National ranking of Russian regions` investment climate
According to the National ranking of Russian regions` investment climate 2017, the Republic of Tatarstan, as last year, took the leader position. The Chuvash Republic, Moscow, Tula and Kaluga Oblast formed the top-5.
Voronezh, Ivanovo, Leningrad, Kostroma and Moscow Oblast demonstrated the best dynamics in the top-20 by overall performance.
According to the General Director of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives Ms. Svetlana Chupsheva, “51 region improved their performance. The ranking average index increased by 5.3 points.”
Top-20 regions of the National ranking in 2017:
Region |
Rating position, 2017 |
Rating position, 2016 |
Position change dynamics, 2016-2017
|
The Republic of Tatarstan |
1 |
1 |
0 |
The Chuvash Republic |
2 |
6 |
4 |
Moscow |
3 |
10 |
7 |
Tula Oblast |
4 |
4 |
0 |
Kaluga Oblast |
5 |
3 |
-2 |
Tyumen Oblast |
6 |
5 |
-1 |
Krasnodar Krai |
7 |
7 |
0 |
Voronezh Oblast |
8 |
23 |
15 |
Moscow Oblast |
9 |
21 |
12 |
Ulyanovsk Oblast |
10 |
11 |
1 |
Tambov Oblast |
11 |
19 |
8 |
Kostroma Oblast |
12 |
25 |
13 |
The Republic of Bashkortostan |
13 |
20 |
7 |
Lipetsk Oblast |
14 |
16 |
2 |
Vladimir Oblast |
15 |
8 |
-7 |
Rostov Oblast |
16 |
24 |
8 |
St. Petersburg |
17 |
22 |
5 |
The Republic of Mordovia |
18 |
17 |
-1 |
Ivanovo Oblast |
19 |
33 |
14 |
Leningrad Oblast |
20 |
34 |
14 |
National ranking of Russian regions` investment climate is prepared by the Agency for Strategic Initiatives in cooperation with leading business associations. It assesses the effectiveness of regional governmental bodies on forming favorable business climate.
Press-release at the ASI official web-site