Category: Economics

Translation. Region: Russian Federal

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

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In the first half of 2025, the partnership programs of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia with Avito and hh.ru showed significant results, supporting small and medium businesses, as well as social entrepreneurs. Being a good addition to government support measures, these initiatives helped hundreds of entrepreneurs find employees and expanded the range of opportunities and solutions available to them to help them develop their own business.

"The results of the partnership programs with Avito and hh.ru confirm their relevance and effectiveness. Since the beginning of the year, more than 1.5 thousand applications from entrepreneurs have been received under these programs. We see how businesses are actively using these tools to solve practical problems: attracting new clients, promoting products and services, finding personnel – which is especially relevant in the context of labor shortages, as well as the production of goods and services for socially vulnerable groups. We plan to expand cooperation with partners: now the Ministry of Economic Development and large digital companies are developing new solutions that will help small and medium businesses reach a qualitatively new level," said Deputy Minister of Economic Development of Russia Tatyana Ilyushnikova.

In the first half of 2025, entrepreneurs from almost 70 regions of the country took part in the partnership program of the Ministry of Economic Development and Avito, more than 1 thousand applications were submitted. The most active were sellers of goods and providers of business services. In terms of the number of applications, entrepreneurs from St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kaliningrad Oblast and Krasnodar Krai are in the lead.

"Avito provides a whole range of support measures to both beginning and experienced entrepreneurs. We provide a low entry threshold, access to an audience of more than 72 million users throughout Russia, expert support, promotion and training programs, the Avito Business 360 service for solving current problems and a partnership program with the Ministry of Economic Development. With its help, entrepreneurs successfully scale their businesses. This is an example of effective cooperation between business and the state, and we are ready to develop it further," said Avito Managing Director Vlad Fedolov.

As part of the program of the Ministry of Economic Development and Avito, immediately after verification, new Avito users in the categories "Goods" and "Services" receive 1 thousand bonuses that can be spent on promotion. Additionally, you can get another 10 thousand bonuses for the first spending of 5 thousand rubles. And also another 10 thousand bonuses for similar activity in the second month. In total, participants in the affiliate program can accumulate up to 21 thousand bonuses. All bonus funds can be used to promote ads, increase visibility and attract customers.

The program applies to individual entrepreneurs and organizations working in the goods and services sector, as well as those who have the "self-employed" badge. The conditions apply to new users and entrepreneurs who have not previously used Avito actively: their promotion costs over the past six months should not exceed 1 thousand rubles per month.

To participate and receive bonuses, you must contact the regional centers "My Business" – the infrastructure that provides support for the national project "Efficient and Competitive Economy", or submit an application online by link.

The program with the platform for finding employees and jobs hh.ru also showed high results: 520 social entrepreneurs posted over 1 thousand vacancies, which made it possible to employ a significant number of people in socially significant areas.

"Cooperation between hh.ru and the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia has been ongoing for several years in terms of supporting small and medium-sized businesses (since the start of cooperation, more than 5 thousand SMEs have received preferential access to the service), as well as increasing the efficiency of socially oriented small businesses. It is important that on hh.ru, thousands of entrepreneurs from all over the country can not only find employees to develop their business, but also gain valuable experience in interacting with effective online recruiting tools and modern solutions for automating personnel selection. Thanks to our joint projects, small and medium-sized businesses and socially oriented businesses have access to the same mass channels for finding employees as large businesses. This significantly improves the competitive environment, ensures equal access for any business regardless of its scale, and the efficiency of hiring and job search in the entire labor market," said Dmitry Sergienkov, CEO of hh.ru.

Social entrepreneurs included in the register of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia can take advantage of a special support program on the hh.ru platform. As part of this initiative, businessmen have the opportunity to post two vacancies of the "Standard" category free of charge for a period of 30 days.

The programme runs until the end of 2025 and aims to help social enterprises find qualified employees.

Standard category vacancies allow employers to find suitable candidates as they are displayed in search results and can be included in the job seeker mailing list.

To connect the service, social entrepreneurs only need to contact the nearest My Business Center. The center's specialists will help fill out an application and answer all questions. Contact information for regional centers can be found on the official website or using the interactive map.

In addition, for those who do not yet have the status of a social entrepreneur, the My Business centers are ready to assist in preparing the necessary documents and submitting an application to regional authorities. The partnership programs of the Ministry of Economic Development help attract clients and increase the competitiveness of business, saving money.

