Development of infrastructure for Astrakhan Region FEZ to begin in 2015
The development of primary infrastructure for a free industrial and economic zone (FEZ) in the area around the shipyard in the Astrakhan Region will be started in 2015, Astrakhan Region Governor Alexander Zhilkin told Vladimir Putin when briefing the President on the socioeconomic situation in the region and plans to establish a FEZ.
“We are therefore working very closely with the Economic Development Ministry on setting up the FEZ management organisation. Everything will be ready in the next few days, the documents have all been signed, and we will begin developing the primary infrastructure”, Alexander Zhilkin said.
“We have held serious talks with Russian big business representatives and with foreign partners too, and are working very actively at present with Chinese and Indian business”, the Governor added.
