. A self-employed person will be able to apply for a loan holiday in the amount of up to 10 million rubles. The Russian government may revise these limits in the future.

During the grace period, interest will be accrued at the rate stipulated by the agreement and capitalized monthly. Holidays will also be allowed for those agreements that were concluded before the law was adopted, but not earlier than March 1, 2024.

The law will come into force on October 1, 2025. The adoption of the law does not limit the right of banks to provide SMEs with restructuring and holidays under their own programs.

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INTC to expand development opportunities

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At a meeting of the State Duma, amendments to the legislation on innovative scientific and technological centers (ISTCs), developed by the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia on instructions from the President of the Russian Federation, were adopted in the second and third readings. The draft federal law is aimed at creating flexible mechanisms for managing land plots and the infrastructure of ISTCs, as well as strengthening the role of regions in the development of innovative clusters.

The key changes to the bill in the second reading concerned the regulation of land turnover in the INTC, and the conditions for the transfer of land to companies with state participation and subjects of the Russian Federation are regulated in detail. In particular, it is envisaged that land plots can be provided to companies with state participation for ownership, lease or gratuitous use for a period of up to 49 years.

At the same time, the provision of land plots to state companies is possible only if there is a construction concept approved by the management company and a decision of the Supervisory Board of the INTC Fund. In the event of the sale of land plots, an agreement is also envisaged between the fund and the company, which will include strict obligations regarding the terms and parameters of construction, as well as liability for failure to comply with the conditions.

In turn, the subjects of the Russian Federation will be able to receive land for the implementation of infrastructure projects after coordinating their concept with the management company of the INTC and receiving approval from the Supervisory Board of the INTC Fund.

According to the First Deputy Minister of Economic Development Maxim Kolesnikov, the facilities built in the INTC can only be used to implement INTC projects and provided to the fund, the management company or the project participants, which excludes misuse. In addition, mandatory state examination of design documentation is introduced for facilities built with the involvement of budget funds. The draft law separately highlights norms for increasing the involvement of the subjects of the Russian Federation in the development of the INTC.

"The subjects of the Russian Federation will be able to independently establish funds and management companies for the INTC without the mandatory participation of the federal government. The regions will also participate in coordinating strategies for the development of innovation centers, which will increase their involvement in the process," commented Maxim Kolesnikov.

Finally, for project participants – residents of the INTC – the period of extraterritoriality (the ability to work outside the borders of the INTC territory) is extended from three to five years, which will provide the INTC with sufficient time to create infrastructure to accommodate residents.

"The adoption of the amendments will create stable conditions for investors and participants of the INTC, ensure transparency in the management of land and infrastructure, and strengthen the interaction between the federal center and the regions in the development of the innovative economy. In this way, we are laying the legal foundations for the long-term development of the INTC, including such significant projects as the Vorobyovy Gory cluster. This will allow us to more actively form advanced scientific and technological centers that are competitive at the global level," emphasized Maxim Kolesnikov.

The amendments to the law on the INTC are aimed at creating a sustainable legal framework for the development of innovative infrastructure. In general, this will speed up the implementation of key projects, attract new participants and strengthen cooperation between the state, business and scientific organizations, he added.

A total of 13 INTCs have been created. They provide development of more than 40 scientific and technological areas in 12 regions (Moscow, Moscow Region, St. Petersburg, FT Sirius, Tula, Ryazan, Novgorod, Kaluga, Nizhny Novgorod, Kaliningrad Regions, Primorsky Krai, Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Yugra), more than 600 residents are involved in the work of the centers.

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Dmitry Grigorenko: The State Duma supported the government bill on regulating digital platforms in Russia

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The government bill on regulating the platform economy has been approved by the State Duma. The package of measures is aimed at protecting the rights and interests of citizens when interacting with intermediary digital platforms. As reported by Deputy Prime Minister – Chief of the Government Staff Dmitry Grigorenko, the Government continues to discuss new legal provisions with the industry in order to prepare a number of by-laws.

