The regional authorities have long been committed to strengthening ties with the SCO countries. Earlier, at a press conference, the Governor of the Omsk Region, Vitaly Khotsenko, announced plans to build close relations with the organization's states to develop the region's foreign economic relations and realize its investment potential in the international arena.
The creation of the regional center for attracting investments from the SCO countries was a logical continuation of the dialogue that took place earlier between Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Omsk region Andrey Shpilenko and the Special representative of the President of the Russian Federation for SCO affairs Bakhtiyor Khakimov.
Currently, the region actively cooperates with the Republics of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and China. Work is underway to attract investors from the SCO countries, organize business missions and international forums, business meetings, and presentations of promising investment projects, conduct analytics and monitoring to track trends in the SCO markets, and assist investors in matters of legislation, taxation, obtaining permits, and interacting with government authorities.
Omsk Region has a number of strategic advantages that make the region attractive to investors from the SCO countries. Our region has an advantageous geographical location: the region is located at the intersection of transport corridors connecting Europe and Asia, which provides convenient access to the markets of the SCO countries. A well-developed transport and logistics infrastructure: the presence of railways and highways, a river port, as well as an international airport makes it possible to effectively organize export and import operations. Omsk region is one of the leaders in the production of agricultural products and foodstuffs, as well as a major industrial center with advanced engineering, petrochemistry and energy. The region has a high human and scientific potential: we have leading universities and research centers, which ensures the training of qualified specialists for the implementation of investment projects.
"The Omsk Region Development and Investment Agency is currently signing cooperation agreements with authorized representatives of the SCO countries. This will allow us to promote the investment and export potential of the Omsk region directly in target markets, promptly respond to requests from potential partners, strengthen business contacts and facilitate the conclusion of contracts, as well as create a positive image of the region as a reliable and promising partner," said Svetlana Bazhenova, General Director of the Omsk Region Development and Investment Agency.