National Projects in the Russian Arctic: Implementation Mechanisms. Key Quotes

Task force Arctic Energy at the Energy Centre of the Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO present the first volume of study series Arctic Energy dedicated to analysis of arctic strategies of the states declaring their interests in the region.

For some the northern sea route simply means a line on the map. For others it is reminiscent of the romantic expeditions of Semyon Dezhnev, Alexander Kolchak or Otto Schmidt. Some will recall the two captains, a movie about the search for a lost arctic expedition, the favourite of a distant childhood. It is also a grandiose global-scale project: building of a short-cut that will not only connect the European part of Russia to the far east but will also become the transportation artery for the entire world. Is it possible that ships will run the northern seas like commuter trains? When will the project, which dreamers can only compare to the first manned space mission, begin? We answer these and other questions together with Vyacheslav Ruksha , deputy director general of ROSATOM state atomic energy corporation and director for the northern sea route directorate.

The InfraONE Research analytical review «Infrastructure Investments. Far East», prepared exclusively for the 5th Eastern Economic Forum, surveys the current state of the Far Eastern District’s infrastructure and its investment market, regional authorities’ plans for the launch of infrastructure facilities construction projects and estimates their implementation potential.

In light of recent events, the Analytical Credit Rating Agency (ACRA) has published Russia 2022 Economic Outlook Update — a revised forecast for the development of Russia’s economy, presented in the form of three scenarios shaped by external and internal factors.