Today, the share of digital platforms in the total volume of retail trade is 15%, and in 2024, more than 6 billion orders were made through them. Given the relevance and timeliness of the bill, the deputies proposed to postpone the date of its entry into force to an earlier date – from October 1, 2026.

"The bill was developed in cooperation with the industry, discussions took place at all key venues. As a result of such careful development, the document retained its concept following consideration in the State Duma. At the same time, a number of provisions were clarified, which made the bill even more targeted. Its task is to protect the rights of sellers and buyers, provide guarantees to market participants and promote further stable development of the platform economy in Russia," Dmitry Grigorenko commented on the results of the consideration of the draft law.

Thus, during the consideration of the draft law, the ban on creating discriminatory conditions for access to platforms was clarified. A ban is introduced for operators of any digital platforms to create discriminatory conditions for persons (both individuals and legal entities) using such a platform. In addition, the law establishes the right of recourse (regression) against the platform operator for platform partners. For example, the seller compensated the buyer for damages, but the damage was not caused through his fault. The right of recourse will ensure a fair distribution of responsibility between partners and the platform.

At the suggestion of the deputies, the requirements for the placement of product cards were also revised. If the seller has not posted a link to the certificate of state registration of the product, the platform operator must not allow the card of such a product to be published. This norm supplemented similar requirements for goods subject to mandatory certification, declaration of conformity and labeling, which were already spelled out by the Government in the draft law for the first reading. Platforms will also be required to provide technical functionality to partners to place information on the product card about the possibility of purchasing goods, works, services using an electronic certificate (for example, for the purchase of technical rehabilitation equipment).

After signing the law on regulating the platform economy, the dialogue with the industry and departments will continue. In pursuance of its provisions, the Government will have to prepare 8 by-laws. For example, to approve the rules for maintaining and forming a register of intermediary platforms. Namely, the criteria for the economic significance of platforms and the composition of information for inclusion in the register, the procedure for making changes to the register and excluding from it. The Government will also establish a procedure for platforms to verify information in product cards (compliance with labeling requirements, links to records in compliance registers, certificates of state registration, etc.).

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The State Duma supported the regulation of the right of veto on the introduction of protective measures in the EAEU market

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Source: Ministry of Economic Development (Russia) – Ministry of Economic Development (Russia) –

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At a plenary session on Tuesday, July 22, the State Duma supported the ratification of the protocol on amendments to the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union, which provides for the creation of a special mechanism for conducting investigations and making decisions on the application or non-application of special protective, anti-dumping and compensatory measures. The protocol was signed on December 26, 2024 and submitted for consideration to the lower house of parliament by the President of the Russian Federation.

Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Vladimir Ilyichev reminded in his report that the said measures are intended to protect the Union's producers from unfair (dumping or subsidized) or sharply increased imports from third countries. These measures are applied in the form of duties on imported goods. "Considering that in the EAEU, production is mainly concentrated in Russia, these measures are an important tool for domestic producers, allowing them to compete on fair terms," he said.

At the same time, Russia’s partners in the EAEU, who do not have their own production and who are interested in cheap imports, do not always support initiatives to introduce measures and can block a protective measure using the right of veto, the deputy minister stated.

The current version of the Union Treaty does not contain a procedure for exiting the situation with the blocking of a protective measure. A "veto" imposed by one of the Union partners on a decision to introduce a protective measure may be in effect indefinitely. While the measure is blocked, imports from third countries continue to cause damage to Union producers, including Russian businesses.

“The amendments to the Treaty on the Union, developed at the initiative of the Russian side, establish a procedure for exiting the situation with the ‘vetting’ of protective measures with the participation of the Intergovernmental Council and the Court of the Union, as well as a time limit for it,” Vladimir Ilyichev emphasized.

