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Current issues of industrial policy of the Eurasian Economic Union were discussed at the site of the Eurasian Economic Commission at a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Industry chaired by the EEC Minister for Industry and Agro-Industrial Complex Artak Kamalyan.
In particular, the work of the industrial block of the Commission to prepare a list of objects of industrial and innovative infrastructure of the EAEU states, including those with preferential regimes, was approved, formed to create conditions for entrepreneurs wishing to organize manufacturing enterprises. This document contains information about the infrastructure facilities of the Union countries for use in the work of authorized bodies and the business community.
“The list includes more than 800 infrastructure facilities of the EAEU states. Among them are free (special, exclusive) economic zones, industrial zones in foreign countries, special administrative regions, priority development areas, territorial development zones, science cities, free ports, industrial and innovation clusters, industrial parks, technology parks, innovative scientific and technological centers, high-tech parks, new innovative cities,” Artak Kamalyan clarified.
Information about infrastructure facilities will be used to solve problems regarding the location of production and technology, including for localization purposes. As part of the work on forming the List, a basis will be created for the development of a “single window” mechanism for entrepreneurs and manufacturers wishing to create production facilities.
Members of the Advisory Committee reviewed the report “On the results of the analysis of promising markets and industries for joint exports of member states of the Eurasian Economic Union.” The document defines the vectors of cooperation in industrial cooperation and exports in the format of the EAEU countries based on the results of 2022 and 2023.
“The relevance of the analysis and conclusions of the report is due to the current situation in world trade, the need to use the potential of integration to develop cooperation and exports in order to develop new markets for manufactured goods of the EAEU countries,” emphasized Nikolay Kushnarev, Director of the EEC Industrial Policy Department.
Despite a decrease in production volumes in 2022 by 1.2%, cooperative supplies of manufactured goods within the Union increased by 17.7% compared to 2021.
Analysis of the internal market of the EAEU allows us to draw a conclusion about the existing potential for the development of production, cooperation and exports in such industries as metallurgy, chemical industry, mechanical engineering, woodworking industry and pulp and paper production, electron-optical industry, microelectronics.
Based on expert approaches, an indicative list of countries that are promising for expanding industrial exports of the EAEU countries has been formed, and proposals have been prepared for the reorientation of export logistics chains for Belarusian and Russian industrial goods.
“To strengthen the positions of our countries in foreign markets, we consider it advisable to take measures to stimulate cooperation and demand for goods with export potential. Attention should be paid to the development of green technologies in industry, the involvement of third-country manufacturers in joint projects to localize new production of high-tech products on the territory of the EAEU states. It is important to develop industrial cooperation in the field of green technologies, aircraft and automotive industries (including electric vehicles, chargers and batteries), agricultural machinery, microelectronics, hydrogen and renewable energy, digitalization, and artificial intelligence. It is necessary to identify and remove obstacles to cooperation and exports, and develop new mechanisms for financing joint integration projects,” noted Nikolai Kushnarev.
The meeting participants reviewed the progress of implementation of the Action Plan for the implementation of Strategy 2025 on industrial issues.
“In total, the Plan provides for the implementation of 21 activities. Six activities with a deadline of 2021-2022 have been fully completed, of five activities with a deadline of 2023-2025, three have been completed and two are being implemented,” said Artak Kamalyan. – With a deadline of “on an ongoing basis,” there are nine activities, the work on which is carried out on time and in full. One event with an indefinite completion date has also been completed.”
The parties supported the report of the EEC Minister, noting that the Industry Commission bloc ensures the timely and complete implementation of all Plan activities within its competence.
