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Ilya Veselov, Minister for Economic Development of Kaluga Region, held a meeting of the expert council of Kaluga special economic zone on July 12, 2019. Kaluga SEZ has two sites located in Lyudinovo and Borovsk districts.  

INNOPROM 2019, the 10^TH International Industrial Exhibition, is to be held in Yekaterinburg on July 8-11, 2019. For the first time the exhibition was held in 2010. In 2012 the Government of the Russian Federation assigned a federal status to INNOPROM, the largest industrial, trade and export venue of Russia. This year over 600 companies and delegations from 100 countries of the world are to attend the exhibition.

Decision was made at the meeting of the Inter-Departmental Commission for Special Investment Contracts (SpIC) to support projects proposed by Volkswagen, PCMA Rus and Volvo Companies.

A delegation of Italian pharmaceutical industry companies’ representatives visited Kaluga Region on June 14, 2019. It was headed by Pasquale Q. Terracciano, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Italian Republic in the Russian Federation The delegation was to get information on Kaluga Region economy and its investment potential. Other objectives included the expansion of the existing areas of cooperation and establishment of new contacts in the pharmaceutical industry.    

A presentation of the 6^th National Investment Climate Rating results was delivered at the XXIIIth Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 6, 2019. Kaluga Region holds the 4^th place among 85 regions of the Russian Federation.

An agreement between the Government of Kaluga Region and Laboratoire Naturelle SA, Switzerland, was concluded on June 6, 2019 at XXIII Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum.  It was signed by Anatoly Artamonov, Governor of Kaluga Region, and Vaagn Manukyan, Chairman of the Board, Laboratoire Naturelle SA.

An agreement between the Government of Kaluga Region and Harbin Electric Corporation was concluded on June 6, 2019 at   XXIII Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum.  It was signed by Anatoly Artamonov, Governor of Kaluga Region, and Si Ze-Fu, Chairman of the Board,  Harbin Electric Corporation.

A cooperation agreement between the Agency for Regional Development of Kaluga Region and Roskongress Foundation was concluded at XXIII Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 6, 2019.  The agreement was signed by Nikolay Angreev, Director General, Agency for Regional Development of Kaluga Region, and Alexander Stuglev, Director,  Roskongress Foundation.

On May 29, 2019 representatives of Nestle Purina PetCare and the Government of Kaluga Region spoke of sustainable development achievements at Nestle Purina PetCare  pet food production facility located in Vorsino industrial park within the framework of a press tour. The event named Taking Care of the Future was dedicated to commissioning of a new water treatment plant at the production facility. The company invested RUR 578 million in its construction. The list of subjects covered at the event was a presentation of a report on the second stage of Purina and Community social initiative and a presentation of Nestle Purina PetCare projects aimed at environment impact mitigation.

On May 22, 2019 Anatoly Artamonov, Kaluga Region Governor, took part in a ceremony dedicated to opening of Vietnamese Т&Т Group Russian representative office (T&T Russia OOO).