The first stage of the procedure will be the consideration of the blocked measure at two meetings of the Intergovernmental Council. If an agreement is reached, no further continuation of the procedure is required, and the protective measure comes into force. At the second stage, the Commission transfers the consideration to the Court of the Union. This body, as an arbitrator, must assess whether the decision is balanced – whether the interests of both producers and consumers, who may also suffer damage from the introduction of the protective measure, are satisfied. If, after the Court of the Union, the member state does not agree with the introduction of the measure, the issue is brought to the level of the Supreme Council of the EAEU. This mechanism will be in effect for 2 years with automatic extension for subsequent two-year periods (if there are no objections from the parties).

“The set of changes provided for by the Protocol will ensure legal certainty in the issue of exiting the veto situation, speed up the decision-making process on the application of a protective measure and, accordingly, strengthen the protection of our producers from unfair or sharply increased imports,” concluded the Deputy Head of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia.

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Salaries in special economic zones are consistently higher than regional ones: up to 40% for SEZ residents

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Today, July 22, the mechanism of special economic zones (SEZ) turns 20 years old. During this time, they have become one of the key drivers of development of territories where the most important projects in industry, science, logistics are being implemented, and growth points in tourism are being formed. SEZs create conditions for the implementation of priority economic tasks outlined by the President of Russia.

Companies that are residents of special economic zones provide higher wages compared to regional averages. This is due to both the technological profile of enterprises and the competition for qualified specialists. According to the administrations of a number of zones, the difference in wages can reach 30-40%.

Thus, according to the results of the first quarter of 2025, the average salary at the enterprises of the Dubna SEZ residents amounted to 121.6 thousand rubles. This is approximately 15% higher than the average level in the Moscow region. According to Anton Afanasyev, General Director of JSC Dubna SEZ TVT, the zone specializes in high-tech industries – medicine, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, IT and design of complex systems – which allows creating jobs with high added value and corresponding wages.

In St. Petersburg, the difference is even more noticeable: salaries at resident enterprises exceed the city average by about 30%. As noted by Tamara Rondaleva, General Director of the St. Petersburg SEZ, this is facilitated by the concentration of knowledge-intensive and export-oriented industries in the zone: "Specialists with complex qualifications work here – developers, research associates, engineers. The growth of salaries is also affected by the competition between residents for qualified personnel."

Other regions demonstrate similar indicators. In the Titanium Valley SEZ, the average salary at operating production facilities is about 105 thousand rubles, while in the Sverdlovsk region as a whole it is 84.6 thousand. In Kaliningrad, the difference is also noticeable: the average salary at resident enterprises is approaching 83 thousand rubles, while at non-residents it is about 66 thousand.

According to Mikhail Labudin, Director of the Association of Clusters, Technology Parks and SEZs of Russia, high wages are a characteristic feature of all special economic zones: "The level of wages in SEZs traditionally exceeds the average for the manufacturing industry and other sectors by 30-40%. This is explained by the specifics of the residents themselves – as a rule, these are high-tech, capital-intensive companies focused on export and production of products with high added value. Such enterprises impose higher requirements for the qualifications of personnel, which is directly reflected in the level of wages."

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The First Central Asian International Economic Forum Concluded in Dushanbe

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On July 22, 2025, the first Central Asian International Economic Forum ended in Dushanbe, becoming the final event of the International Expedition "Journey to the Heart of Eurasia". It started in Moscow on June 6 and lasted almost two months. In 51 days, the Expedition participants made a motor rally with a total length of more than 8 thousand km and held about 160 business and educational events in 27 cities of Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

In his address to the forum participants, Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov noted the high economic potential of Central Asia: according to EDB forecasts, in 2025, the GDP growth of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will significantly exceed the global average.

