The strategic session of the KEF opened the Minusinsk Investment Forum
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The VI Minusinsk Investment Forum "Investments in Small Towns of Russia" has started today. This year, the theme of the forum is devoted to the development of the territorial economy and investment potential of the southern macroregion, the interaction of government and business, as well as the role of youth in the development of the city and the region.
One of the first venues was the strategic session of the Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum (KEF) "Integrated development of the Southern macro-district of the Krasnoyarsk Territory". The event was attended by representatives of government, development institutions, business, scientific and educational organizations. Among them are Anna Garnets, Acting Minister of Economy and Regional Development of the Krasnoyarsk Territory; Marat Fattakhov, Deputy General Director of the CSR Foundation; Ekaterina Kucheryavenko, Partner of Strelka Design Bureau; Alexey Bobov, Director of Regional Development of the National Association of Investment Development Agencies (NAAIR); Maxim Rumyantsev, Rector of the Federal State Educational Institution of Higher EducationAssia Garifulina, President of JSC AICB "Yenisei United Bank". Kirill Tokarev, editor-in-chief and presenter of the RBC federal TV channel, acted as moderator of the discussion.
During the strategic session, experts discussed how to maximize the investment potential of the southern territories of the region. Moreover, the issue of the development of tourism infrastructure and services as one of the mechanisms for increasing investment attractiveness was raised.
"If we are talking about the allocation of dominant economic clusters in small towns located in the southern territories, then this is most often agriculture and tourism. At the same time, we now live in a post-industrial society, where the so-called service economy plays an important role. And speaking about the investment priorities of the Southern macro-district of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, it is in this direction that we need to move. The development of services and the service sector both for the agro-industrial sector, where the technologization of production activities, the development of the IT sector, high—tech related industries, and for the population, including tourists, are the most promising areas of investment growth in the south of the region," said Anna Garnets, Acting Minister of Economy and Regional Development of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.
The experts also discussed the prospects for the development of investment attractiveness and the investment strategy of Minusinsk and the Southern macro-district as a whole.
"As part of the formation of the development strategy of the Southern macroregion, we have analyzed more than 200 investment projects of a high degree of readiness. At the moment, we have already developed 3 investment proposals for the Southern macro–district - a transport and logistics center for agriculture, a tourist center in Ergaki and a factory for the production of packaging for dairy products. Thanks to such proposals, the volume of attracted investments should increase 10 times within 5-6 years. It is necessary to take into account the strengths of the macro—district and create attractive conditions for residents," said Marat Fattakhov, Deputy General Director of the CSR Foundation.
Among other things, at the strategic session of the KEF, they discussed how to keep people in small towns and what conditions need to be created. In addition to economic development, it is important to remember about the formation of the urban environment and attractiveness.
"The driver of development in any city is jobs. For example, tourism is a driver of economic development and environmental development in general. Minusinsk has its advantages and disadvantages in this regard. Disadvantages – the city is surrounded by colossal nature. And this is a risk, because there is a lot of depreciation of infrastructure, and very little money remains in the city's economy. Advantages – the city has a huge cultural and historical heritage. Therefore, Minusinsk can become the very tourist hub. People come here and only then go to the natural places of the southern regions of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Therefore, it is important to create an infrastructure and service for visitors," Ekaterina Kucheryavenko, partner of Strelka Design Bureau.
The strategic session of the KEF "Integrated Development of the Southern macro–district of the Krasnoyarsk Territory" is one of the expert events that take place during the year within the framework of the KEF. At such events, the discussion of issues put on the agenda of the KEF-2023 held in March continues.
Recall that during the Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum 2023 "Time of Siberia", more than 80 events of the business, youth and educational program were held. 69 agreements were signed at the forum site for a total amount of declared investments of 565 billion rubles – this became an absolute record of the KEF in recent years.
