Eight residents of the Novgorodskaya SEZ launched production

MOSCOW, September 14 - RIA Novosti. Eight residents of the Novgorodskaya special economic zone (SEZ) launched their production in the Novgorod region, created 612 jobs and invested 4.5 billion rubles, Governor Alexander Dronov said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday held a working meeting with Dronov, at which the governor thanked the head of state for his assistance in creating the Novgorodskaya SEZ in 2021.

“It (SEZ - ed.) is focused on creating new high-tech industries. More than 9 billion investments, 16 residents and about 2.6 thousand new jobs have been announced. Now we can say that eight residents have launched their production, created 612 jobs and invested 4.5 billion rubles,” Dronov reported to Putin.

The President asked what kind of production facilities were opened in the special economic zone. The governor clarified that the “GigaFabrika” of the Sber group makes it possible to recreate the production and assembly of televisions in Veliky Novgorod. There are other important industries.

“In particular, this is a plant for the production of reinforced concrete slabs for the construction of the high-speed railway Moscow - St. Petersburg. Our project has become our resident. A year ago, in August 2025, we, together with the Minister of Transport Andrei Sergeevich Nikitin, laid the first stone, launched commissioning work, and from October of this year the products will go directly to the construction site,” Dronov said.