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