The new image of the Far East was discussed at the VEF

At the Eastern Economic Forum (VEF-2023), the session "New image of the Far East" was held.The participants discussed how the regions of the Far East change, what opportunities are there for implementation.The master of the session was the general director of ANO “National Priorities” Sofia Malyavina.“For the past two years, on behalf of the President, we have been focused on working out the development strategy of each individual city.Work on masterplanning is going on so that the social development and development of the economy goes to the beat.We have protected 22 master planes and we move on to the implementation stage-the construction of facilities, ”said Elvira Nurgalieva, Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and Arctic.The General Director of the VTsIOM Foundation Konstantin Abramov summed up the results of sociological studies about the Far East.According to surveys, about 78% of Russians would like to visit the Far East.“Today, the tourist brand of the Far East prevails in the perception of Russians.Although our citizens and entrepreneurs understand that those programs that are here, and the resource-raw base are attractive for investors, ”said Abramov.He noticed that the determining factor for Russians when considering the issue of moving to the Far East is the development of infrastructure.Participants in the session noted that an significant role in the development of the regions of the Far East and the involvement of new residents are played by education and entrepreneurship.The Vice -Rector for the educational work of the FEFU Elena Gafforova announced the importance of including students while studying in real projects that are implemented in the regions.According to her, this will help to motivate graduates to continue their careers in the Far East.The Chairman of the Board of the Bank "SME" Ivan Podbereznyak spoke about the possibilities of obtaining financial support for business in the Far East.He said that one of the priority sectors by which you can now get preferential financing from the point of view of investment projects is tourism, but projects from other areas, for example, high -tech companies, can receive support.Source: https://minvr.gov.ru/press-center/news/novy_obraz_dalnego_vostoka_obsudili_na_vef/