Khusnullin reported the inclusion of 270 companies in the FEZs of Donbass and Novorossiya

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said that 270 companies have become residents of the free economic zone (FEZ) in the regions of Donbass and Novorossiya, and the volume of their investments has reached 116.8 billion rubles. He announced this on February 9 in his Telegram channel.

Khusnullin noted that the goal of the program of socio-economic development of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republic (DNR, LNR), Zaporozhye and Kherson regions is to create a favorable environment for investment and to achieve average Russian indicators of quality of life by 2030.

"For this purpose launched a free economic zone, which by the end of 2024 attracted 270 participants, 116.8 billion investments and provided jobs for almost 83 thousand people", - wrote the Deputy Prime Minister.

He recalled that its own FEZ operates in the territories of Crimea and Sevastopol.

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Earlier, January 5, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree on the extension of the free economic zone (FEZ) regime to a number of territories in Belgorod region. We are talking about the territories in Belgorod and Shebekinsky districts of the region.

Before that, on October 8, 2024, Mishustin signed a decree on the validity of the FEZ in certain territories of Belgorod, Bryansk and Kursk regions. It was noted at the time that this step would allow entrepreneurs to cut costs, increase production, create jobs and provide residents of border regions with necessary goods and services.

The resolution was prepared to implement the law, which Russian President Vladimir Putin signed on June 22, 2024.