Today, the Russian Arctic is not only the country's resource base, but also the largest special economic zone in the world. The benefits and preferences of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation are fully or partially distributed on the territory of 9 northern regions of the country. More than 580 companies have already used them. According to Vladimir Gudkov, Deputy Director of the Department for Supporting the Implementation of Investment Projects of the FEDC, residents of the Russian Arctic have invested more than 77 billion rubles in their projects, 104 enterprises are already operating, more than 6.5 thousand new jobs have been created.
According to Vladimir Gudkov, of the projects initiated by the residents of the Russian Arctic, more than 170 are being implemented in the Arkhangelsk region. More than half of the enterprises already put into operation are located on the territory of Pomorye - state support helped to implement 58 new projects.