The Ministry of Economic Development has identified eight large holdings for the relocation of divisions from Moscow to the regions
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- Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov said that eight large Russian holdings, including Russian Railways, Aeroflot and Rosneft, can transfer some of their divisions from Moscow to the regions, provided that their Moscow staff is at least two thousand people and they do not belong to the defense industry.
- In the structures of these companies in Moscow there are 250 companies and 270 thousand jobs.
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The Russian Ministry of Economic Development is working to optimize the location of state-owned and large companies, including the relocation of divisions from Moscow to the regions to reduce the burden on the capital and stimulate regional development.
The Russian Ministry of Economic Development has identified eight large holdings, whose divisions will be moved from Moscow to the regions. This was announced by Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the Kremlin website.
In particular, we are talking about Russian Railways, Aeroflot, Russian Post, Transneft, Rosseti, Rosneft, Inter RAO and Zarubezhneft.
According to the minister, the company may move some units to the regions if conditions are met. The first is the staff of the organization based in the capital. should be from two thousand people. Also, the company should not belong to the defense-industrial complex, which is “objectively occupied with other tasks.”
“We had eight large holdings in our focus. Their structures include 250 companies in Moscow, and the total number of jobs is 270 thousand in Moscow. It must be said that, of course, not all of these jobs are related to management,” Reshetnikov said.
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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Some of the eight named holdings will begin the process of moving units from Moscow to the regions over the next 12 months.
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- Which specific divisions are planned to be transferred from each company?
- Which specific regions are you planning to move to?
- What support measures will be provided to companies for relocation?
- What is the time frame for this initiative?
