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The Regional Conference of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Russian Federation took place in Moscow. It was focused on the investment priorities of Central Russia.

On November 24, the Regional Development Agency of the Kaluga Region hosted a meeting of the commission to consider applications for the agreement on the implementation of activities in Kondrovo Territory of Advanced Social and Economic Development. The project to build a Meat Processing Plant for Olkhovsky Delikates was approved. Estimated investment is over 370 million rubles. The number of jobs created is 52.

In October, specialists of the BELAZ Scientific and Technical Center were involved to test a gas turbine power module for a mining dump truck with a carrying capacity of 90 tons. The module was manufactured by the Kaluga Engine plant.

Technical specialists of the Kalugaputmash plant (part of the Sinara-Transport Machines (STM) Holding) arrived in the Republic of India to start the assembly of RTM-32 machine kits. Together with other employees of the private label, the employees of the enterprise will oversee the commissioning after the equipment is manufactured. SKD is assembled within the Make in India state program, which implies at least 51 % localization of production in the Indian territory.

A working meeting between Vladimir Popov, Deputy Governor of the Kaluga Region, and Sergey Laptev, General Director of Stora Enso Packaging BB LLC, was held in Balabanovo. The agenda was focused on investments in the development of the enterprise, personnel issues, and production modernization programs.

Kaluga Region entered the Dynamic Investment Rating Top 5 at the investment committee of the Central Federal District on October 22. The Kaluga region features within the top five regions, alongside Moscow and the Moscow region, as well as the Tula and Lipetsk regions.

The Russian government has supported the initiative to create a scientific and technological valley in Obninsk. The decree on the creating the Innovative Scientific and Technological Center “Park of Atomic and Medical Technologies” specializing in nuclear research and nuclear medicine was signed by Mikhail Mishustin, Prime Minister of Russia.

Nestlé Purina PetCare announced a large-scale project to expand a pet food factory and a distribution center in the Vorsino Industrial Park, Kaluga Region. The amount of investments is 12 billion rubles.

A working meeting of the head of the Kaluga region Vladislav Shapsha and Dmitry Lyubinsky, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Austria, was held during the 17th Conference of European Regions in Salzburg. The meeting was held to discuss the prospects of cooperation between the Kaluga Region and Austria.

Networking reception of the Regional Investor Club was held in Tarusa on September 24. There were members of the Kaluga Region Government, heads of Russian and international companies implementing projects in the region, representatives of development institutions, and potential investors.