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Khabarovsk priority development area expands for mining cluster
Russia expanded the Khabarovsk priority development area by a land plot in Tuguro-Chumikansky district for a mining and metallurgical cluster.
2026-11-08

Russia Exclusive Economic Zone vs Special Economic Zones
Russia's exclusive economic zone is a maritime resource zone under UNCLOS, not a tax regime. How it differs from SEZs and what foreign investors can actually do.
2026-11-04

Russia-Egypt Suez Industrial Zone: Investor Guide
How the Russian industrial zone in the Suez Canal Economic Zone works: usufruct land, licensing steps, incentives, currency and compliance issues for foreign investors.
2026-10-28

Does Russia Have Special Economic Zones?
Russia runs several zone regimes at once - federal special economic zones, priority development areas, the Free Port of Vladivostok, the Arctic Zone and special administrative regions.
2026-10-27

Joint Stock Company in a Russian Industrial Special Economic Zone
Who actually runs an industrial SEZ in Russia, why the operator is itself a joint stock company, and how a foreign investor sets up and runs a JSC inside one.
2026-10-23