Category: Russian Economy

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

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In the first half of the year, the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) received 49 applications for registration of new and granting exclusive rights to already registered regional brands. This is almost 20% more than for the same period in 2024. Most applications were filed for food and agricultural products, as well as folk art and crafts.

"Each region has its own unique culture and geographical specificity, and these features should be actively used to form its favorable image. The creation of regional brands based on geographical indications and names of places of origin of goods is not only a key tool for increasing the recognition of the region, its economic growth and social progress, but also a chance for local authorities and entrepreneurs to introduce a wide audience to traditional crafts and products made in the region," said First Deputy Minister of Economic Development of Russia Maxim Kolesnikov. He also added that such brands should contribute to the development of local production and support of local manufacturers.

"Regional brands belong to the region where they are produced, so the same product under one brand can be produced by several different enterprises or companies. The main conditions here are the compliance of production with the necessary requirements and the registration of the enterprise in this region. This gives regions the opportunity for economic development. As a result, manufacturers enter the market with more confidence, maintain traditional production methods and expand them, and new jobs are created in the region," said Rospatent Director Yuri Zubov.

In the first six months of 2025, Rospatent received 49 applications for registration and granting the right to use regional brands, including one from abroad. Moreover, 32 applications relate to geographical indication (GI), and 17 to the name of the place of origin of goods (NMOG).

If the production is entirely located in the region and the product has special properties, then it is a name of the place of origin of the product. If it is associated with a certain region or place by reputation, and part of the production is located outside the region, then it is a geographical indication.

In 2025, the largest number of applications were received for goods in the category "Food and agricultural products" – 19. In the category "Folk arts and crafts" – 12 applications, "Mineral water" – nine, "Alcoholic products" – three, "Other goods" – five.

Among the regions, Stavropol Krai has filed the most applications this year — seven. It has also been the leader in application activity over the past five years: since 2020, residents of Stavropol Krai have filed 73 applications for registration and/or granting an exclusive right to a state or national trademark.

In the first six months of 2025, 14 new regional brands were registered with Rospatent, such as “Pleshkovskaya Igrushka” (Oryol Oblast), “Bashkirsky Palas” (Republic of Bashkortostan), “Decorative Stone Simbircite” (Ulyanovsk Oblast), and “Pechora Printed Gingerbread” (Pskov Oblast).

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The Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation has prepared a report entitled “Monitoring Greenhouse Gas Emissions in APEC: Space Solutions.” The document is posted on the official website the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. The report reflects the key findings and recommendations of the international expert roundtable, which took place on March 14, 2025 under the auspices of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia.

The report is a systematic review of the practices of using satellite technologies in climate monitoring with an emphasis on the potential for their scaling in the Asia-Pacific region. The document collects key recommendations from international organizations. In particular, the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), as well as the public sector, academic and business communities of APEC member economies, including Russia, Indonesia and Thailand.

"Satellite technologies are becoming an integral element of climate architecture. Their use ensures the objectivity, efficiency and reproducibility of climate data, especially in conditions where traditional ground infrastructure is limited or unavailable. Russia is consistently developing a climate monitoring system that combines satellite, air and ground tracking methods with advanced computational models. Dialogue at the APEC platform allows us not only to develop high-quality international expertise, but also to strengthen trust between the economies of the region," commented Evgeniya Drozhashchikh, Deputy Director of the Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia.

The materials of the round table present advanced solutions in the field of remote sensing of the Earth, methods of their integration into national greenhouse gas emission inventory systems, approaches to the unification of methodologies, as well as legal and technological aspects of climate data exchange.

Given that APEC economies account for more than 60% of global CO2 emissions, the issue of creating a transparent and scientifically based monitoring system is becoming fundamental to achieving international climate goals. Satellite data allows not only to map emission hot spots, but also to track their dynamics in the long term.

The prepared report will serve as a basis for further work by APEC economies to develop technological cooperation and introduce space solutions into national climate management systems.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a federal law that enshrines the reduction of the terms for issuing licenses and permits, as well as a reduction in the number of documents required to obtain them. The corresponding amendments to 69 federal laws were prepared by the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia on the instructions of Deputy Chairman and Chief of Staff of the Government Dmitry Grigorenko.

The signed federal law is the result of four years of work to reduce the time it takes to issue licenses, permits and the number of required documents, to transfer permits to electronic form and to make other simplifications for businesses and citizens. At the same time, the optimization of those government services that have shown positive results and for which it has been possible to obtain confirmation in practice that permits can be issued in a shorter time frame and with a smaller package of documents for the applicant is being consolidated.

The optimization affected a number of key economic areas that are most in demand by businesses and citizens. These include, in particular, permitting regimes in the areas of transport, construction, nature management and environmental protection, industrial safety, education, communications, tourism, accreditation of legal entities, and many others.

The law also permanently establishes a number of tools that have made it possible to optimize the process of obtaining licenses and permits and which will now be constantly applied in practice. For example, a comprehensive application. With its help, you can apply for several permits at once by submitting one application on the Unified State Services Portal. By the end of 2025, it is planned to implement about 20 comprehensive applications on the portal.

In addition, the mechanisms of interdepartmental information exchange are enshrined in law, when at the stage of preparing applications to the permitting agency on the Unified Public Services portal the necessary information is automatically pulled up. And also the proactive mode of operation of the Unified Public Services portal: the portal systems will remind businesses and citizens about the need to extend permits and automatically send a pre-filled application for their registration.

The process of optimizing the issuance of licenses and permits has allowed us to reduce the number of requested documents and the time required to obtain permits by half on average. In the future, it is planned to adopt more than 250 by-laws to implement the provisions set forth in the federal law.

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