"Today, Central Asia is one of the fastest growing regions in the world, forming a new center of economic growth in the Eurasian space. Russia has traditionally been a leading trading partner for the entire region. According to the results of 2024, Russia's trade turnover with the countries of Central Asia amounted to almost 20% of the total trade turnover of Central Asia with all external partners. The basis of joint economic growth is the active interaction of the regions of our countries," the statement says.

The Forum's business program included thematic sessions on humanitarian ties, tourism, women's entrepreneurship, free economic zones, digitalization, logistics, ecology and international cooperation.

"Russia is ready to share experience and expand cooperation in the areas of e-commerce, digitalization, artificial intelligence and creative economy. I am confident that both the Expedition and the Forum itself will become annual and will help open new horizons for strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation," Maxim Reshetnikov emphasized.

Following the Forum, a number of cooperation agreements were signed. The event brought together more than 500 participants from Russia and Central Asian countries: representatives of government bodies, public structures, business circles, expert communities, as well as international organizations and integration associations.

The forum was organized by the Russian-Tajik Business Council and the ANO International Center for Regional Initiatives with the support of the Roscongress Foundation, the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Russian Federation and the Tajik side. The general partners were RVB (Wildberries

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For the first half of 2025, the volume of support under the preferential leasing program amounted to 181 million rubles

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The Ministry of Economic Development of Russia has summed up the results of the implementation of the program of preferential equipment leasing for small and medium-sized companies for the first half of 2025. The amount of support exceeded 180 million rubles, and the tool itself is in demand in industrially active regions.

Preferential leasing plays an important role in the development of the small and medium-sized business sector, providing companies with access to modern equipment without the need for large one-time investments. This is especially important for manufacturing enterprises that need to update equipment to improve competitiveness, expand capacity and enter new markets. Support through leasing reduces the financial burden, accelerates modernization processes and stimulates business growth in the regions.

"In the first half of 2025, 16 companies took advantage of the preferential leasing program, the amount of support was 181 million rubles. The average transaction bill was 11.3 million rubles. Geographically, the main activity is concentrated in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, St. Petersburg and Moscow, the Chelyabinsk Region, and the Republic of Bashkortostan. This indicates the demand for the instrument in industrially active regions of the country," said Deputy Minister of Economic Development of Russia Tatyana Ilyushnikova.

The largest number of companies that took advantage of preferential leasing were from the mechanical engineering and metalworking industries – they made up 58% of all recipients. A significant share was occupied by enterprises of the chemical industry (17%) and the food industry (14%).

Among the purchased equipment, the most popular were: metalworking equipment and machines – 38% of the total number of leased items, equipment for processing polymers and chemical raw materials – 31%, gas piston units – 14%, woodworking equipment – 11%.

Since August 2023, a separate preferential leasing program has been in effect for small and medium-sized businesses in the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, Zaporizhia and Kherson regions. It promotes the development of the industrial sector in new regions, helps modernize production and provides an incentive for the development of entrepreneurship. The operator of the program is the Republican Leasing Company of the Donetsk Republic (GUP DPR "RLK"), which was financed from the federal budget in the amount of 300 million rubles in 2023 and 2024 and provided for in regulations so that preferential leasing would be available to entrepreneurs from all four regions. The main conditions of the program: long-term lease of equipment/property at a preferential rate of 6% per annum for Russian equipment, 8% for foreign equipment, the amount of the advance payment is 20-50%, the leasing term is up to 5 years, the industries are food production, manufacturing, agriculture, etc.

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Mikhail Mishustin to visit Gorno-Altaisk on July 23–28

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The Prime Minister will take part in the events of the International Environmental Conference. Participation of government delegations from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan is expected.

Mikhail Mishustin's schedule also includes a tour of the emergency room of the Republican Hospital and conversations with the head of the Altai Republic Andrei Turchak and the governor of the Altai Territory Viktor Tomenko.

Deputy Prime Ministers Dmitry Grigorenko, Alexey Overchuk, Marat Khusnullin, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Alexander Kozlov, and Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko will take part in the events of the trip.

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