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The article reports on the current state of the engineering sector of small and medium-sized businesses in the Moscow region, including the number of people employed, the number of companies and the rate of creation of new enterprises since the beginning of 2026.
MOSCOW, September 28 - RIA Novosti. More than 26 thousand people work in engineering companies from the segment of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Moscow region, reports the press service of the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Science of the Moscow Region.
“Almost 2.9 thousand engineering companies from the SME segment operate in the Moscow region - this is almost 7.4% of the total number of such organizations in Russia. From January 1 to the end of August 2026, almost 200 such companies were created in the Moscow region,” said Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Moscow Region - Minister of Investment, Industry and Science of the region Ekaterina Zinovieva, her words are quoted by the press service.

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