This allows companies to redirect saved resources to other strategic tasks. They are especially important for small and medium-sized enterprises and social entrepreneurs, who often face limited resources.

All details about affiliate programs are on the My Business website in the Special Programs section.

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Translation. Region: Russian Federal

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

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Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak held a meeting on the current economic situation. The event was attended by Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Maxim Oreshkin, Minister of Economic Development of Russia Maxim Reshetnikov, representatives of the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Labor, the Ministry of Energy, and the expert and scientific community.

Participants reviewed key indicators of the country's economic development, including GDP dynamics, the situation in industrial production, consumer activity and lending. It was noted that current statistics demonstrate a continuing slowdown in inflation in July-August.

Following the meeting, Alexander Novak instructed to continue monitoring and analyzing the economic situation in key areas.

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The Government approved the priorities for regional development until 2030. The Russian Government approved the Plan for the implementation of the Strategy for the Spatial Development of the Country until 2030 with a forecast until 2036.

If the Strategy itself establishes general priorities and approaches to territorial development, then the Plan is a specific guide to action: what exactly to do, in what time frame and who is responsible for it.

"The plan creates a basis for coordinated work of various federal and regional authorities on territorial development. It contains specific tools – from new approaches to the development of various territories to financial mechanisms that will help improve the quality of life in various regions of the country. Particular emphasis is on key settlements, the list of which was determined last year. There are 2,160 of them across the country – primarily small towns and villages where millions of Russians live. The Plan's activities will help balance the country's development," said Maxim Reshetnikov, Minister of Economic Development of Russia.

Federal subsidies will now be distributed taking into account spatial development objectives, so that money goes to where it is most needed.

Territorial priorities will appear in the strategies of key industries, in particular transport and construction. When planning housing construction and infrastructure, the logic of spatial development will be taken into account so that investments are not directed to “abstract areas”, but to specific territories — cities and towns. The “take or pay” principle will be introduced in energy and on the railway — so that the infrastructure does not stand idle, but works. This is an approach in which businesses undertake to either use pre-booked capacities (for example, in energy or transport), or pay for them, even if they do not use them. As a result, there will be fewer unclaimed facilities, and budget funds will be redistributed to other important areas.

The plan also takes into account demographic challenges. Its objectives are not just economic growth, but also stabilization of the population of settlements, primarily outside the largest agglomerations, in the Arctic and the eastern regions of the country – in Siberia and the Far East. As well as an increase in the volume of transportation on international routes, an increase in the transport mobility of citizens, and an increase in the commissioning of housing in Siberia and the Far East.

A digital platform is being created that will allow real-time monitoring of how each locality in the country is developing, where the needs are, and where roads, social and energy facilities should be planned first. This will help federal agencies, regions and municipalities in preparing regional strategies, territorial planning schemes, general plans and master plans for cities.

The work on the implementation of the Plan is coordinated by the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia. All key ministries, departments and regions participate in it. The implementation of the Plan is the main condition for the practical implementation of the key strategic document determining the spatial development of the country.

"The Spatial Development Strategy approved at the end of last year primarily defines the task of clarifying territorial priorities within the framework of existing mechanisms. This is especially important in the context of limited budget resources. Key instruments for the development of regions and municipalities are currently concentrated within the framework of sectoral state programs and several programs for the development of individual geostrategic territories. The prepared action plan sets forth a list of such programs, as well as individual types of support, interbudget transfers, strategic and territorial planning documents that are subject to updating in accordance with the provisions of the Strategy. It is necessary to note the general flexibility of the plan's wording. It is assumed that it sets forth the task of updating, but not the wording itself, which must be taken into account. This leaves room for additional elaboration and agreements between federal authorities," said Dmitry Zemlyansky, Director of the Research Center for Spatial Analysis and Regional Diagnostics of the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEI) of the Presidential Academy.

"The adopted plan for the implementation of the Spatial Development Strategy is a step from concept to action. It includes specific measures that allow spatial priorities to be integrated into the regulatory framework and budget allocation system. It is especially important that the document covers sensitive and long-term topics: criteria for the development of rural areas and single-industry towns, the creation of new settlements. This is an applied tool that will ensure balanced development of the country for years to come," said Pavel Smelov, General Director of the Center for Strategic Research.

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