Investment Development Agency of Volgograd region topped the rating of NAAIR
The results were summed up in Nalchik, where the internship of regional organizations for working with investors is held, which gathered participants from 20 subjects of the Russian Federation, representatives of NAAIR and VEB.RF.
The Investment Development Agency of the Volgograd Region was recognized as the absolute leader according to the results of an independent assessment by the National Association of Investment and Development Agencies (NAAIR).
The assessment is a comprehensive diagnostic of the work of regional agencies on 80 indicators. Experts checked interaction with business, processing requests through the front office, work on attracting investors and supporting projects, strategic planning, analytical content and other aspects. Volgograd AIR was highly appreciated and was included in Group A – the leading regions.
The head of the agency, Anna Chernova, shared with her colleagues from other regions the practices of developing health tourism and the experience of creating a management model of the investment team. In addition, the Volgograd region signed an agreement on cooperation in the investment sphere with the Development Corporation of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic.
AIR of the Volgograd region was established in 2024 as a coordinator of investment work in the region. The region has a single center for processing business appeals, and the region was one of the first in the country to adopt a law on investment policy. In 2025, the support of all investment projects was transferred to digital format. Earlier, at the Eastern Economic Forum, the Volgograd region received a federal award for the dynamic development of the investment climate.
