The volume of investments in the FEZ of Donbass and Novorossiya will amount to 383 billion rubles.

The volume of planned investments in the free economic zone (FEZ) in the territory of Donbass and Novorossiya, which have already been announced by businesses, amounts to 383 billion rubles. This was announced on June 13 by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"The free economic zone contributes to the influx of investments and the growth of business activity [in Donbas and Novorossiya]. We have already exceeded the figure of 500 participants in the free economic zone, and the volume of announced investments in the territory is 383 billion rubles. We see that investors are showing great interest," he said.

Also, the amount of investments coming through the banking sector has increased in new regions by 30% since the beginning of the year. In addition, the volume of tax revenues has increased.

"If we talk about tax revenues, in 2025 we collected 435 billion rubles of tax revenues [in the regions of Donbass and Novorossiya]. This is 22% more than in 2024," Khusnullin said.

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Also during the meeting on the development of the reunified subjects of Russia, the Deputy Prime Minister noted that Donbass and Novorossiya should reach the average Russian level of housing construction by 2030. 26 master plans have already been developed to achieve this goal, he said.